PROSECUTION RESTS CASE in EX-NEW ORLEANS MAYOR RAY NAGIN’s
BRIBERY TRIAL!
BRIBERY TRIAL!
Feb 5th 2014
6:30PM
6:30PM
NEW ORLEANS
(AP) -- Federal prosecutors rested their corruption case Wednesday against former
New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, leaving it to defense lawyers to counter five days
of testimony from more than two dozen witnesses, including five who said they
were involved in bribing Nagin.
(AP) -- Federal prosecutors rested their corruption case Wednesday against former
New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, leaving it to defense lawyers to counter five days
of testimony from more than two dozen witnesses, including five who said they
were involved in bribing Nagin.
Nagin served as
mayor from 2002 to 2010. Prosecutors allege that corruption spanned the two
terms and included the period after Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005, when
contractors sought to benefit from potentially lucrative rebuilding jobs in the
devastated city.
mayor from 2002 to 2010. Prosecutors allege that corruption spanned the two
terms and included the period after Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005, when
contractors sought to benefit from potentially lucrative rebuilding jobs in the
devastated city.
The final
prosecution witness was Josephine Beninati, a financial analyst for the U.S.
Attorney's Office, who discussed her examination of documents indicating Nagin
got $511,000 in money, travel, cellular phone service, granite for his family
business and other benefits. Prosecutors say it was all bribes the Democrat
took during and after his two terms in office.
prosecution witness was Josephine Beninati, a financial analyst for the U.S.
Attorney's Office, who discussed her examination of documents indicating Nagin
got $511,000 in money, travel, cellular phone service, granite for his family
business and other benefits. Prosecutors say it was all bribes the Democrat
took during and after his two terms in office.
Defense lawyer
Robert Jenkins has tried to attack the credibility of witnesses testifying
under plea agreements. And he has said there is no direct proof indicating
Nagin traded benefits for money or services.
Robert Jenkins has tried to attack the credibility of witnesses testifying
under plea agreements. And he has said there is no direct proof indicating
Nagin traded benefits for money or services.
Cross examining
Beninati, he questioned why she characterized payments from various contractors
as bribes when they could easily be seen as investments. He focused often on
payments from lead prosecution witness Rodney Williams, saying Williams - prior
to pleading guilty in the case - had once claimed his payments to Nagin's
family business were investments rather than bribes.
Beninati, he questioned why she characterized payments from various contractors
as bribes when they could easily be seen as investments. He focused often on
payments from lead prosecution witness Rodney Williams, saying Williams - prior
to pleading guilty in the case - had once claimed his payments to Nagin's
family business were investments rather than bribes.
He also asked
Beninati whether she misled jurors by displaying a chart indicating payments
from Williams to Stone Age LLC - a Nagin family company - were made to Nagin
himself.
Beninati whether she misled jurors by displaying a chart indicating payments
from Williams to Stone Age LLC - a Nagin family company - were made to Nagin
himself.
"Mr. Nagin
is Stone Age," Beninati said at one point.
is Stone Age," Beninati said at one point.
It is unclear
whether Nagin will testify in his own defense. The trial recessed for the day
Wednesday afternoon after the defense called one witness, contractor Bill
Edwards, who has done business with the city and who, under questioning from
Jenkins, downplayed the role of the mayor in contracts awarded through public
bids.
whether Nagin will testify in his own defense. The trial recessed for the day
Wednesday afternoon after the defense called one witness, contractor Bill
Edwards, who has done business with the city and who, under questioning from
Jenkins, downplayed the role of the mayor in contracts awarded through public
bids.
Earlier
Wednesday, prosecutors called an investigative reporter to the stand to testify
that Nagin tried to hide evidence of his meetings with businessmen who say they
bribed the politician to get city backing for their projects.
Wednesday, prosecutors called an investigative reporter to the stand to testify
that Nagin tried to hide evidence of his meetings with businessmen who say they
bribed the politician to get city backing for their projects.
Continue
reading about CRIME, CORRUPTION & CRONYISM in the BIG EASY:
reading about CRIME, CORRUPTION & CRONYISM in the BIG EASY:
FACT: The CITY
of NEW ORLEANS is sooOOO EFFIN CORRUPT that simply calling the POLICE to REPORT
a CRIME can actually get you KILLED!
of NEW ORLEANS is sooOOO EFFIN CORRUPT that simply calling the POLICE to REPORT
a CRIME can actually get you KILLED!
FACT: The
POLICE CHIEF in ORLEANS PARISH should be WARNING PEOPLE to STAY the HELL OUT of
the CITY until they can get all their YOUNG BLACK NEW ORLEANS NATIVES under
CONTROL!
POLICE CHIEF in ORLEANS PARISH should be WARNING PEOPLE to STAY the HELL OUT of
the CITY until they can get all their YOUNG BLACK NEW ORLEANS NATIVES under
CONTROL!
FACT: A VISIT
to NEW ORLEANS can get YOU or a FAMILY MEMBER RAPED, ROBBED or KILLED!
to NEW ORLEANS can get YOU or a FAMILY MEMBER RAPED, ROBBED or KILLED!
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