U.S. Attorney Jim Letten and the Federal Bureau of Investigation have achieved a key break in their investigation of the New Orleans Police Department and the shooting of six civilians (two fatally) during Hurricane Katrina’s chaotic aftermath. According to Letten’s bill of information, none of the victims were armed. Former NOPD Lieutenant Jim Lohman has entered a guilty plea to federal charges of conspiracy to | Read More »
Jim Letten, a Republican and eight-year Bush appointee as U.S. Attorney in New Orleans, has an impressive collection of political scalps. U.S. Att’y Jim Letten, FBI Smell Something Fishy in New Orleans City Hall U.S. Att’y Jim Letten Nails Another Corrupt New Orleans-Area Democrat St Bernard Parish Judge Arrested for Fraud; Oh, BTW, He’s a Democrat Movin’ On Up (To The Big House): Four Members | Read More »
With the U.S. Attorney and the FBI looking into possible impropriety in the awarding of technology contracts by the City of New Orleans, suddenly Mayor Ray Nagin’s email records have gone AWOL. Mayor Ray Nagin says e-mail experts erred Assigning blame “is not their charge, ” Nagin said Thursday, a day after two computer experts hired by the city said that an unknown tech-savvy person | Read More »
U.S. Attorney Jim Letten today announced an investigation in New Orleans City Hall, this time into the city’s ill-fated foray into anti-crime surveillance cameras. And, yes, this investigation will reach into Democratic Mayor Ray Nagin’s office. U.S. Attorney’s office confirms federal investigation into City Hall Letten’s success in bringing charges against corrupt New Orleans-area Democrats has been previously chronicled in these pages, here,here, here, here, | Read More »
From the diaries by Erick. Last Saturday it was a judge in St. Bernard Parish. This week it’s a Gretna City Councilman. (Gretna is the parish seat of Jefferson, suburban New Orleans.) That’s not really news. The really interesting story here is that U.S. Attorney Jim Letten is the guy going after these clowns. Letten is a Republican and an eight-year Bush appointee who has | Read More »
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