Ray Nagin, former New Orleans mayor and the city’s leader during Hurricane Katrina, was indicted by a grand jury Friday on 21 federal corruption charges, USA Today reports.
The indictment alleges Nagin gave city contracts to certain businessmen in exchange for more than $200,000 in kickbacks and first-class trips to Hawaii, Jamaica and Las Vegas.
Nagin served two four-year terms as mayor, from 2002 to 2010. He now lives outside Dallas. He faces more than 15 years in prison if convicted on all charges.
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