Former Mayor Ray Nagin was found guilty on 20 of 21 counts. Nagin was found not guilty on count 7 of bribery for accepting $10,000 cash payoff from Rodney Williams.
Reports: Legal analysts say this judge has been known to be lenient with sentencing but not on public corruption charges. Verdict reached after jurors deliberated for a total of about 6 hours. Each count had to be unanimous.
Count 1: Conspiracy: Guilty
Count 2: Bribery: Guilty
Count 3: Bribery: Guilty
Count 4: Bribery: Guilty
Count 5: Bribery: Guilty
Count 6: Bribery: Guilty
Count 7: Bribery: Not Guilty
Count 8: Wire Fraud: Guilty
Count 9: Wire Fraud: Guilty
Count 10: Wire Fraud: Guilty
Count 11: Wire Fraud: Guilty
Count 12: Wire Fraud: Guilty
Count 13: Wire Fraud: Guilty
Count 14: Wire Fraud: Guilty
Count 15: Wire Fraud: Guilty
Count 16: Wire Fraud: Guilty
Count 17: Wire Fraud: Guilty
Count 18: Filing False Tax Returns: Guilty
Count 19: Filing False Tax Returns: Guilty
Count 20: Filing False Tax Returns: Guilty
Count 21: Filing False Tax Returns: Guilty
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