Morial Confidant Pleads To Tax Count

According to the T-P, lawyer Roy Rodney, a member of former Mayor Marc Morial's inner circle whose business dealings have been under federal scrutiny for years, has agreed to plead guilty to a single misdemeanor charge of failure to file income tax returns.

During Morial's tenure at City Hall, Rodney was the closest thing to an in-house lawyer for the former mayor's team of closest advisers.

Rodney helped incorporate businesses for many members of the group and served as counsel for Morial's political organization, LIFE. He also received several high-dollar legal contracts from Morial, performing work for the Housing Authority of New Orleans and acting as counsel for the Rivergate Development Corp., the city agency that acts as landlord to Harrah's New Orleans Casino.
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There is such a thing as attorney/client privilege. Who knows what Rodney may know...!!!