Friday, January 18, 2008

Fed's Four Year Investigation Turns Up Empty

After a four year probe into lawyer Roy Rodney's business dealings, the feds have come up with nothing regarding any wrong doing concerning former Mayor Marc Morial.
Perhaps the quotes from a TV news report, given by Tulane law professor, Dane Ciolino, says it best:

“To be put under the microscope for so many years and for the government to invest such resources into the investigation and to come up with their equivalent of very little is interesting."

"Rodney’s plea agreement resembles the deal made by Jacque Morial in September when the former mayor’s brother admitted to failing to file tax returns for three years. He was sentenced to probation and six months of home detention."

“Given the misdemeanor count that Mr. Rodney will plea guilty to, it's highly unlikely that he will receive any jail time,”.

“So, like Mr. Morial – Jacques Morial – I think it's likely to see he will get a probated sentence.”

"Today’s agreement may signal the investigation into the former mayor and his close associates could be coming to a close."

“Obviously, Mr. Rodney and Jacques Morial were very close confidants of the former mayor, and the fact that neither one of them was able to provide any information of any use to the government in its investigation of Marc Morial, is probably telling about the course of that investigation.”


So there you have it folks; this long, expensive drama has turned up empty.

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