NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 12 (UPI) -- Former New Orleans Mayor C. Ray Nagin was convicted of 20 charges of fraud for accepting payoffs for contracts.
Nagin, 57, was mayor during Hurricane Katrina and the subsequent aftermath, serving two terms from 2002 to 2010. During the seven-day trial, more than 30 witnesses testified, including some of the businessmen who have already pleaded guilty to bribing the Democratic mayor for city contracts.