[ April 17, 2026 ]
Democrat New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell has just been INDICTED by a federal grand jury after an FBI investigation for corruption.
Democrat corruption is finally being prosecuted.
The Democrats are a criminal racketeering organization.
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🚨Mayor of New Orleans indicted by the DOJ for corruption
Latoya Cantrell made history in November 2017 when she was elected as New Orleans’ first Black woman mayor
She is making history again as the city’s first sitting mayor to face criminal charges pic.twitter.com/1WWcU492a7
— DC_Draino (@DC_Draino) August 15, 2025
Mayor Cantrell has been accused of accepting bribes on NUMEROUS occasions, including being bribed with New Orleans Saints tickets from a city inspector to “look the other way”
Federal grand jury has issued a superseding indictment for New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell, concluding a lengthy corruption probe into the city’s first female mayor.
Newsweek reached out to the New Orleans mayor’s office for comment via email on Friday.
Why It Matters
Cantrell is the first sitting New Orleans mayor to face criminal prosecution, with the indictment listing dozens of counts against her.
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The lengthy indictment charges her with dozens of counts and marks the start of the criminal process, signaling that a grand jury found enough evidence to move forward.
🚨 BREAKING: Democrat New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell has just been INDICTED by a federal grand jury after an FBI investigation for CORRUPTION
Democrat corruption is FINALLY being prosecuted! 🔥
Mayor Cantrell has been accused of accepting bribes on NUMEROUS occasions,… pic.twitter.com/xpI1FLtNvS
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) August 15, 2025
Feds accuse New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell of defrauding taxpayers to hide ‘intimate relationship’ with her bodyguard
By Victor Nava, NY post, Aug. 15, 2025:
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell was hit with an 18-count federal indictment Friday accusing her of orchestrating a scheme with her bodyguard-turned-lover to defraud the city of more than $70,000.
Cantrell, 53, and Jeffrey Vappie, a member of her Executive Protection Unit (EPU), are charged with multiple crimes — including conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to obstruct justice, wire fraud, obstruction of justice and making false statements.
“In or around October 2021, Cantrell and Vappie developed a personal and intimate relationship,” states the indictment in the Eastern District of Louisiana. “To hide their relationship from detection and to maximize their time together, Cantrell and Vappie exploited their public positions to develop and implement a scheme to defraud the City of New Orleans and the New Orleans Police Department by engaging in personal activities while Vappie claimed to be on duty, and was paid for, providing protection for Cantrell.”
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell said that her order for anyone looting the city is to “Lock ’em up.”New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell has been indicted by a federal grand jury following a lengthy corruption investigation. Max Becherer/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via APADVERTISEMENTAs part of their scheme, the elected Democrat mayor arranged for Vappie to accompany her when she traveled outside the state on official business and “falsely claimed” she needed his protection due to safety concerns.
Investigators uncovered at least 14 out-of-state trips Cantrell took with Vappie to “maximize their opportunities to engage in personal activities” costing the City of New Orleans thousands in travel, meal, lodging, salary and incidental expenses Vappie charged to taxpayers – costs separate from the mayor’s own travel expenses.
nior, 76, died while trying to meet Meta AI chatbot ‘Big sis Billie’ — which he thought was real woman living in NYCThe trips included visits to Los Angeles, Orlando, San Francisco and Washington, DC, as well as international travel to Scotland and the United Arab Emirates.
Between February 2022 and October 2022 alone, Vappie and Cantrell exchanged more than 15,000 WhatsApp messages, according to the indictment.
In one message included in the charging documents, Vappie reminisced that the Scotland trip in October 2021 was “where it all started.”
“Good, got it. We need this,” Vappie messaged Cantrell in August of 2022, after the mayor said she would arrange for him to tag along on an official trip to Washington, DC.
“Boy do we need this,” Cantrell replied.
New Orleans Mayor Latoya Cantrell observes a moment of silence for the victims of the terror attack before the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 2, 2025.Cantrell and Jeffrey Vappie, a member of her Executive Protection Unit (EPU), are charged with multiple crimes — including conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to obstruct justice, wire fraud, obstruction of justice and making false statements. Getty Images
The DC jaunt was later described by Vappie in a message to Cantrell as “another great trip, and also another leg on our journey.”
The indictment also noted that Vappie expressed that he “loved” Cantrell “and their physical relationship.”
Vappie and Cantrell are also accused of using a city-owned apartment for personal use, with Vappie frequently spending time there while on duty, both alone and with the mayor.
“Aware their conduct violated rules, policies, and criminal laws, Cantrell and Vappie attempted to distract and impede inquiries and investigations, including a federal grand jury investigation, about the true nature and circumstances of their relationship and their scheme to defraud,” prosecutors wrote.
“They did this by using an encrypted messaging platform, intimidating and punishing subordinates, lying to colleagues and advisors, making false public pronouncements, harassing a private individual who took pictures of them in public together, deleting electronic evidence, making false statements to federal law enforcement agents, authoring an affidavit signed under oath and penalty of perjury containing false information, and testifying falsely while under oath before a federal grand jury,” according to the indictment.
Cantrell, New Orleans’ first female mayor, is term-limited and will leave office in January. She is the first city leader to be charged with a federal crime while still in office.
New Orleans City Council President JP Morrell said the charges mark “a sad day for the people” of the city.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with the Cantrell family as they navigate through this difficult time,” Morrell, a Democrat, added.
The mayor’s office said in a statement that the City of New Orleans “is aware of today’s indictment” against Cantrell.
“The Mayor’s attorney, Eddie Castaing, recently received the information, and is thoroughly reviewing the document,” the statement continued. “Until his review is complete, the City will not comment further on this matter.”
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