Katrina Mayor Faces Federal Charges

[QuantumLogic]

It was only a matter of time before this man was caught, but I wonder if there were more involved than just him. I also wonder if he is being made to take the fall to divert attention away from the catastrophic failure at the federal level. The way the general public thinks, as long as at least one person is prosecuted they will consider the matter closed instead of looking how deep the problem goes.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/18/ray-nagin-charges_n_2505403.html

More than a decade ago, Ray Nagin was elected mayor of New Orleans on a vow to root out corruption in a city plagued by decades of it. On Friday, the former mayor was indicted on charges he lined his pockets with bribe money, payoffs and gratuities while the chronically poor city struggled to recover from Hurricane Katrina's punishing blow.

He made a lot of money at the expense of innocent people who were suffering. I guess he's just your typical psychopath.

 

[Beau]

Thanks for the heads up, this was covered a few days ago on SOTT - http://www.sott.net/article/256580-Former-New-Orleans-Mayor-Ray-Nagin-indicted-for-corruption

 

[QuantumLogic]

Oops! I didn't see it there. The "Puppet Masters" category moves so quickly, I must have missed this when it was on the front page since I try to keep up with SOTT everyday.

Thanks.