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Full Indictment New Orleans Mayor Cantrell · Gil I Am

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  Speaker 1: All right, what's up? Everybody? That's is guild And today
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  Speaker 1: I give you the full indictment against Mayor Camtrail out
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  Speaker 1: of New Orleans. This woman has been a terror. But
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  Speaker 1: here it is the full indictment against her. Hope you
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  Speaker 1: enjoy it later.
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  Speaker 2: Felony, United States District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana, superseding
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  Speaker 2: indictment for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy
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  Speaker 2: to obstruct justice, obstruction of justice, false statements and false
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  Speaker 2: declarations before grantions before Grandeur grand Jury jury within Criminal
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  Speaker 2: Number twenty four to one hundred and sixty five. The
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  Speaker 2: grand jury charges that Count one A A t all
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  Speaker 2: times material herein overview one. The defendant, LaToya Cantrell was
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  Speaker 2: the mayor of the City of New Orleans. She was
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  Speaker 2: elected to serve a four year term in November twenty
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  Speaker 2: seventeen and was re elected in November twenty twenty one
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  Speaker 2: to serve a second four year term. The defendant, Jeffrey
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  Speaker 2: Paul Vappi the second served as a member of the
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  Speaker 2: Executive Protection Unit and was assigned to provide protection for
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  Speaker 2: Cantrell from on or about May twenty third, twenty twenty
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  Speaker 2: one to on or about November ninth, twenty twenty two,
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  Speaker 2: and again from on or about June twenty second, twenty
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  Speaker 2: twenty three, to on or about April twenty second, twenty
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  Speaker 2: twenty four. Three In or around October twenty twenty one,
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  Speaker 2: Cantrell and Vappy developed a personal and intimate relationship. To
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  Speaker 2: hide their relationship from detection and to maximize their time together,
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  Speaker 2: Cantrell and Vappy exploited their public positions to develop and
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  Speaker 2: implement a scheme to defraud the City of New Orleans
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  Speaker 2: and the New Orleans Police Department by engaging in personal
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  Speaker 2: activities while Vappy claimed to be on duty and was
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  Speaker 2: paid for providing protection for Cantrell. Four. As part of
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  Speaker 2: their scheme, Cantrell and Vappy arranged for Vapy to accompany
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  Speaker 2: Cantrell when she traveled outside the state of Louisiana on
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  Speaker 2: official business. Cantrell falsely claimed she needed protection from members
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  Speaker 2: of the Executive Protection Unit while traveling due to safety concerns.
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  Speaker 2: Cantrell and Vappy orchestrated out of state trips to maximize
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  Speaker 2: their opportunities to engage in personal activities. In total, Vappi's
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  Speaker 2: trips with Cantrell cost the City of New Orleans over
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  Speaker 2: seventy thousand dollars, separate from Cantrell's own travel costs. Five.
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  Speaker 2: Aware their conduct violated rules, policies, and criminal laws, Cantrell
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  Speaker 2: and Vappey attempted to distract and impede inquiries in investigations,
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  Speaker 2: including a federal grand jury investigation, about the true nature
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  Speaker 2: and circumstances of their relationship and their scheme to defraud.
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  Speaker 2: They did this by using an encrypted messaging platform, intimidating
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  Speaker 2: and punishing subordinates, lying to colleagues and advisors, making false
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  Speaker 2: public pronouncements, harassing a The Executive Protection Unit six. The
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  Speaker 2: New Orleans Police Department was an agency of the City
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  Speaker 2: of New Orleans, a local government municipality within the state
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  Speaker 2: of Louisiana located in the Eastern District of Louisiana. NPD
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  Speaker 2: was the primary local law enforcement agency for the City
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  Speaker 2: of New Orleans and divided its operations geographically into eight districts.
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  Speaker 2: NOPD fell under the authority of the Superintendent. The superintendent
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  Speaker 2: served at the pleasure of the Mayor of the City
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  Speaker 2: of New Orleans. Seven. The Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office was
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  Speaker 2: a law enforcement entity in the of New Orleans City. Eight,
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  Speaker 2: The City of New Orleans employed an Executive Protection Unit
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  Speaker 2: for the purpose of providing security and risk mitigation for
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  Speaker 2: select high ranking City of New Orleans officials.
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  Speaker 1: Nine.
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  Speaker 2: Approximately four members of EPU, each of whom was a
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  Speaker 2: law enforcement officer employed by NOPD or OPSO, provided protection
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  Speaker 2: for the mayor. They were split into two teams of
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  Speaker 2: two members each. Ten. The two EPU teams were organized
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  Speaker 2: to provide protection for the mayor on a pre set
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  Speaker 2: rotating schedule. Eleven EPU members assigned to provide protection for
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  Speaker 2: the mayor worked on EPU assignments exclusively. The mayor's EPU
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  Speaker 2: personnel provided protection for the mayor when the mayor was
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  Speaker 2: away from the mayor's place of residence. Thirteen. EPU did
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  Speaker 2: not typically provide personal protection for the mayor when the
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  Speaker 2: mayor was at the location at which the mayor was residing,
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  Speaker 2: except when extenuating circumstances such as a viable threat existed. Fourteen.
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  Speaker 2: EPU did not typically protect the residence of the mayor
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  Speaker 2: when the mayor was elsewhere. Fifteen. In the course of
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  Speaker 2: their duties, EPU members rarely entered the mayor's residence On
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  Speaker 2: such occasions, EPU members only spent a brief period inside
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  Speaker 2: the mayor's residence. Even when extenuating circumstances arose, ep U
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  Speaker 2: remained outside the mayor's residents when providing protection. Sixteen EPU
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  Speaker 2: members were paid bi weekly by the City of New
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  Speaker 2: Orleans at regular and overtime hourly rates. Seventeen members of
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  Speaker 2: EPU employed by NPD submitted their individual time worked to
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  Speaker 2: an NPD sergeant on a regular basis. Eighteen The information
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  Speaker 2: NPD officers, including EPU members provided regarding their hours work,
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  Speaker 2: was compiled into an electronic bi weekly timecard that included,
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  Speaker 2: among other things, the date, beginning time, ending time, and
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  Speaker 2: duration of all shifts each officer claimed to work in
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  Speaker 2: the given period. Nineteen NOPD relied on the contents of
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  Speaker 2: certified time cards to determine the amounted paid EPU members.
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  Speaker 2: When an EPU member traveled on official business, he was
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  Speaker 2: eligible to receive a daily allowance from meals and incidental expenses.
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  Speaker 2: After returning from a trip, the EPU member completed a
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  Speaker 2: travel expence form and submitted it to the mayor for
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  Speaker 2: review and approval. After the mayor approved a travel expense form,
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  Speaker 2: the City of New Orleans issued payment to the EPU member.
