Boente tapped as interim replacement for Letten
Letten, whose successful prosecution of a former Louisiana governor and numerous other public officials won him bipartisan praise for more than a decade, resigned today while the Justice Department...
View ArticleJustice Dept. probe continues after U.S attorney’s resignation
U.S. Attorney Jim Letten, whose successful prosecution of a former Louisiana governor and numerous other public officials won him bipartisan praise for more than a decade, resigned today while the...
View ArticleLetten’s exit reveals poor choices
Hopefully, the personal satisfaction that prosecutors Sal Perricone and Jan Mann gained through matching wits with the champions of folderol that nest within the nola.com message boards was worth it....
View ArticleFederal prosecutor withdraws from landfill case
Arthur "Buddy" Lemann, a lawyer for River Birch executive Dominick Fazzio, had asked a judge to recuse Assistant U.S. Attorney Greg Kennedy from the case against his client. Lemann claimed Kennedy...
View Article2 federal prosecutors retire amid probe of online posts
In a related development today, an attorney for a former parish president who pleaded guilty to corruption charges asked a federal judge to order a hearing to determine if the case against his client...
View ArticleJudge denies bid for hearing on alleged leaks
A federal judge has refused to order a hearing on allegations that grand jury leaks and prosecutorial misconduct tainted the corruption case against former Jefferson Parish President Aaron Broussard.
View ArticleTulane law school hires ex-US Attorney Jim Letten
Tulane University Law School has hired former U.S. Attorney Jim Letten, who resigned in December after two of his top deputies became embroiled in a scandal over anonymous posts on a newspaper's website.
View ArticleLetten breaks from history with move to academia
Tulane University Law School’s hiring of former U.S. Attorney Jim Letten has created buzz in the local law profession after initial thoughts were that the former prosecutor would be heading for a job...
View ArticleOpinion: Nagin does feds a favor with ‘not guilty’ plea
For some, his claims of innocence are seen as a continued waste of taxpayer resources. But perhaps unwittingly, Nagin has set the stage for a bigger return on the public’s investment.
View ArticleObama nominates Liskow & Lewis lawyer to be US attorney in NOLA
President Barack Obama today nominated Kenneth Polite Jr. to serve as U.S. attorney for the New Orleans-based Eastern District of Louisiana.
View ArticleNew trial ordered in Danziger Bridge killings
A federal judge has ordered a new trial for five former New Orleans police officers convicted of civil rights violations stemming from deadly shootings on a bridge in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
View ArticleSenate confirms Polite as new US Attorney
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed Kenneth Polite Jr. as the new U.S. attorney for Louisiana's Eastern District.
View ArticleOpinion: Danziger decision should send signal to Polite
The timing of Tuesday’s reversal of the Danziger Bridge shooting convictions is coincidental, but it should serve as a signal to new U.S. Attorney Kenneth Polite that the office and its employees must...
View ArticleNagin lawyer could seek testimony from Letten
Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin's lawyer is raising the possibility that three former federal prosecutors could be called to testify as Nagin seeks a delay of his October bribery trial.
View ArticleMagistrate rejects Nagin’s bid for report
Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin has asked a federal magistrate to order prosecutors to turn over a copy of a report on alleged prosecutorial misconduct before Nagin's trial on bribery charges begins.
View ArticleNagin asks judge to dismiss bribery charges
Nagin's lawyer, Robert Jenkins, argued in a court filing that there is other evidence that prosecutors engaged in a pattern of misconduct that will deprive his client of a fair trial.
View ArticleBR man pleads guilty to threatening Letten’s life
Before a jury could be selected for his trial, a Baton Rouge man has pleaded guilty to a charge that he threatened to murder former U.S. Attorney Jim Letten and members of Letten's family.
View ArticleHolder to speak at ceremonies for Polite
Attorney General Eric Holder will deliver remarks at investiture ceremonies for new U.S. Attorney Kenneth Polite Jr. on Thursday in New Orleans.
View ArticleHolder lauds Polite in New Orleans visit
Attorney General Eric Holder was in New Orleans today for the ceremonial swearing-in of the region's new top federal prosecutor, who took over an office shaken by a scandal that led to his...
View ArticleEstrade sentenced for threatening Letten’s life
A 57-year-old Baton Rouge man has been sentenced for threatening to murder former U.S. Attorney Jim Letten and members of Letten's family.
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