New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin’s administration then filed a “cross-claim” against Dell alleging that the company misused a state deal designed to let municipalities buy certain tech items quickly and at a fair price. The city’s lawyers allege that Dell knew the purchasing agreement didn’t include the sale of cameras and deliberately hid the deal’s shortcomings.
According to an earlier report from the New Orleans Times-Picayune, the plaintiffs quote a Dell sales rep asking a New Orleans city hall subcontractor in an email: “Can we use a different word than camera in the description, as we are not allowed to sell cameras on our contract. I’m thinking video capture module or something like that.”
The lawsuit against Dell is playing out amidst a controversy centered on Meffert, who allegedly charged more than $130,000 to a city subcontractor’s credit card for expenses that included a trip for mayor Nagin’s family to Jamaica and a San Francisco vacation for Meffert that includes a $2,700 bill at a strip club.
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