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  Speaker 2: NOPD Policies twenty one NPD offen officers had rules and
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  Speaker 2: policies regarding their lawful and official duties. A NPD employees
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  Speaker 2: were required to ensure that their time cards accurately reflected
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  Speaker 2: their actual work hours. B NPD employees were required to
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  Speaker 2: report for duty at the time and place required by assignment,
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  Speaker 2: to devote their entire shift to duty, and not engage
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  Speaker 2: in activities or personal business which would cause them to
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  Speaker 2: neglect or be inattentive to duty. In the event an
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  Speaker 2: officer was unable to perform or to begin punctually, the
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  Speaker 2: officer was required to notify the commanding officer or a
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  Speaker 2: member of the unit authorized to receive such information before
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  Speaker 2: the start of the shift. CNPD employees were required to
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  Speaker 2: perform their duties throughout their shift and were prohibited from
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  Speaker 2: ceasing to perform their duties before the end of the
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  Speaker 2: shift unless they received prior approval from their supervisor. D
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  Speaker 2: NPD employees were prohibited from using their position for personal
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  Speaker 2: or financial gain. F NPD employees were prohibited from supervising,
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  Speaker 2: occupying a position in the line of supervision, or being
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  Speaker 2: directly supervised by any other employee with whom they are
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  Speaker 2: involved in a personal or business relationship. Defendant Jeffrey Paul
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  Speaker 2: Vappi second twenty two. Vappy was an adult resident of
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  Speaker 2: Orleans Parish. Twenty three. Vappy was employed as an officer
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  Speaker 2: with NPD from in or around April nineteen ninety seven
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  Speaker 2: to on or about June twenty ninth, twenty twenty four.
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  Speaker 2: In or around August twenty twenty three, Vappy was promoted
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  Speaker 2: to the rank of senior police Officer. Twenty four. Vappy
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  Speaker 2: maintained financial accounts at JP Morgan Chase Bank, NA, bearing
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  Speaker 2: account number X and account number X. Vappy received payments
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  Speaker 2: from his work with NOPD via direct deposit into the
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  Speaker 2: Chase account's bearing account number X and account number X.
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  Speaker 2: Twenty five. Vappy was assigned to serve as a member
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  Speaker 2: of EPU from on or about May twenty third, twenty
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  Speaker 2: twenty one, to honor About November ninth, twenty twenty two.
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  Speaker 2: Vappy was injured, unable to work and placed on sickly
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  Speaker 2: from honor about May eighteenth, twenty twenty two, to honor
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  Speaker 2: about July nineteenth, twenty twenty two, twenty six, Vappy was
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  Speaker 2: again assigned to serve as a member of EPU. From
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  Speaker 2: honour about June twenty second, twenty twenty three to on
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  Speaker 2: or about April twenty second, twenty twenty four, twenty seven,
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  Speaker 2: Vappy attended trainings concerning best practices, techniques, and ethics when
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  Speaker 2: providing protection, security and risk mitigation. Twenty eight On or
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  Speaker 2: about November eighteenth, twenty seventeen, Cantrell was elected to serve
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  Speaker 2: a four year term as mayor of the City of
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  Speaker 2: New Orleans. Twenty nine, On or about November thirteenth, twenty
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  Speaker 2: twenty one, Cantrell was elected to serve a second and
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  Speaker 2: final four year term as mayor of the City of
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  Speaker 2: New Orleans. Thirty During Cantrell's tenure as mayor, Cantrell received
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  Speaker 2: city paid protection from EPU. Thirty one, Typically on the
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  Speaker 2: preceding afternoon or evening, a member of Cantrell's staff circulated
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  Speaker 2: a document via email containing Cantrell's schedule and the members
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  Speaker 2: of EPU that would be on duty for Cantrell the
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  Speaker 2: next day. The email recipients included Cantrell, members of EPU,
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  Speaker 2: and various members of Cantrell's staff. Thirty two Honor about
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  Speaker 2: March twenty second, twenty twenty two, Cantrell appointed Vappy to
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  Speaker 2: serve as a member of the Housing Authority of New
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  Speaker 2: Orleans Board Commissioners. Personal correspondence between Cantrell and Bappy thirty three.
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  Speaker 2: What'sapp was a free, end to end, encrypted cellular phone
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  Speaker 2: messaging application that allowed users to send text, voice messages,
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  Speaker 2: and video messages, make voice and video calls, and share images, documents,
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  Speaker 2: user locations, and other content. What's App was known for
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  Speaker 2: its security features. Thirty four In or around February twenty
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  Speaker 2: twenty two, Vappi and Cantrell began using What's App as
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  Speaker 2: their primary means of exchanging messages. Thirty five Between in
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  Speaker 2: or around February twenty twenty two and in or around
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  Speaker 2: October twenty twenty two, Vappy and Cantrell exchanged over fifteen
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  Speaker 2: thousand messages via WhatsApp. Thirty six, Approximately five months after
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  Speaker 2: Vappi joined EPU and started providing security protection for Cantrell,
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  Speaker 2: Cantrell began arranging for a member of EPU to accompany
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  Speaker 2: her on out of state trips that required domestic or
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  Speaker 2: international air travel. Thirty seven In or around October twenty
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  Speaker 2: twenty one, Vappy accompanied Cantrell to Scotland. Vappi would later
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  Speaker 2: reminisce in a WhatsApp message to Cantrell that the Scotland
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  Speaker 2: trip was where it all started. Thirty eight. In an
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  Speaker 2: interview with a local television station recorded on or about
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  Speaker 2: September thirteenth, twenty twenty two, Cantrell justified having EPU team
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  Speaker 2: members accompanied her on trips outside the state of Louisiana
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  Speaker 2: as being due to COVID and absolutely tied to my
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  Speaker 2: health and my well being. In a separate statement, Cantrell
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  Speaker 2: explained that her travel accommodations were a matter of safety,
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  Speaker 2: not of luxury, and that at us all women know
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  Speaker 2: our health and safety are often disregarded and we are
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  Speaker 2: left to navigate alone thirty nine. Notwithstanding her justification for
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  Speaker 2: needing EPU members to accompany her, Cantrell continued to travel
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  Speaker 2: outside the state of Louisiana without EPU. For example, in
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  Speaker 2: or around June twenty twenty two, Cantrell traveled to an
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  Speaker 2: event in New York, New York without EPU because Vappy
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  Speaker 2: was supposed to go but could not due to injury.
