Ray Nagin: New Orleans ex-mayor sentenced to 10 years in jail

Ray Nagin has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for bribery, money laundering and other corruption charges

New Orleans ex-mayor Ray Nagin has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for bribery, money laundering and other corruption charges.

Ray Nagin has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for bribery, money laundering and other corruption charges

Ray Nagin was convicted in February for accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes from businessmen.

Prosecutors say the bribes included the years immediately after Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005.

Ray Nagin was mayor from 2002 to 2010 and became the face of New Orleans worldwide during the disaster.

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