Two plead guilty in corruption case
From Times Wire Reports
Two men pleaded guilty to charges that resulted from a federal investigation of New Orleans government corruption during Mayor Marc Morial’s administration. Former city property management director Kerry DeCay and restaurant owner Stan “Pampy” Barre, a Morial confidant, each could get up to 20 years in prison for conspiracy, mail fraud and obstruction of justice.
The charges stemmed from a $65-million energy management contract awarded to Johnson Controls Inc. in 2002. Prosecutors said more than $1 million was skimmed from the deal.
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