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  Speaker 2: Forty Similarly, on or about September thirteenth, twenty twenty two,
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  Speaker 2: Cantrell canceled a work trip to Miami, Florida, where she
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  Speaker 2: was scheduled to attend the Fall leadership meeting of the
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  Speaker 2: United States Conference of Mayors. Instead. At approximately the same
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  Speaker 2: time that she canceled the Miami trip, Cantrell booked a
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  Speaker 2: personal trip in which she traveled alone from New Orleans
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  Speaker 2: to Martha's Vineyard, a Massachusetts Island, via commercial airplane, commercial bus,
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  Speaker 2: and public Vappy's official travel with Cantrell forty one between
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  Speaker 2: in or around September twenty twenty one and in or
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  Speaker 2: around March twenty twenty four, while purporting to serve on
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  Speaker 2: duty as a member of EPU, Vappy accompanied Cantrell on
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  Speaker 2: at least fourteen trips outside the state of Louisiana, including
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  Speaker 2: to domestic destinations such as Los Angeles, California, Orlando, Florida,
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  Speaker 2: San Francisco, California, and Washington, d C. And international destinations
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  Speaker 2: such as Scotland and the United Arab Emirates forty two.
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  Speaker 2: The City of New Orleans incurred more than seventy thousand
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  Speaker 2: dollars in costs related to Vappy's purported work related trips
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  Speaker 2: outside the state of Louisiana with Cantrell, including travel, lodging meals, incidentals,
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  Speaker 2: and salary forty three. For example, on or about April six,
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  Speaker 2: twenty twenty two, Vappy and Cantrell traveled from New Orleans
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  Speaker 2: to San Francisco for the stated purpose of Cantrell attending
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  Speaker 2: an environmental law conference that began on April six, twenty
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  Speaker 2: twenty two, and ended on April eighth, twenty twenty two.
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  Speaker 2: Forty four. As a result of the April twenty twenty
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  Speaker 2: two trip to San Francisco, the City of New Orleans
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  Speaker 2: incurred expenses for vappying Cantrell of over nine thousand dollars,
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  Speaker 2: including paying Bappy approximately one thousand, six hundred and thirty
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  Speaker 2: nine dollars sixty eight cents in salary and overtime forty five.
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  Speaker 2: On or about August twenty first, twenty twenty two, Vappy
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  Speaker 2: and Cantrell traveled from New Orleans to Washington, d C.
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  Speaker 2: For the stated purpose of Cantrell meeting for one hour
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  Speaker 2: with a representative of the United States Department of Justice
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  Speaker 2: forty six. As a result of the August twenty twenty
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  Speaker 2: two trip to Washington, d C. The City of New
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  Speaker 2: Orleans incurred expenses for Vappi and Cantrell of over three
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  Speaker 2: thousand dollars, including paying Vappy approximately one thousand, one hundred
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  Speaker 2: and eighteen dollars sixty six cents in salary and overtime honor.
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  Speaker 2: About September twenty eight, twenty twenty two, Vappy and Cantrell
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  Speaker 2: traveled from New Orleans to Atlanta, Georgia, for the stated
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  Speaker 2: purpose of Cantrell attending a one day conference forty eight
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  Speaker 2: hon Or. About September twenty ninth, twenty twenty two, vappian
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  Speaker 2: Cantrell traveled from Atlanta to Los Angeles for the stated
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  Speaker 2: purpose of Cantrell attending a Global Green Community Lower ninth
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  Speaker 2: Ward sponsor launch event. Cantrell paid approximately seven hundred and
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  Speaker 2: sixty two dollars eighteen cents to upgrade Vappy seat to
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  Speaker 2: first class on the return flight to New Orleans Honor
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  Speaker 2: about September thirtieth, twenty twenty two, using her personal American
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  Speaker 2: Express credit card bearing number X forty nine. As a
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  Speaker 2: result of the September twenty twenty two trip to Atlanta
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  Speaker 2: and Los Angeles, the City of New Orleans incurred expenses
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  Speaker 2: for vappyn Cantrell of over five thousand dollars, including paying
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  Speaker 2: Vappy approximately one thousand, four hundred and two dollars seventy
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  Speaker 2: eight cents in salary in overtime the Pontalba Apartment fifty
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  Speaker 2: The City of New Orleans owned an apartment unit five
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  Speaker 2: hundred and thirty billions in the Pontalba Building in the
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  Speaker 2: French Quarter of New Orleans fifty one until in or
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  Speaker 2: around March twenty twenty four, the mayor had access to
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  Speaker 2: the Pontalba Apartment fifty two. Not later than about mid
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  Speaker 2: twenty twenty two, EPU members treated the Pontalba apartment in
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  Speaker 2: a manner similar to Cantrell's personal residence, including not providing
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  Speaker 2: protection for Cantrell while Cantrell was inside the Pontalba Apartment
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  Speaker 2: fifty three. During shifts, Vappy claimed to be on duty
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  Speaker 2: for EPU. He frequently spent time inside the Pontalba apartment,
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  Speaker 2: both with Cantrell and alone fifty four. On or about
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  Speaker 2: November ninth, twenty twenty two, local New Orleans media outlets
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  Speaker 2: first published and broadcast reports regarding Bappy and its frequent
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  Speaker 2: and lengthy presence inside the Pontalba apartment alone with Cantrell
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  Speaker 2: fifty five. Bappy was removed from EPU and reassigned to
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  Speaker 2: another position with n OPD From on or about November ninth,
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  Speaker 2: twenty twenty two, until on or about June fifty six,
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  Speaker 2: honor about November fourteenth, twenty twenty two, Bappy conducted numerous
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  Speaker 2: online searches for attorneys who specialize in the practice of
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  Speaker 2: criminal defense in the Greater New Orleans area, including using
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  Speaker 2: the names of several attorneys and female defense attorney near
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  Speaker 2: me fifty seven. On multiple occasions, including on or about
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  Speaker 2: January eighteenth, twenty twenty three, Cantrell made public statements in
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  Speaker 2: which she denied having a romantic relationship or a physical
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  Speaker 2: relationship with Vappy fifty eight. On or about June fifteenth,
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  Speaker 2: twenty twenty three, the interim Superintendent of NPD formally sustained
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  Speaker 2: the findings of an internal investigation that concluded Vapy committed
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  Speaker 2: misconduct as a member of EPU. Shortly before doing so,
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  Speaker 2: the interim Superintendent notified Cantrell of the interim superintendent it's
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  Speaker 2: intent to sustain the proposed findings fifty nine. In or
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  Speaker 2: around late June twenty twenty three, Cantrell directed the interim
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  Speaker 2: superintendent to reassign Vappy back to EPU, acting at Cantrell's direction.
