Louisiana man charged with soliciting bribes

January 30th, 2010 - 3:34 am ICT by BNO News  

NEW ORLEANS (BNO NEWS) – A Louisiana man on Friday was charged with conspiracy to solicit and give bribes involving a public official, prosecutors said.

Ray Anthony Davezac, 55, a resident of Destrehan, Louisiana, was charged with one-count of conspiracy to solicit bribes.

According to court documents, Davezac owned and operated Davezac Consulting Engineers, LLC. The charge alleges that the President of St. John the Baptist Parish, William Hubbard, solicited a bribe from Davezac. Davezac paid a $5,000 bribe made payable to a local automobile dealership for the benefit of Hubbard.

Further, Davezac allegedly received a contract from St. John Parish at a date after the bribe payment was solicited and paid.

If convicted, Davezac faces a possible maximum sentence of 5 years imprisonment, a fine of $250,000, and 3 years of supervised release.

The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

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