NEW ORLEANS A federal appeals court in Louisiana on Friday affirmed the wire fraud convictions and prison sentence of the former city manager and city attorney of Crystal City. RELATED: Ex-city manager of Crystal City sentenced to 35 years in federal prisonIn tossing out Jonas appeal on Friday, the court stated his sentence was reasonable and referenced the victim impact statement of the city manager who took over for Jonas after his 2016 indictment. The city manager testified that Jonas mismanagement of Crystal City led to financial ruin.The appeals court dismissed Jonas other arguments. Four other defendants in the case, including three who were Crystal City council members, pleaded guilty to a federal programs bribery charge. On Nov. 6, 2015, Crystal City still owed approximately $735,048.79 in payments to the company that performed the infrastructure improvements, prosecutors said.