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  Speaker 2: On or about June twenty second, twenty twenty three, the
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  Speaker 2: interim superintendent did so. Sixty honor about September eleventh, twenty
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  Speaker 2: twenty three, Cantrell informed the interim superintendent during an in
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  Speaker 2: person meeting that the interim superintendent would not become the
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  Speaker 2: permanent superintendent of NPD. Vapy attended the meeting. Sixty one
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  Speaker 2: On or about September twenty second, twenty twenty three, the
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  Speaker 2: interim Superintendent's tenure ended. Beginning on or about April fifteenth,
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  Speaker 2: twenty twenty four, local New Orleans media outlets published in
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  Speaker 2: broadcast reports about vapian Cantrell dining and consuming alcohol together
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  Speaker 2: during times Vappy claimed to be on duty for EPU.
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  Speaker 2: The reports included photographs of Vappy and Cantrell engaging in
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  Speaker 2: personal activities in public that were taken by a New
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  Speaker 2: Orleans resident. Sixty three on or about April twenty second,
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  Speaker 2: twenty twenty four, Vappy was again removed from EPU and
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  Speaker 2: reassigned to another position with NPD. Sixty four on or
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  Speaker 2: about May nine, twenty twenty four, Cantrell filed a police
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  Speaker 2: report that included non public information and characterized the behavior
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  Speaker 2: of the New Orleans resident who took pictures of Vapi
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  Speaker 2: and Cantrell together in public as menacing to the point
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  Speaker 2: Cantrell was concerned for her safety. Sixty five On or
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  Speaker 2: about May tenth, twenty twenty four, Cantrell filed a petition
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  Speaker 2: for protection from stalking or sexual assault concerning the New
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  Speaker 2: Orleans resident who took pictures of Cantrell and Vappy, claiming
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  Speaker 2: that the resident had harassed Cantrell and was risking Cantrell's safety.
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  Speaker 2: Sixty six On or about June twenty ninth, twenty twenty four,
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  Speaker 2: Vappy resigned from NPD. Federal Grand Jury investigation sixty seven
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  Speaker 2: honor about July fourteenth, twenty twenty three, special agents with
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  Speaker 2: the FBI interviewed Vappy at his residence in New Orleans,
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  Speaker 2: and VAPPI made materially false statements to them. FBI agents
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  Speaker 2: also served Vappy with a subpoena issued by a federal
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  Speaker 2: grand jury sitting in the Eastern District of Louisiana. The
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  Speaker 2: July fourteenth subpoena required the production of, among other things,
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  Speaker 2: correspondence with Cantrell, gifts Vappi gave to Cantrell, and pictures
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  Speaker 2: of gifts Vappi gave to Cantrell. On or about July eighteenth,
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  Speaker 2: twenty twenty three, a federal grand jury sitting in the
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  Speaker 2: Eastern District of Louisiana issued a subpoena to Cantrell requiring
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  Speaker 2: the production of, among other things, communications between Cantrell and
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  Speaker 2: Vappi and documents concerning gifts that Vappi gave Cantrell. In response,
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  Speaker 2: Cantrell produced documents and a sworn affidavit containing false information
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  Speaker 2: sixty nine Honor. About May thirty first, twenty twenty four,
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  Speaker 2: a federal grand jury issued a subpoena to Cantrell requiring
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  Speaker 2: her appearance before the grand jury seventy Honor. About June
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  Speaker 2: twenty eight, twenty twenty four, Cantrell appeared before a federal
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  Speaker 2: grand jury sitting in the Eastern District of Louisiana, was
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  Speaker 2: placed under oath, and testified falsely. The conspiracy b beginning
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  Speaker 2: at a time unknown but not later than in or
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  Speaker 2: around October twenty twenty one, and continuing until on or
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  Speaker 2: about June twenty ninth, twenty twenty four. In the Eastern
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  Speaker 2: District of Louisiana and elsewhere. The defendants, Jeffrey Paul Vappy
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  Speaker 2: the Second and LaToya Cantrell, did knowingly and wilfully combine, conspire,
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  Speaker 2: and agreed to devise and intend to devise a scheme
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  Speaker 2: and artifice to defraud and to obtain money and property
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  Speaker 2: from the City of New Orleans and NPD by means
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  Speaker 2: of materially false and fraudulent pretenses, representations, and promises by
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  Speaker 2: use of interstate wire transmissions in violation of Title eighteen
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  Speaker 2: United States Code, Section one thousand, three hundred and forty
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  Speaker 2: three c Purpose of the conspiracy. The purpose of the
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  Speaker 2: conspiracy included the following to convert to the personal use
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  Speaker 2: of the conspirator's money and property belonging to the City
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  Speaker 2: of New Orleans and NPD, to enrich the conspirators by
• 16:46
  Speaker 2: obtaining and retaining money and property to which the conspirators
• 16:48
  Speaker 2: were not entitled, And to conceal the nature and purposes
• 16:51
  Speaker 2: of the scheme and artifice to defraud. The manner and
• 16:54
  Speaker 2: means by which Jeffrey Paul Vappy Second and LaToya Cantrell
• 16:57
  Speaker 2: sought to accomplish the object and purpose of the conspiracy included,
• 17:00
  Speaker 2: among other things, the following seventy one. Beginning not later
• 17:03
  Speaker 2: than in or around October twenty twenty one, Vappian Cantrell
• 17:07
  Speaker 2: carried on a personal and intimate relationship which Vappian Cantrell
• 17:10
  Speaker 2: attempted to disguise by making Vappy's interactions with Cantrell appeared
• 17:13
  Speaker 2: to relate to Vappy's duties and responsibilities as a member
• 17:15
  Speaker 2: of EPU assigned to provide personal protection for Cantrell. Seventy two,
• 17:20
  Speaker 2: Vappy submitted and caused others to submit on his behalf
• 17:22
  Speaker 2: time cards to NOPD for periods he falsely claimed to
• 17:25
  Speaker 2: have worked on duty, when in fact Vappy was engaged
• 17:28
  Speaker 2: in personal activities unrelated to his work duties. Seventy three.
• 17:32
  Speaker 2: In or around February twenty twenty two, Vapian Cantrell began
• 17:35
  Speaker 2: using WhatsApp as their primary means of exchanging messages. Cantrell
• 17:39
  Speaker 2: told a trusted staff member that she was moving to
• 17:41
  Speaker 2: WhatsApp altogether had elited our history and ut him back
• 17:44
  Speaker 2: in my phone as Vappy but business only. Seventy four,
• 17:47
  Speaker 2: Vappian Cantrell exchanged over fifteen thousand personal messages, pictures, and
• 17:51
  Speaker 2: voice messages via WhatsApp to avoid detection and continue their relationship.
