Jacques Morial Failed To File Taxes

"While many of the cases against members of Marc Morial's inner circle have had clear links to contracts awarded during his City Hall tenure, Jacques Morial's offense does not appear to have any relation to his brother's actions as mayor between 1994 and 2002. Marc Morial, who has headed the National Urban League since 2003, has not been accused of any wrongdoing."

"More jail sentences are pending, however, in connection with the highest-profile case to come out of the City Hall investigation: a scheme to skim more than $1 million from the city's massive energy-efficiency contract with Johnson Controls Inc., which was awarded during the waning months of Marc Morial's mayoral term."

"One of the four co-conspirators, Kerry DeCay, who headed the city's property management department under Morial, began serving a nine-year stint in a Massachusetts prison last month after pleading guilty to corruption charges."

"The other participants in the conspiracy -- restaurateur Stan "Pampy" Barre, a Morial family confidant; businessman Reggie Walker; and former Johnson Controls project manager Terry Songy -- are cooperating with investigators and awaiting sentencing." | Read more|