Posted on 08/15/2025 7:17:27 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie
A federal grand jury returned a criminal indictment Friday against New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell, accusing the mayor of pursuing an illicit affair with her police bodyguard on taxpayers’ dime, then lying to federal officials and deleting evidence to hide the relationship.
The indictment returned at New Orleans’ federal courthouse accuses Cantrell of 11 counts including wire fraud, conspiracy to obstruct justice and lying to a federal grand jury — all part of the alleged yearslong scheme to hide her relationship with Jeffrey Vappie, the former New Orleans Police officer assigned to protect her. The two face 18 counts total.
Prosecutors secured the charges against Cantrell through a superseding indictment in their ongoing prosecution of Vappie, who was initially charged last summer with wire fraud and false statement counts in the same alleged scheme. Vappie faces additional charges under the new indictment.
Prosecutors in the new 44-page indictment describe Vappie and Cantrell deleting WhatsApp messages, lying to FBI agents and “intimidating” subordinates as they tried to erase signs of their amorous relationship — including trips to a Napa Valley, California, winery and Martha’s Vineyard — during periods when both claimed to be on official duty.
“This indictment does not allege that a relationship constitutes a crime,” said Michael Simpson, the acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, at a news conference Friday afternoon. “Rather, it reflects the prosecution of two public officials alleged to have engaged in a yearslong, continuing fraud scheme that used public money for personal ends, by exploiting their power and their authority.”
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Is it a crime to be so ugly?
This is another one with numerous trips to Martha's Vinyard, the Ghetto of the Sea.
More black demoncraps.
Whoops.
She copied Fanny and Wade
Is this the idiot who put up the hideous hair pick statue?
New Orleans mayor is looking to be a gateway job to prison. First Nagin now her. Can’t seem to put my finger on the commonalities between them?/S
“Initially charged last summer...” under the Biden administration, so any attempts by the Dems to blame Trump lawfare should be easily squelched.
Giving new meaning to “i got your back.”
commonalities between them?/S
Laissez les bon temps rouler!😉
WOKE Black Democrat Mayor FEDERALLY INDICTED FOR FRAUD And Corruption Charges!
Yikes. We’re going to New Orleans in October for a vacation . Staying in the Garden District, a great neighborhood. Daughter and I are White ladies. Sounds like this so-called mayor would like to arrest us for that.
Should not interfere with the election of the people. They voted her in, it is up to them to recall her. Govt should detail facts and walk away.
Marion Barry, Coleman Young were proudly kept in office by the people though crooked as a runover buck.
Yea, both cities are 3rd world since, but God bless the people that got what they voted for, good and hard, and still want. Outside people should just walk away, keep their money away. Sudan is sudan.
A criminal indictment was lodged against N/O Mayor LaToya “hot to trot” Cantrell,
<><>Cantrell pursued a sex romp with her police bodyguard on the taxpayers’ dime,
<><> she then lied lying to federal officials about her “hand-holding”
<><>and even deleted evidence to hide the relationship.
<><>Cantrell is accused of 11 counts
<><>including wire fraud, conspiracy to obstruct justice and lying to a federal grand jury —
<><>part of the alleged years-long scheme to hide her sex relationship with Jeffrey Vappie,
<><>Yappie is the former New Orleans Police officer assigned to protect her.
<><>together in sex and law, the two lovebirds face 18 counts total.
Precutors secured the charges against Cantrell through a superseding indictment in their ongoing prosecution of Vappie, who was initially charged last summer with wire fraud and false statement counts in the same alleged scheme. Vappie faces additional charges under the new indictment.
Prosecutors 44-page indictment describe Vappie and Cantrell deleting WhatsApp messages,
<><>messages admitting lying to FBI agents
<><>and “intimidating” subordinates
<><>in the scheme to erase signs of their amorous relationship.
During periods when both claimed to be on official duty, including sex-spiced trips to a Napa Valley, California, winery and Martha’s Vineyard.
“This indictment does not allege that a relationship constitutes a crime,” said Michael Simpson, the acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, at a news conference Friday afternoon. “Rather, it reflects the prosecution of two public officials alleged to have engaged in a years-long, continuing fraud scheme that used public money for personal ends, by exploiting their power and their authority.”
The two lovebirds.
The two lovebirds.
Would she truly be a Louisiana dem if she wasn’t indicted at least once?
CC
No but it sure can get you the votes from those horny, good old white dudes. They’ve got a thing for the round, mounds of sound for all the Police and fire Chief, Mayor and Governor slots.
She’s NOLA’s Fanni Willis....
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