• 17:55
  Speaker 2: Seventy five, Vapian Cantrell deleted messages they exchanged. Seventy six.
• 18:00
  Speaker 2: Vappien Cantrell discussed which City of New Orleans employees could
• 18:03
  Speaker 2: and could not be trusted with the truth about their
• 18:05
  Speaker 2: personal and intimate relationship. Seventy seven. When asked by fellow
• 18:09
  Speaker 2: EPU members, Vappy denied his involvement in an intimate relationship
• 18:13
  Speaker 2: with Cantrell. Vappi participated in Hano meetings during his on
• 18:16
  Speaker 2: duty shifts with EPU seventy nine. Vappian Cantrell eight meals
• 18:21
  Speaker 2: and consumed alcohol together at restaurants. During periods Vapi claimed
• 18:23
  Speaker 2: to be working on duty as a member of EPU.
• 18:26
  Speaker 2: Eighty Bappian Cantrell treated the Pontalba apartment as their personal
• 18:30
  Speaker 2: shared residents, with Cantrell often referring to it as our
• 18:32
  Speaker 2: apartment when messaging. Vappy, Vappi, and Cantrell frequently coordinated, spending
• 18:37
  Speaker 2: time together inside the apartment during periods Vappy claimed to
• 18:39
  Speaker 2: be on duty for EPU. Cantrell occasionally canceled scheduled work
• 18:42
  Speaker 2: events to facilitate personal and intimate interactions with Vappy in
• 18:45
  Speaker 2: the Pontalba apartment. Eighty one, Bappian Cantrell used their public
• 18:50
  Speaker 2: positions to coordinate work trips outside the state of Louisiana,
• 18:52
  Speaker 2: which were paid for by the City of New Orleans
• 18:54
  Speaker 2: and NOPD for the purpose of manufacturing opportunities for Vappian
• 18:57
  Speaker 2: Cantrell to engage in personal and intimate activities at ten
• 19:00
  Speaker 2: expayer's expense. Eighty two, Vappy submitted and Cantrell signed and
• 19:04
  Speaker 2: authorized Vappy's travel expense forms after out of state trips,
• 19:07
  Speaker 2: despite knowing they falsely reflected that Vappy had engaged exclusively
• 19:10
  Speaker 2: in official business activities. Eighty three, Cantrell lied to members
• 19:14
  Speaker 2: of the news media about the reason she had EPU
• 19:16
  Speaker 2: members accompanied her on out of state trips. Eighty four.
• 19:19
  Speaker 2: Vapy attempted to persuade the interim superintendent to exonerate him
• 19:22
  Speaker 2: by telling the interim superintendent that it was the interim
• 19:24
  Speaker 2: superintendent's opportunity to make it right before the interim superintendent
• 19:27
  Speaker 2: decided whether to censure Vapy. Eighty five, Cantrell convened a
• 19:31
  Speaker 2: meeting which Vappy attended, and told the interim superintendent that
• 19:33
  Speaker 2: Cantrell would not nominate the interim superintendent to serve as
• 19:36
  Speaker 2: the After the meeting, Vappy invited the interim superintendent too
• 19:39
  Speaker 2: a dackery shop to discuss the interim superintendent's recent demotion
• 19:42
  Speaker 2: and mitigate the interim superintendent's disappointment. Eighty six, Cantrell abused
• 19:46
  Speaker 2: her public position to seek non public information in support
• 19:49
  Speaker 2: of and to obtain a temporary restraining order against a
• 19:51
  Speaker 2: New Orleans resident who photographed and shared images of Cantrell
• 19:54
  Speaker 2: and Vappy dining and consuming alcohol together outside while Vappy
• 19:57
  Speaker 2: claimed to be working on duty as a member of EPU.
• 19:59
  Speaker 2: In in order to suppress and discourage inquiry into Cantrell's
• 20:02
  Speaker 2: public behavior with Vappi. Eighty seven, Vappi lied to federal
• 20:05
  Speaker 2: agents who interviewed him about, among other things, the true
• 20:08
  Speaker 2: nature of his relationship with Cantrell. Eighty eight, Cantrell concealed
• 20:11
  Speaker 2: and withheld documents responsive to a federal grand jury subpoena
• 20:14
  Speaker 2: that would reveal the true nature of her relationship with Vapi.
• 20:17
  Speaker 2: Eighty nine, Cantrell provided an affidavit containing false statements to
• 20:20
  Speaker 2: the grand jury about whether she withheld responsive documents from
• 20:23
  Speaker 2: production and the reasons for her failure to produce materials
• 20:26
  Speaker 2: in response to the July eighteen subpoena ninety Cantrell lied
• 20:30
  Speaker 2: to the Grand Jury about the completeness and accuracy of
• 20:32
  Speaker 2: the records she produced in response to the July eighteen
• 20:34
  Speaker 2: subpoena e overt acts in furtherance of the conspiracy. In
• 20:38
  Speaker 2: furtherance of the conspiracy and to achieve the objects thereof
• 20:41
  Speaker 2: the defendants Jeffrey Paul Vappy second and LaToya Cantrell committed
• 20:44
  Speaker 2: and caused to be committed the following overt acts, among others,
• 20:47
  Speaker 2: in the Eastern District of Louisiana and elsewhere. On or
• 20:50
  Speaker 2: about February twenty fifth, twenty twenty two, Cantrell canceled official
• 20:54
  Speaker 2: meetings and events throughout the day to spend time with
• 20:56
  Speaker 2: Vappy in the Pontalbo apartment, while Vappy claimed to be
• 20:58
  Speaker 2: on duty as a member of EPU ninety two honor.
• 21:01
  Speaker 2: About February twenty seventh, twenty twenty two, Vappi caused an
• 21:04
  Speaker 2: n OPD sergeant to report that Vappi worked on duty
• 21:06
  Speaker 2: as a member of EPU from eight am on February
• 21:09
  Speaker 2: twenty fifth, twenty twenty two, until twelve am on February
• 21:12
  Speaker 2: twenty six, twenty twenty two, despite spending hours inside the
• 21:15
  Speaker 2: Pontaba apartment with Cantrell during that period ninety three mayor
• 21:19
  Speaker 2: affair honor. About March third, twenty twenty two, Vappi conducted
• 21:22
  Speaker 2: an online search for Nashville ninety four. On or about
• 21:25
  Speaker 2: March seventh, twenty twenty two, Cantrell and Vappy exchange the
• 21:28
  Speaker 2: following messages via WhatsApp Canada Trail Vappi canadatral Vapi Vappy
• 21:33
  Speaker 2: Vappy Canada tral Vapi sf is April six to eight.
