Mayor LaToya Cantrell is indicted
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New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell is accused of criminal cover-up to keep affair with officer secret
Officials allege she defrauded the city while trying to keep hidden her relationship with a police officer assigned to protect her.
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Mayor LaToya Cantrell and her former New Orleans Police Department bodyguard, Jeffrey Vappie, have been indicted by a federal grand jury on 18 counts, including conspiracy, wire fraud, and lying to a grand jury. This marks the first time in the city’s history that a sitting mayor faces federal criminal charges.
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Mayor of New Orleans indicted
Mayor Latoya Cantrell was accused of a criminal cover-up to hide her affair with a police officer assigned to protect her.
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New Orleans Congressman Troy Carter reacts to Mayor LaToya Cantrell indictment
New Orleans Congressman Troy Carter said he understands the city is shaken by Mayor LaToya Cantrell's federal indictment on corruption charges, but Carter said he remains focused on doing his part to advance its residents' priorities during the uncertainty at City Hall. Cantrell's was indicted Friday by a federal grand jury on 18 counts.
Built around 1799, the Pitot House is named after the fourth owner of the house — James Pitot, the city's first American mayor.
The Mayor of New Orleans had a years-long romance with her bodyguard. She’s been indicted for spending city money on hotels and wine tastings with him - Prosecutors allege that it cost New Orleans taxpayers $70,
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