新奥尔良市长LaToya Cantrell因滥用城市资金和妨碍司法受到联邦指控而被起诉。 New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell indicted on federal charges for misuse of city funds and obstructing justice.

新奥尔良市市长LaToya Cantrell因据称利用城市资金支付个人开支(包括与其保镖Jeffrey Vappie的浪漫关系)而受到联邦指控。 New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell has been indicted on federal charges for allegedly using city funds for personal expenses, including a romantic relationship with her bodyguard, Jeffrey Vappie. 由18人组成的起诉书指控他们交换了15 000多条“WhesApp”信息,安排了至少14次旅行,费用超过70 000美元,并从事恐吓下属和删除证据等活动。 The 18-count indictment accuses them of exchanging over 15,000 WhatsApp messages, arranging at least 14 trips costing over $70,000, and engaging in activities like intimidating subordinates and deleting evidence. Cantrell还被指控向NOPD施压,要求其停止对Vappie的内部侦查,并隐瞒大陪审团传票的记录。 Cantrell is also charged with pressuring NOPD to halt an internal probe of Vappie and concealing records from a grand jury subpoena. 两者均否认不法行为。 Both deny wrongdoing.