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New Orleans mayor indicted for fraud

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

NEW ORLEANS -- New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell was indicted Friday in what prosecutors called a yearslong scheme to hide a romantic relationship with her bodyguard, who is accused of being paid as if he was working even when they met alone in apartments and traveled to vineyards for wine tasting.

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  1. KRDO

    New Orleans mayor indicted over allegations of trying to hide relationship with bodyguard (opens KRDO)

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    by Associated Press (AP) — New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell was indicted Friday on federal conspiracy, fraud and obstruction charges based on

  2. Fox26 Houston

    New Orleans Mayor Latoya Cantrell indicted after corruption investigation (opens Fox26 Houston)

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    The indictment is the culmination of a long-running federal corruption investigation into Cantrell, the first female mayor in the city’s 300-year history.

  3. Al Jazeera

    New Orleans mayor indicted on fraud charges linked to affair with bodyguard (opens Al Jazeera)

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    LaToya Cantrell is accused of ‘defrauding’ city, paying Jeffrey Vappie as if he were on duty while on trips and trysts.

  4. New York Post

    New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell indicted by federal grand jury following lengthy corruption investigation. (opens New York Post)

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    A federal grand jury indicted New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell on Friday after a long corruption investigation.

  5. WMUR

    New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell indicted in corruption probe (opens WMUR)

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    A federal grand jury indicted New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell on Friday after a long corruption investigation.

  6. KEYT Santa Barbara

    New Orleans mayor indicted over allegations of trying to hide relationship with bodyguard | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    by Associated Press (AP) — New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell was indicted Friday on federal conspiracy, fraud and obstruction charges based on

  7. NBC News

    New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell is indicted in federal corruption investigation (opens NBC News)

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    New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell was indicted Friday on federal charges of defrauding the city while trying to keep her romantic relationship with a police officer a secret, prosecutors said.

  8. The Hill

    New Orleans mayor indicted on federal corruption charges (opens The Hill)

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    New Orleans Mayor Latoya Cantrell (D) was indicted on federal charges Friday after an alleged affair with a local police officer.

  9. Newsweek

    Democratic mayor indicted by grand jury (opens Newsweek)

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    The indictment caps the investigation into LaToya Cantrell, whose New Orleans

  10. Local News 8

    Federal grand jury indicts New Orleans mayor after long corruption probe (opens Local News 8)

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    by Associated Press (AP) — A federal grand jury indicted New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell on Friday after a long corruption investigation. Cantrell’s lawyer, Eddie Castaing, confirmed to The Associated Press that an indictment was returned, and her name was read aloud by a federal magistrate judge …

  11. Fox News

    Controversial New Orleans mayor indicted for alleged illicit relationship with taxpayer-funded bodyguard (opens Fox News)

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    New Orleans mayor LaToya Cantrell was indicted on federal charges for an alleged intimate relationship with security officer Jeffrey Vappie and defrauding city of $70,000

  12. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    New Orleans mayor indicted for fraud (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    NEW ORLEANS -- New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell was indicted Friday in what prosecutors called a yearslong scheme to hide a romantic relationship with her bodyguard, who is accused of being paid as if he was working even when they met alone in apartments and traveled to vineyards for wine tasting.

  13. WHDH Boston

    New Orleans mayor indicted over allegations of trying to hide relationship with bodyguard - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell was indicted Friday in what prosecutors called a yearslong scheme to hide a romantic relationship with

  14. Los Angeles Times

    New Orleans mayor indicted in corruption case related to alleged romantic relationship (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    A federal grand jury has indicted New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell after a long corruption investigation, alleging graft related to a romantic relationship with her bodyguard.

  15. Washington Examiner

    New Orleans mayor indicted after multiyear corruption investigation (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Cantrell and her former bodyguard, Jeffrey Vappie, were indicted by a federal grand jury Friday with several charges.

  16. CBS News

    New Orleans mayor indicted over allegations of covering up relationship with bodyguard (opens CBS News)

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    Prosecutors allege that in October 2021, Mayor LaToya Cantrell and Jeffrey Vappie, her bodyguard, developed a "personal, intimate relationship."

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