The Fifth Circuit refused Thursday to disturb a 20-year prison sentence a lower court handed to the ex-mayor of a Louisiana city for allegedly taking bribes in exchange for government contracts, after the appeals court had vacated an earlier sentence. Law360: acquitted
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5th Circ. Rebuffs Ex-New Orleans Mayor’s Bribery Appeal
The Fifth Circuit on Thursday upheld the conviction of former New Orleans Mayor C. Ray Nagin on charges related to a purported scheme that doled out contracts in exchange for bribes and kickbacks, rejecting Nagin’s claims that jury instructions regarding honest services fraud were in error. Law360: acquitted
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