Johnson pleads guilty, submits letter of resignation from Council

admin · 07-18-2012, 02:31 PM

District E Councilman Jon Johnson this morning pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit theft of government funds and submit false documents to a federal department.

According to court documents, between 2006 and 2008, Johnson routed thousands of dollars in FEMA disaster funds through two charities ? the Ninth Ward Housing Development Corporation and the New Orleans Health Clinic ? and converted them for use in his failed 2007 bid for State Senate.? [ Read more ]

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07-18-2012, 02:31 PM	#1
admin Site Admin Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Orleans Posts: 11,971 Blog Entries: 2	Johnson pleads guilty, submits letter of resignation from Council District E Councilman Jon Johnson this morning pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit theft of government funds and submit false documents to a federal department. According to court documents, between 2006 and 2008, Johnson routed thousands of dollars in FEMA disaster funds through two charities ? the Ninth Ward Housing Development Corporation and the New Orleans Health Clinic ? and converted them for use in his failed 2007 bid for State Senate.? [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]