Posted on 09/30/2005 9:51:46 PM PDT by Colombia2005
An investigation is underway by the FBI as agents look into massive corruption on the state and local levels in the New Orleans Police Department, according to Fox News.
Police Chief Eddie Compass suddenly resigned on Tuesday asking media interests to respect his right to privacy, but it appears that the former New Orleans cop has a lot of explaining to do.
"It's pretty much always been known, but never openly acknowledged, that NOPD's actual numbers were far below the "official" figure of 1500 - 1700," says the Fox News source.
The number of officers that actually are employed by the department are around 900 to 1,000. The question now remains...where was all of that salary money going to?
The FBI began investigating the New Orleans police who had abandoned their post during Katrina and of the more than 500 screened so far, 84-percent don't exist.
"I served this department for 26 years and have taken it through some of the toughest times of its history. Every man in a leadership position must know when it's time to hand over the reins," says Compass at a news conference.
The investigation is widening on Wednesday to include New Orleans Police Foundation and Elodia Blanco for hiring practices as well.
Corruption was wide-spread during the Katrina aftermath as New Orleans police officers were seen looting shopping centers and filling shopping carts with shoes, clothing, and electronics.
Mayor Ray Nagin was also questioned about allowing a large number of unnamed police officers to go to Las Vegas for rest and relaxation once the military arrived to take over the city. But a problem for the mayor rose when questioned who those officers were and how they could be contacted. Nagin did not have specific names to give.
Several middle ranking police officers committed suicide after the Katrina debacle, Nagin and Compass believe it was due to trauma and exhaustion from the storm but officials are looking into whether or not it might have been related to fear of being caught in a payroll scandal, AHN reports.
Pravda is very interested in this.
The plot thickens!
just a bunch of blood sucking leeches...maggots and thieves
Hey, the truth is the truth...
I wonder if you would find this in the La State Police?
Also I wonder if you researched other departments in both New Orleans and the La State government, you would find many phantom employees? I can only imagine you would.
I hope the FBI does a thorough job?
Wow, who would have ever thought this was possible.
So Nagin is sending police officers to Vegas on the LA nickel, eh?
Wouldn't wonder if Harry Reid offered to put them all up...for a fee, of course.
That's the first thing that popped into my head when I heard of the "nice quiet, dedicated cop" who was the first suicide. I know....I'm old and jaded. :)
I was responding to this post at about post#3, that it was duplicate, and got a message that this thread pulled, yet it still seems to be here.
Tried to find a source, but I am sure that I heard that this guy came home to find his wife and children beaten, raped, and mutilated after working for 4 straight days. Then he committed suicide.
Limbaugh read a letter from an acquaintance who lives in the area-think he mentioned that a couple he knows has a fish farm or something of that nature down there. He read an e-mail from them. The told the story you are referring to.
Right you are. Now I remember...it was on a Friday, and it was one of the last things read at the end of the 3rd hour.
Thanks!
10,000 dead (truth: 900); 1,700 police officers (900). Go figure...the mayor is mathematically delusional.
I think that story was rumor and was debunked a few days later..
Makes it sound like the police dept is the victim!!!
How about "New Orleans Police Corrupt"
At first I thought it was AP or the NYT - it's Pravda!
Same thing.
My youngest (15 Y.O. son) acts bored but seems to take it all in. His history/politics teacher tested all the sophomore class (200+ students) for political leanings and he came out the most Conservative. Guess my jaw flapping (and logic) even works on 15 year olds.
Nam Vet
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