• 21:36
  Speaker 2: It officially ends at four pm on the eighth. Do
• 21:39
  Speaker 2: we return on the eighth and stay at apartment or
• 21:40
  Speaker 2: return on the ninth absolutely absolutely on what on the
• 21:44
  Speaker 2: going to the apartment after the trip? Oh, I'm sorry,
• 21:47
  Speaker 2: I got it. Now we stay and do the Napa
• 21:49
  Speaker 2: Valley like you said, perfect and thumbs up emoji, thumbs
• 21:52
  Speaker 2: up emoji ninety five. On or about March twenty twenty two,
• 21:56
  Speaker 2: Cantrell appointed Vappy to the Hano Board of Commissioners after
• 21:58
  Speaker 2: an EPU member senates text message to the rest of
• 22:01
  Speaker 2: EPU on or about March thirty first, twenty twenty two,
• 22:04
  Speaker 2: stating that anyone on EPU having an affair with Cantrell
• 22:06
  Speaker 2: should stop because of the detrimental consequences it could have
• 22:09
  Speaker 2: on Cantrell and the EPU team. Cantrell and Vappy separately
• 22:13
  Speaker 2: confronted the EPU member about the text message, and Vappy
• 22:16
  Speaker 2: denied to the EPU member that he and Cantrell were
• 22:18
  Speaker 2: engaged in an intimate relationship. Ninety seven on or about
• 22:22
  Speaker 2: April fourth to twenty twenty two, Cantrell told an associate,
• 22:25
  Speaker 2: please don't accuse me, in response to a text message
• 22:27
  Speaker 2: telling Cantrell it is a felony to have your lover
• 22:29
  Speaker 2: be paid to work and have his travel paid for
• 22:31
  Speaker 2: by the city that Nashville mayor had to pay back
• 22:33
  Speaker 2: like fifty K and serve three years probation. She is done.
• 22:36
  Speaker 2: Please don't let this be your path LaToya. Ninety eight
• 22:40
  Speaker 2: on or about April fifth, twenty twenty two, in response
• 22:42
  Speaker 2: to an associate's text message that pending public funds and
• 22:45
  Speaker 2: using public resources for your personal relationship was illegal, Cantrell
• 22:48
  Speaker 2: falsely stated that her relationship with Vappy was not about
• 22:51
  Speaker 2: a personal relationship, was a work relationship, and challenged her
• 22:54
  Speaker 2: associate to prove to me that I am having a
• 22:56
  Speaker 2: relationship ninety nine. On or about April ninth, twenty twenty two, Vappy, Cantrell,
• 23:02
  Speaker 2: and one of Kantrell's trusted staff members visited several California
• 23:05
  Speaker 2: wineries and appeared in a picture that the trusted staff
• 23:07
  Speaker 2: member posted on a social media platform. Cantrell then instructed
• 23:10
  Speaker 2: the associate to not contact my staff one hundred honor
• 23:14
  Speaker 2: about April tenth, twenty twenty two, Vappy reported the time
• 23:16
  Speaker 2: he claimed to have worked between March twenty seventh, twenty
• 23:19
  Speaker 2: twenty two and April ninth, twenty twenty two. Specifically, he
• 23:22
  Speaker 2: reported that he worked on duty as a member of
• 23:24
  Speaker 2: EPU from eight am to eight pm on March twenty ninth,
• 23:27
  Speaker 2: twenty twenty two, despite spending hours inside the Pontabo apartment
• 23:31
  Speaker 2: with Cantrell, engaging in personal activities and attending a HANO
• 23:34
  Speaker 2: Board of Commissioners meeting during that period. Vappy also reported
• 23:37
  Speaker 2: that he worked the following hours as a member of
• 23:39
  Speaker 2: EPU during the San Francisco trip April sixth, twenty twenty two,
• 23:43
  Speaker 2: fifteen hours April seventh, twenty twenty two, fifteen hours April eighth,
• 23:48
  Speaker 2: twenty twenty two, fifteen hours April ninth, twenty twenty two
• 23:51
  Speaker 2: fifteen hours one hundred and one honor. About April thirteenth,
• 23:55
  Speaker 2: twenty twenty two, Vappy submitted a travel expense form which honour.
• 23:59
  Speaker 2: About August fifth, twenty twenty two, Cantrell and Vappy manipulated
• 24:02
  Speaker 2: their schedules to allow them additional time to spend together
• 24:04
  Speaker 2: in the Pontalba apartment while Vappy claimed to be on duty,
• 24:07
  Speaker 2: including by having Vappy text his EPU partner on or
• 24:10
  Speaker 2: about August fourth, twenty twenty two, Hey, message from the boss.
• 24:13
  Speaker 2: Meet at City Hall for ten a instead of six
• 24:15
  Speaker 2: thirty pickup one hundred and three. On or about August seventeenth,
• 24:19
  Speaker 2: twenty twenty two, Cantrell and Vappy exchange the following messages
• 24:22
  Speaker 2: via WhatsApp. Cantrell Vappy, So I will have to go
• 24:25
  Speaker 2: to DC on Monday. I know, Cantrell. I want to
• 24:28
  Speaker 2: leave on Sunday. Cantrell, will you be going? Vappyvappy absolutely,
• 24:32
  Speaker 2: if it's possible. Didn't or rather hasn't said anything, Cantrell. Okay, Cantrell,
• 24:36
  Speaker 2: I will make that happen. If you say it's okay, Vappy,
• 24:39
  Speaker 2: it's definitely oka Cantrell. Okay, Cantrell, Cantrell, Vappy Cantrell a
• 24:42
  Speaker 2: smiley face emoji. I want to leave Sunday and back
• 24:45
  Speaker 2: on Tuesday. Okay has info? We need this? Boy? Do
• 24:48
  Speaker 2: we need this? One hundred and four On or about
• 24:50
  Speaker 2: August twenty third, twenty twenty two, Vappi send Cantrell a
• 24:53
  Speaker 2: message via WhatsApp in which Vappy, among other things, describe
• 24:56
  Speaker 2: the Washington DC trip as another great trip and also
• 24:59
  Speaker 2: another leg on our journey, and told Cantrell that he
• 25:02
  Speaker 2: loved her and their physical relationship. One hundred and five
• 25:06
  Speaker 2: On or about August twenty third, twenty twenty two, Vappi
• 25:09
  Speaker 2: and Cantrell arranged for Vappy to replace another EPU member
• 25:12
  Speaker 2: on an upcoming trip Cantrell was scheduled to take to
• 25:14
  Speaker 2: Buenos Aires, Argentina, which Vappy later described as a nice one.
