By Rob Masson NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – Former New Orleans Police Officer pleaded guilty Tuesday (Nov. 26) in federal court to six charges of wire fraud. The plea comes weeks before Morrell was set to stand trial on 12 counts tied to payroll fraud, which federal prosecutors say occurred between 2017-21. Continue Reading
nola.com BY JOHN SIMERMAN | Staff Writer Former New Orleans police bomb squad leader Todd Morrell pleaded guilty Tuesday to six counts of wire fraud stemming from a federal indictment that accused him of double dipping or not showing up to work for the police department or his off-duty detail with the Fair Grounds Patrol. Morrell, who retired...
By Lee Zurik, Dannah Sauer and Ashlyn Brothers Published: Sep. 20, 2024 at 4:50 PM CDT NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – A federal grand jury has indicted Leessa Augustine, a former Sewerage and Water Board employee and reserve officer with the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD), for multiple charges, including fraud and identity theft. The indictment accuses Augustine of “double-dipping,” wrongfully...
wdsu.com Updated: 8:58 AM CDT Aug 18, 2023 Cassie Schirm, Investigative Reporter The City of New Orleans is being fined by the Municipal Police Employee Retirement System (MPERS) for $38 million over the next 15 years due to a drastic drop in New Orleans Police Department officers. State law requires that if a department...
wdsu.com Updated: 7:38 PM CDT Apr 27, 2023 Cassie Schirm, Investigative Reporter A call for more supervision over those protecting the New Orleans mayor, the Office of Inspector General just released a report raising concerns over a lack of procedure in place for Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s executive detail. “We determined that the executive protection team did...
IG joins City Council members, two influential civic groups in calling for national search- New Orleans Inspector General Edward Michel urged Mayor LaToya Cantrell on Friday to conduct a national search for Police Superintendent Shaun Ferguson’s successor. In a letter to the mayor, Michel advised appointing an interim superintendent to take the reins when Ferguson...
www.nola.com – John Simerman They are among 30 officers who are subjects of an investigation by NOPD, the New Orleans Office of Inspector General or the Office of Independent Police Monitor, according to the city. At least eight of those officers signed stipulated agreements in December, accepting short suspensions to avoid a drawn-out probe. Continue Reading
THEADVOCATE.com Three New Orleans Police Department detectives and a supervisor who were heavily criticized for their alleged mishandling of hundreds of rape cases have received suspensions for periods ranging from seven to 30 days… Continue Reading
(NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune archive) The New Orleans Police Department has made substantial progress in the way it responds to sexual and domestic violence cases… Continue Reading
BY JIM MUSTIAN, NOLA.com | The Advocate A federal judge heaped praise Thursday on the New Orleans Police Department for the “tremendous progress” it has made in its handling of sexual assault cases… Continue Reading
