New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell Indicted on Fraud and Obstruction Charges

Federal Indictment Against Mayor Cantrell

• 🎯 A federal grand jury has returned an 18-count superseding indictment charging New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell and former NOPD officer Jeffrey Vappy II.
• ⚖️ The charges include a series of fraud, obstruction of justice, and false statement offenses related to a nearly three-year scheme.

Allegations of Exploiting Public Authority

• 💔 The indictment alleges that Mayor Cantrell and Jeffrey Vappy, a member of her executive protection team, developed a personal intimate relationship.
• 💰 They are accused of exploiting Vappy's job and Cantrell's mayoral authority to have the city and the New Orleans Police Department pay Vappy's salary and expenses.
• 🚫 This occurred during times Vappy claimed to be on duty, but was allegedly engaged in personal activities, often with Mayor Cantrell.
• ✈️ These personal activities included meeting alone in apartments and traveling to vineyards for wine tasting, while Vappy was paid as if he was working.