• 25:18
  Speaker 2: One hundred and six On or about August twenty fourth,
• 25:21
  Speaker 2: twenty twenty two, Vappy submitted a travel expense form, which
• 25:24
  Speaker 2: Cantrell later approved, for one thousand, three hundred and fifteen
• 25:27
  Speaker 2: dollars ninety cents in expenses related to the August trip
• 25:30
  Speaker 2: to Washington, DC. One hundred and seven On or about
• 25:34
  Speaker 2: September fifteenth, twenty twenty two, while Vappy was in Martha's
• 25:37
  Speaker 2: vineyard for a Hano trip. Cantrell and Vappy exchanged the
• 25:40
  Speaker 2: following messages via WhatsApp. Vappy, Hey, baby, I'm going to
• 25:44
  Speaker 2: go to Looch with the guys and come be with
• 25:46
  Speaker 2: you at the end of today's conference. I'm not going
• 25:48
  Speaker 2: on the bus tour Vappy. Cantrell Oka, Cantrell. Good, Cantrell.
• 25:51
  Speaker 2: So that is about three thirty you will be done
• 25:54
  Speaker 2: Vappy Cantrell meaning we get out earlier. Let me know
• 25:57
  Speaker 2: about where for lunch to make sure I'm out of sight.
• 25:58
  Speaker 2: On or about September twenty third, twenty twenty two, Cantrell
• 26:01
  Speaker 2: and Vappy discussed a public records request seeking information about
• 26:04
  Speaker 2: cantrell schedule and whether a particular local investigative reporter was
• 26:07
  Speaker 2: on to US one hundred and nine Honor. About September
• 26:10
  Speaker 2: twenty fifth, twenty twenty two, Cantrell send Vappy a message
• 26:13
  Speaker 2: via WhatsApp that stated, the times when we are truly
• 26:16
  Speaker 2: alone is what spoils me the most. One hundred and
• 26:19
  Speaker 2: ten Honor. About September twenty nine, twenty twenty two, during
• 26:22
  Speaker 2: a period Vappy p reported to be on duty in
• 26:24
  Speaker 2: the Los Angeles area providing protection for Cantrell. As a
• 26:27
  Speaker 2: member of EPU. Vappy purchased multiple alcoholic beverages and charged
• 26:31
  Speaker 2: the expense to Cantrell's room one hundred eleven Honor. About
• 26:34
  Speaker 2: October third, twenty twenty two, Cantrell and Vappy discussed via
• 26:37
  Speaker 2: WhatsApp the need to be careful and to be straight
• 26:40
  Speaker 2: and together one hundred and twelve Honor. About October fourth,
• 26:43
  Speaker 2: twenty twenty two, Cantrell and Vappy discussed via WhatsApp having
• 26:45
  Speaker 2: someone perform a sweep of the Pontaba apartment to search
• 26:48
  Speaker 2: for recording devices. On or about October, Vappy reported that
• 26:52
  Speaker 2: he worked the following hours as a member of EPU
• 26:54
  Speaker 2: during a trip to Atlanta and then to Los Angeles
• 26:56
  Speaker 2: between Honor about September twenty eight, twenty twenty two and
• 26:58
  Speaker 2: September thirtyeth twenty twenty U two for the purpose of
• 27:01
  Speaker 2: Cantrell attending conferences September twenty eighth, twenty twenty two, eighteen hours,
• 27:06
  Speaker 2: September twenty ninth, twenty twenty two, sixteen hours, September thirtieth,
• 27:09
  Speaker 2: twenty twenty two, sixteen hours, one hundred and fourteen. On
• 27:13
  Speaker 2: or about October twenty fourth, twenty twenty two, Vappy submitted
• 27:15
  Speaker 2: a travel expense form, which Cantrell later approved for two thousand,
• 27:18
  Speaker 2: six hundred and twenty one dollars eighty two cents in
• 27:21
  Speaker 2: expenses related to the September trip to Atlanta and Los
• 27:23
  Speaker 2: Angeles one hundred and fifteen. On or about November twelfth,
• 27:26
  Speaker 2: twenty twenty two, after public news reports speculated about the
• 27:29
  Speaker 2: existence of an intimate relationship between Vappy and Cantrell, Vappy
• 27:32
  Speaker 2: conducted online searches regarding What's App and its level of
• 27:35
  Speaker 2: security one hundred and sixteen. On or about December twenty sixth,
• 27:39
  Speaker 2: twenty twenty two, Cantrell activated the disappearing messages feature for
• 27:43
  Speaker 2: her What's App communication thread with Vappy on her personal
• 27:46
  Speaker 2: cellular device, which caused all new What's App messages between
• 27:49
  Speaker 2: Cantrell and Vappy to disappear after approximately twenty to four
• 27:51
  Speaker 2: hours one hundred and seventeen between in or around October
• 27:55
  Speaker 2: twenty twenty two and in or around January twenty twenty three,
• 27:58
  Speaker 2: Cantrell manually deleted that thousands of WhatsApp messages she exchanged
• 28:01
  Speaker 2: with Vappy one hundred and eighteen on or about March nineteenth,
• 28:05
  Speaker 2: twenty twenty three, after a local news media outlet broadcast
• 28:08
  Speaker 2: additional reports about Vapy's work on EPU and relationship with Cantrell,
• 28:11
  Speaker 2: Vappy conducted multiple online searches concerning a member of the
• 28:14
  Speaker 2: news media who reported about Vappy, including where does live
• 28:17
  Speaker 2: In or around June twenty twenty three, Cantrell directed the
• 28:20
  Speaker 2: interim superintendent to reassign Vappe to EPU, and the interim
• 28:23
  Speaker 2: superintendent complied. One hundred and twenty On or about July fourteenth,
• 28:27
  Speaker 2: twenty twenty three, Vappy spoke with special Agents with the
• 28:29
  Speaker 2: FBI at his residence in New Orleans for over one hour,
• 28:32
  Speaker 2: during which he gave numerous false statements regarding, among other things,
• 28:35
  Speaker 2: the nature of his relationship with Cantrell. One hundred and
• 28:39
  Speaker 2: twenty one on or about July fifteenth, twenty twenty three.
• 28:42
  Speaker 2: The day after speaking with Special Agents with the FBI,
• 28:44
  Speaker 2: Vappy visited the about Disappearing Messages web page within the
• 28:47
  Speaker 2: WhatsApp websites help Center one hundred and twenty two on
• 28:51
  Speaker 2: or about October twenty fifth, twenty twenty three, in response
• 28:54
  Speaker 2: to the July eighteenth subpoena, Cantrell produced a selection of
• 28:57
  Speaker 2: records which did not include numerous responsive records still in
• 29:00
  Speaker 2: her possession, and an affidavit signed under oath that contained
• 29:03
  Speaker 2: multiple materially false representations one hundred and twenty three Honor.
