Business Ethics: Riches to Prison
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New Orlean's Mayor Ray Nagin:
Riches to Prison. Downfall by Corruption
Laurah V. Gray
Upper Iowa University
Abstract
Ray Nagin served as Mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana from 2002 to 2012. In the years following his election his image of cool, competence began to unravel. Starting allegations of conflicts of interest, and kickback schemes. Finally rounding out his two terms as mayor with a conviction on 20 counts including bribery, conspiracy and money laundering. (Ex-New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin reports to federal prison (2014, September 8) The Town Talk) His convictions included issues of corruption in the chaotic days after Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005. When the city of New Orleans and the state of Louisiana as a whole needed reliable leadership they ended up with a person who couldn't manage his own personal finances, let alone the needs of a city ravaged by disaster.
New Orlean's Mayor Ray Nagin:
Riches to Prison. Downfall by Corruption
Ray Nagin came from a very successful position with Cox Communications as controller, being credited for increasing Cox's subscribers by 180,000 and creating over 800 new jobs. (Answers: Gale Contemporary Black Biography. (n.d.). Retrieved September 10, 2014, from http://www.answers.com/topic/ray-Fagin) Ironically, he began his tenure as mayor with a crack down on corruption. This crackdown began in July of 2002 with the arrests of low-level city bureaucrats, brake-tag inspectors, illegally licensed cab drivers, and the city's utilities director and head of the taxicab bureau. (Adelmann, Bob. (2014, July 10). "Katrina Mayor" Ray Nagin Gets 10 Years on Corruption Charges. The New American. ) With these successes the people of New Orleans felt more optimistic than ever about it's future.
In 2004 Nagin began to have trouble-making ends meet on his city salary of $130,000.00. (Our Views: Prison for a failure (2014, September 10). The New Orleans Advocate.) His ethical troubles started with making...
Riches to Prison. Downfall by Corruption
Laurah V. Gray
Upper Iowa University
Abstract
Ray Nagin served as Mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana from 2002 to 2012. In the years following his election his image of cool, competence began to unravel. Starting allegations of conflicts of interest, and kickback schemes. Finally rounding out his two terms as mayor with a conviction on 20 counts including bribery, conspiracy and money laundering. (Ex-New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin reports to federal prison (2014, September 8) The Town Talk) His convictions included issues of corruption in the chaotic days after Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005. When the city of New Orleans and the state of Louisiana as a whole needed reliable leadership they ended up with a person who couldn't manage his own personal finances, let alone the needs of a city ravaged by disaster.
New Orlean's Mayor Ray Nagin:
Riches to Prison. Downfall by Corruption
Ray Nagin came from a very successful position with Cox Communications as controller, being credited for increasing Cox's subscribers by 180,000 and creating over 800 new jobs. (Answers: Gale Contemporary Black Biography. (n.d.). Retrieved September 10, 2014, from http://www.answers.com/topic/ray-Fagin) Ironically, he began his tenure as mayor with a crack down on corruption. This crackdown began in July of 2002 with the arrests of low-level city bureaucrats, brake-tag inspectors, illegally licensed cab drivers, and the city's utilities director and head of the taxicab bureau. (Adelmann, Bob. (2014, July 10). "Katrina Mayor" Ray Nagin Gets 10 Years on Corruption Charges. The New American. ) With these successes the people of New Orleans felt more optimistic than ever about it's future.
In 2004 Nagin began to have trouble-making ends meet on his city salary of $130,000.00. (Our Views: Prison for a failure (2014, September 10). The New Orleans Advocate.) His ethical troubles started with making...