Former Orleans Parish School Board member Ira Thomas, right and his attorney John Reed, left, leaves federal court in New Orleans after pleading not guilty on bribery charges Monday, March 9, 2015. U.S. Attorney Kenneth Polite on Friday announced a bill of information charging Thomas with conspiracy to commit bribery and honest services wire fraud, for soliciting a $5,000 bribe from a janitorial services contractor in the fall of 2013. The bribe was disguised as a campaign contribution, Polite said.
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