Saturday, January 19, 2013

Former N.O. Mayor Nagin indicted on 21 charges ~Danny Monteverde, The Advocate
~The potential penalties in this case are spelled out in a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office, received by FOX 8 News Friday afternoon:
If convicted of conspiring with others to commit bribery and honest services wire fraud (Count 1), Nagin faces statutory penalties of up to five years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. If convicted of accepting a bribes (Count 2-7), Nagin faces statutory penalties of up to 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release on each count. If convicted of accepting payoffs that caused interstate wire communications to occur between Louisiana and other states (Counts 8-16), Nagin faces statutory penalties of up to 20 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release on each count. If convicted of conspiring to commit money laundering (Count 17), Nagin faces statutory penalties of up to 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. If convicted of filing false tax returns for years 2005 through 2008 (Counts 18-21), Nagin faces statutory penalties of up to three years in prison, a $100,000 fine and three years of supervised release on each count.
The indictment also contains Notices of Forfeiture which puts the defendant on notice that the Government intends on forfeiting any and all property and profits concerned with and/or derived from any illegal activity referenced in the indictment.
~Full Text of the Ray Nagin Indictment ~WWNO

That day...has arrived ~American Zombie

Louisiana jobless rate down to 5.5%

New streetcar line is just about ready to roll


The Krewe du Vieux parade is simultaneously the most individualistic and the most traditional of all New Orleans parading Krewes. It starts in the Marigny and winds its way to the French Quarter. Starting time: 6:30 PM. Please start your drinking early.

Second lines Saturday, Sunday; MLK Parade on Monday ~Big Red Cotton

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