STAFF PHOTO BY MICHAEL DEMOCKER: Flanked by supporters, including Jimmy Farenholtz, left, Una and Dave Anderson address the bribery allegations leveled against her by Stan "Pampy" Barre.
At a Friday afternoon press conference, Orleans Parish School Board member Una Anderson angrily denied that she and her husband had accepted a bribe six years ago in exchange for steering a trash disposal contract to two local garbage haulers.
Anderson called the news conference in response to a Times-Picayune story that revealed federal investigators are looking into an allegation about the bribe, which were made by former restaurateur and convicted felon Stan "Pampy" Barre.
She claimed that Barre, who is scheduled to be sentenced in January, was "using everything in his bag of dirty tricks" to ingratiate himself with prosecutors in hopes of winning a lighter sentence.
"I am outraged that desperate words from a convicted felon could be used to smear my longstanding reputation of integrity," Anderson said, her voice quaking as she read from prepared remarks.
Anderson also said she plans to remain in the race for the District 95 state House seat against Walker Hines, the son of prominent lawyer Bill Hines. The district includes Hollygrove, most of Carrollton and the Uptown university area.
She appeared alongside her husband, Dave Anderson, when the couple revealed Una Anderson is pregnant with a girl.
Barre told investigators that he delivered the bribe to Anderson through her husband.
"As an elected official, I can imagine no worse attack on my good name, sterling reputation and strong character than to be accused of taking a bribe," she said.
Friday, November 2, 2007
Una Anderson Denies Bribery Allegations
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Well chumps lets look at why he might give false information.
1.) its better to give up your enemies than your friends (like morial)
2.) Walker Hines's dad defended Barre and W.Hines is running against Una in a heated race where by the latest polls he is still losing. So just maybe Barre was steered into reporting this to the tp to help Whines.
3.) He going to jail and nothing he can do will save him from that.
4.) He's a convicted felon and has no reputation left to sustain.
do you really need more reasons.
So what is going on here, there is no proof, no charges have been filed, everyone says no bribes were given out, no one but barre says this happened.
Get over the fact she is white, color shouldn't matter.
Actually "Walker," before you go off making confident statements, you should read the newspaper and educate yourself. It's not a fact that Barre was the only one implicating Anderson. Before you take a politician's word for something, look at every side of the issue.
U.S. Attorney Jim Letten declined comment. Barre's attorney, Scott Bickford, said Barre was not a source for the newspaper's story. He would not comment on whether Barre had implicated Anderson to federal authorities.
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