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Prison date arrives for ex-New Orleans mayor

by Patrick Flanagan

The time has arrived for former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin to report to prison.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The time has arrived for former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin to report to prison.

Nagin was to report Monday to a federal lockup to begin a 10-year sentence.

Meanwhile, a public defender will be pursuing an appeal of Nagin's February conviction on charges including bribery and money-laundering. The charges stemmed from the Democrat's two terms as mayor from 2002-2010.