Federal judge orders former Mayor Ray Nagin to increase restitution payments

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A federal judge orders former Mayor Ray Nagin to increase his monthly restitution payments.

His monthly payments to the federal government will go from $500 to $1200 monthly. Nagin still owes more than $70,000 to the IRS.

The government argued his payments should increase because he’s at retirement age and drawing a pension from Cox Communications. Nagin opposed the move saying he was living paycheck to paycheck.

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