Louisiana named most corrupt state in America , New Jersey Comes in 9th
Louisiana convicted 403 public officials in the past decade, according to the Justice Department
The Dakotas, Kentucky and Alaska made it into the top five for corruption
Former New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin goes on trial next month for taking $200,000 in bribes and free vacations in exchange for city contracts following Hurricane Katrina
By Daily Mail Reporter
PUBLISHED: 13:23 EST, 5 September 2013 | UPDATED: 08:19 EST, 6 September 2013
Louisiana has emerged as America’s most corrupt state with the highest rate of convictions for people in public office, official figures revealed this week.
The Southern state came top for public corruption convictions with nine per 100,000 population. Overall Louisiana convicted 403 public officials in the past ten years.
The data was compiled by the Justice Department, covering the period from 2002 until 2011.
Hmm…this is based on convictions. Who knows where NJ really falls?
Thank goodness corruption has never been a problem in Ridgewood. Know how you can tell ? If there was corruption things would actually get done.