Saturday, August 16, 2025

Mayor of New Orleans Is Indicted on Corruption Charges; The New York Times, August 15, 2025

 Rick Rojas and , The New York Times; Mayor of New Orleans Is Indicted on Corruption Charges

"Mayor LaToya Cantrell of New Orleans was charged on Friday with going to criminal lengths to carry out and cover up a romantic relationship with a city police officer who had been assigned to protect her, prosecutors said.

The indictment emerged from a lengthy federal investigation into corruption that has cast a shadow over Ms. Cantrell’s second and final term as mayor, which ends in January. She and her former bodyguard, Jeffrey Vappie, face a combined 18 felony counts, including making false statements, obstruction of justice and conspiracy."

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