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In February 1983, O'Keefe was convicted of mail fraud and two counts of obstruction of justice in connection with his actions as a general partner in a New Orleans real estate concern. [7] Forced from office, he was at the time the Senate President and was succeeded by Samuel B. Nunez, Jr., of Chalmette in St. Bernard Parish.
A Louisiana man who was sentenced to 11 years in federal prison for a straw student scam as well as a Covid relief fraud scheme is among the biggest cases on the Justice Department website.
Danette Colbert, 45, nicknamed the "Bourbon Street Hustler," is facing multiple fugitive and fraud charges, as well as a robbery charge, in connection with Manzano's death.
In 1981, Marcello, Aubrey W. Young (a former aide to Governor John J. McKeithen), Charles E. Roemer, II (former commissioner of administration to Governor Edwin Edwards), and two other men were indicted in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana in New Orleans with conspiracy, racketeering, and mail and wire fraud in a ...
The first recorded execution in Louisiana occurred on September 24, 1722, when an unnamed man was hanged for theft. [13] The most recent execution took place on January 7, 2010, when Gerald J. Bordelon was put to death for the murder of his stepdaughter, Courtney Leblanc. It was the first execution in Louisiana since 2002. [14]
Colbert would eventually plead guilty to intimidating witness, 2nd degree battery, bank fraud, theft under $5000, and burglary, per Louisiana court records, and received five years probation.
The corruption case against then Louisiana Representative William J. Jefferson in the United States started on a suspicion of bribery. The FBI raided his Congressional offices in May 2006. He was re-elected to his seat in the fall. On June 4, 2007, a federal grand jury indicted Jefferson on sixteen charges related to corruption. [1]
Law enforcement officers in Kenner, Louisiana arrested Danette Colbert on Friday, ... Colbert was booked for charges pertaining to property crimes, including fraud and theft. It is not presently ...