United States v. Ray Nagin
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United States v. Ray Nagin is the federal criminal corruption case in which former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin was prosecuted and convicted on charges including bribery, fraud, and money laundering related to his time in office.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ray Nagin was convicted on multiple counts | 1 |
| United States v. Ray Nagin canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5341516 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United States v. Ray Nagin Context triple: [Ray Nagin, legalCase, United States v. Ray Nagin]
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A.
Duncan v. Louisiana
Duncan v. Louisiana is a 1968 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held the Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial in criminal cases applies to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment.
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Roberts v. Louisiana
Roberts v. Louisiana is a 1976 U.S. Supreme Court decision that, alongside Gregg v. Georgia, helped define the constitutional limits on capital punishment under the Eighth Amendment.
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C.
Cox v. Louisiana
Cox v. Louisiana is a landmark 1965 U.S. Supreme Court case that clarified the limits of state power to restrict public demonstrations and protected civil rights protest activities under the First Amendment.
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D.
Hans v. Louisiana
Hans v. Louisiana is an 1890 U.S. Supreme Court decision that established that a citizen cannot sue their own state in federal court without the state's consent, significantly shaping Eleventh Amendment sovereign immunity doctrine.
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E.
United States v. Gratiot
United States v. Gratiot is an 1840 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld broad federal authority over public lands under the Constitution’s Property Clause.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United States v. Ray Nagin Target entity description: United States v. Ray Nagin is the federal criminal corruption case in which former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin was prosecuted and convicted on charges including bribery, fraud, and money laundering related to his time in office.
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A.
Duncan v. Louisiana
Duncan v. Louisiana is a 1968 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held the Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial in criminal cases applies to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment.
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B.
Roberts v. Louisiana
Roberts v. Louisiana is a 1976 U.S. Supreme Court decision that, alongside Gregg v. Georgia, helped define the constitutional limits on capital punishment under the Eighth Amendment.
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C.
Cox v. Louisiana
Cox v. Louisiana is a landmark 1965 U.S. Supreme Court case that clarified the limits of state power to restrict public demonstrations and protected civil rights protest activities under the First Amendment.
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D.
Hans v. Louisiana
Hans v. Louisiana is an 1890 U.S. Supreme Court decision that established that a citizen cannot sue their own state in federal court without the state's consent, significantly shaping Eleventh Amendment sovereign immunity doctrine.
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E.
United States v. Gratiot
United States v. Gratiot is an 1840 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld broad federal authority over public lands under the Constitution’s Property Clause.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
federal criminal case
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public corruption case ⓘ |
| allegation |
accepting bribes from city contractors
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receiving cash payments ⓘ receiving free travel ⓘ receiving granite and materials for a family business ⓘ steering city business in exchange for personal benefits ⓘ |
| charge |
bribery
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conspiracy ⓘ filing false tax returns ⓘ mail fraud ⓘ money laundering ⓘ wire fraud ⓘ |
| consequenceForDefendant | federal prison sentence ⓘ |
| convictedOf |
bribery
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conspiracy ⓘ filing false tax returns ⓘ mail fraud ⓘ money laundering ⓘ wire fraud ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| court | United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana ⓘ |
| defendant | Ray Nagin ⓘ |
| defendantRole | former Mayor of New Orleans ⓘ |
| finding |
Ray Nagin was convicted on multiple counts
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linked to:
United States v. Ray Nagin
|
| impact | highlighted post-Katrina corruption in New Orleans governance ⓘ |
| involves |
City of New Orleans government contracts
ⓘ
private contractors seeking city work ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States federal court system
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linked to:
federal judiciary of the United States
|
| legalBasis |
federal bribery statutes
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federal mail fraud statutes ⓘ federal money laundering statutes ⓘ federal tax laws ⓘ federal wire fraud statutes ⓘ |
| locationOfProceedings |
New Orleans, Louisiana
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linked to:
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
|
| notableFor | prosecution of a former New Orleans mayor for corruption ⓘ |
| prosecutor |
United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana
ⓘ
United States Department of Justice ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
City of New Orleans public contracts
ⓘ
Hurricane Katrina recovery contracts ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
misuse of public office for private gain
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public corruption in municipal contracting ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfOffenses | during Ray Nagin’s tenure as Mayor of New Orleans ⓘ |
| typeOfCorruption | pay-to-play scheme ⓘ |
| verdict | guilty ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: United States v. Ray Nagin Description of subject: United States v. Ray Nagin is the federal criminal corruption case in which former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin was prosecuted and convicted on charges including bribery, fraud, and money laundering related to his time in office.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.