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on February 12, 2014 at 7:06 AM, updated February 12, 2014 at 1:00 PM
Ray Nagin has been found guilty on 20 of 21 corruption charges. You can read the full list of charges penalties below.
1 p.m.: Nagin remains in his chair as the courtroom clears. Prosecutors are all smiles.
Count 1: Conspiracy - Guilty
The charge: Creating, through a variety of bribes and kickbacks, "a scheme and artifice to defraud" the residents of New Orleans of his honest services as a public official. Many of the individual elements of this scheme make up the other 20 crimes with which Nagin was charged.
Maximum prison term: 5 years
Count 2: Bribery - Guilty
The charge: Accepting $60,000 from the three principals of Three Fold Consulting, an engineering firm, in exchange for special treatment.
Maximum prison term: 10 years
Count 3: Bribery - Guilty
The charge: Accepting a $2,500 bribe from Rodney Williams, a principal in Three Fold Consulting, in exchange for favorable treatment.
Maximum prison term: 10 years
Count 4: Bribery - Guilty
The charge: Accepting a shipment of granite from Frank Fradella's company, Home Solutions, in exchange for favorable treatment.
Maximum prison term: 10 years
Count 5: Bribery - Guilty
The charge: Accepting a $50,000 bribe from Frank Fradella's company, Home Solutions, in exchange for favorable treatment.
Maximum prison term: 10 years
Count 6: Bribery - Guilty
The charge: Accepting a second shipment of granite from Frank Fradella's company, Home Solutions, in exchange for favorable treatment.
Maximum prison term: 10 years
Count 7: Bribery - Not Guilty
The charge: Accepting a $10,000 bribe arranged by Rodney Williams, a principal in Three Fold Consultants.
Maximum prison term: 10 years
Count 8: Wire Fraud - Guilty
The charge: Accepting, via interstate wire transfer, a $12,500 check from a company associated with Frank Fradella, ostensibly for consulting services after Nagin left office, but really a reward for favorable treatment.
Maximum prison term: 20 years
Count 9: Wire Fraud - Guilty
The charge: Accepting, via interstate wire transfer, a $12,500 check from a company associated with Frank Fradella, ostensibly for consulting services after Nagin left office, but really a reward for favorable treatment.
Maximum prison term: 20 years
Count 10: Wire Fraud - Guilty
The charge: Accepting, via interstate wire transfer, a $12,500 check from a company associated with Frank Fradella, ostensibly for consulting services after Nagin left office, but really a reward for favorable treatment.
Maximum prison term: 20 years
Count 11: Wire Fraud - Guilty
The charge: Accepting, via interstate wire transfer, a $12,500 check from a company associated with Frank Fradella, ostensibly for consulting services after Nagin left office, but really a reward for favorable treatment.
Maximum prison term: 20 years
Count 12: Wire Fraud - Gulity
The charge: Accepting, via interstate wire transfer, a $12,500 check from a company associated with Frank Fradella, ostensibly for consulting services after Nagin left office, but really a reward for favorable treatment.
Maximum prison term: 20 years
Count 13: Wire Fraud - Guilty
The charge: Accepting, via interstate wire transfer, a $12,500 check from a company associated with Frank Fradella, ostensibly for consulting services after Nagin left office, but really a reward for favorable treatment.
Maximum prison term: 20 years
Count 14: Wire Fraud - Guilty
The charge: Accepting, via interstate wire transfer, a $12,500 check from a company associated with Frank Fradella, ostensibly for consulting services after Nagin left office, but really a reward for favorable treatment.
Maximum prison term: 20 years
Count 15: Wire Fraud - Guilty
The charge: Accepting, via interstate wire transfer, a $12,500 check from a company associated with Frank Fradella, ostensibly for consulting services after Nagin left office, but really a reward for favorable treatment.
Maximum prison term: 20 years
Count 16: Wire Fraud - Guilty
The charge: Accepting, via interstate wire transfer, a $12,500 check from a company associated with Frank Fradella, ostensibly for consulting services after Nagin left office, but really a reward for favorable treatment.
Maximum prison term: 20 years
Count 17: Money Laundering Conspiracy -Guilty
The charge: Conspiring with others to accept money derived from illegal activity, i.e. bribes, and transferring those proceeds through the financial system.
Maximum prison term: 10 years
Count 18: Filing a false tax return - Guilty
The charge: Misstating income on his 2005 tax return.
Maximum prison term: 3 years
Count 19: Filing a false tax return - Guilty
The charge: Misstating income on his 2006 tax return.
Maximum prison term: 3 years
Count 20: Filing a false tax return - Guilty
The charge: Misstating income on his 2007 tax return.
Maximum prison term: 3 years
Count 21: Filing a false tax return - Guilty
The charge: Misstating income on his 2008 tax return.
Maximum prison term: 3 years
12:56 p.m.: Nagin will remain free on bond awaiting his sentence. He will have to submit to home monitoring.