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Former New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin sentenced to 10 years in prison
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/09/08/former-new-orleans-mayor-ray-nagin-sentenced-to-10-years-in-prison-2/
Former New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin sentenced to 10 years in prison
By Reuters
Monday, September 8, 2014 6:17 EDT
Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin was due to report to federal prison on Monday to begin serving a 10-year sentence for corruption during the years when the city was struggling to recover from the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina.
Nagin, a Democrat, was thrust into the national spotlight in 2005, when Katrina overwhelmed levees and flooded 80 percent of New Orleans, killing 1,500 people and causing some $80 billion in damage.
He is due to serve his time at a federal prison in Texarkana, Texas, according to television station WDSU.
Nagin, 58, plans to appeal his conviction. He has said in court filings that he is nearly penniless, and has been granted a court-appointed lawyer.
