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Houston contractor pleads guilty to fraud over Katrina work

June 9, 2009, 11:40AM

COVINGTON, La. — After listening to three witnesses testify at the start of his trial Monday, a Houston man changed his mind and pleaded guilty to stealing more than $140,000 from seven Slidell-area residents through contractor fraud schemes after Hurricane Katrina.

In some cases, Jose “Angelâ€