• 29:07
  Speaker 2: About May ninth, twenty twenty four, Cantrell abused her position
• 29:11
  Speaker 2: to obtain non public information and then file a police
• 29:13
  Speaker 2: report about a New Orleans resident who took and disseminated
• 29:16
  Speaker 2: photographs of Cantrell and Vappi together in public one hundred
• 29:20
  Speaker 2: twenty four Honor. About May tenth, twenty twenty four. Cantrell
• 29:23
  Speaker 2: used the non public information she obtained to seek and
• 29:25
  Speaker 2: obtain a restraining order against the New Orleans resident one
• 29:28
  Speaker 2: hundred and twenty five. On or about June twenty eighth,
• 29:30
  Speaker 2: twenty twenty four, Cantrell appeared under oath before a federal
• 29:33
  Speaker 2: grand jury sitting in the Eastern District of Louisiana. She
• 29:36
  Speaker 2: affirmed that she had reviewed and signed the affidavit. Cantrell
• 29:39
  Speaker 2: also testified falsely that to the best of her knowledge,
• 29:42
  Speaker 2: she had produced all documents responsive to the subpoena that
• 29:44
  Speaker 2: were in her possession, and that none had been withheld
• 29:46
  Speaker 2: from production between at least in or around March twenty
• 29:49
  Speaker 2: twenty two and in or around April twenty twenty four,
• 29:52
  Speaker 2: Vappian Cantrell caused interstate wire communications in the form of
• 29:55
  Speaker 2: payments from the City of New Orleans and NPD to
• 29:57
  Speaker 2: Vappy in financial accounts under his control, all in violation
• 30:01
  Speaker 2: of Title eighteen United States Code, Section three hundred and
• 30:04
  Speaker 2: seventy one, Counts two to thirteen a U T he
• 30:07
  Speaker 2: all times material herein one hundred and twenty seven. The
• 30:10
  Speaker 2: allegations of Count one are hereby re alleged and incorporated
• 30:13
  Speaker 2: herein in their entirety by reference B. The scheme and
• 30:17
  Speaker 2: artifice to defraud, beginning at a time unknown but not
• 30:19
  Speaker 2: later than in or around October twenty twenty one, and
• 30:22
  Speaker 2: continuing at least through honor about June twenty ninth, twenty
• 30:24
  Speaker 2: twenty four, in the Eastern District of Louisiana and elsewhere,
• 30:27
  Speaker 2: the defendants, Jeffrey Paul Vappy second and LaToya Cantrell did
• 30:31
  Speaker 2: knowingly devise and intend to devise a scheme and artifice
• 30:33
  Speaker 2: to defraud and obtain money and property by means of
• 30:36
  Speaker 2: false and fraudulent pretenses, representations, and promises, namely submitting and
• 30:40
  Speaker 2: causing to be submitted false time cards to NPD and
• 30:42
  Speaker 2: false travel expense forms to the City of New Orleans,
• 30:44
  Speaker 2: for VAPI receiving benefits and money to which they were
• 30:47
  Speaker 2: not entitled as a result of those submissions, and abusing
• 30:49
  Speaker 2: their positions as public officials to conceal and perpetuate their scheme.
• 30:53
  Speaker 2: The offense se honor about the dates listed below in
• 30:56
  Speaker 2: the Eastern District of Louisiana and elsewhere. Jeffrey Paul Vappy
• 30:59
  Speaker 2: Too and Latoyak Pantrell for the purpose of executing and
• 31:01
  Speaker 2: attempting to execute the aforesaid scheme and artifice to defraud
• 31:05
  Speaker 2: and to obtain money and property by means of false
• 31:07
  Speaker 2: and fraudulent pretenses, representations, and promises, did knowingly count defendant
• 31:11
  Speaker 2: payment Day two VAPU March thirty, VAPI Cantreil April fifteenth,
• 31:15
  Speaker 2: twenty twenty two to four VAPY cantrell S VAPY May seventeenth,
• 31:18
  Speaker 2: twenty twenty two. August nineteenth, twenty twenty two. Description. VAPPY
• 31:22
  Speaker 2: received payment from NPD via electronic direct deposit into Chase
• 31:25
  Speaker 2: account numbo x that included approximately four hundred and forty
• 31:28
  Speaker 2: three dollars forty four cents for claiming to be on
• 31:31
  Speaker 2: duty on or about February twenty fifth, twenty twenty two,
• 31:34
  Speaker 2: from about eight am to twelve am. VAPPY received payment
• 31:37
  Speaker 2: from NPD via electronic direct deposit into Chase account numbo
• 31:40
  Speaker 2: X that included approximately three hundred and thirty five dollars
• 31:42
  Speaker 2: for claiming to be on duty on or about March
• 31:44
  Speaker 2: twenty ninth, twenty twenty two, from about eight am to
• 31:47
  Speaker 2: eight pm, and approximately four hundred and nine dollars ninety
• 31:49
  Speaker 2: two cents for claiming to be on duty on or
• 31:51
  Speaker 2: about April ninth, twenty twenty two, from about nine am
• 31:53
  Speaker 2: to twelve am. BAPPY cashed a three hundred and seventy
• 31:56
  Speaker 2: eight dollars forty three cents check from the City of
• 31:57
  Speaker 2: New Orleans for per diem and incidentals based on the
• 32:00
  Speaker 2: submission of a travel expense formed by VAPPY and approved
• 32:02
  Speaker 2: by Cantrail for Vappy's April six, to twenty twenty two
• 32:04
  Speaker 2: to April ninth, twenty twenty two trip to San Francisco.
• 32:08
  Speaker 2: BAPPY received payment from NPD via electronic direct deposit into
• 32:11
  Speaker 2: Chase account number X that included approximately three hundred and
• 32:14
  Speaker 2: thirty five dollars for claiming to be on duty on
• 32:16
  Speaker 2: or about August second, twenty twenty two, from about seven
• 32:18
  Speaker 2: am to seven pm. Approximately two hundred and thirty seven
• 32:21
  Speaker 2: dollars ninety three cents for claiming to be on duty
• 32:23
  Speaker 2: on or about August third, twenty twenty two, from about
• 32:25
  Speaker 2: six twenty five am to three pm. Approximately three hundred
• 32:28
  Speaker 2: and thirty five dollars for claiming to be on duty
• 32:31
  Speaker 2: on or about August fifth, twenty twenty two, from about
• 32:33
  Speaker 2: seven am to seven pm. Approximately four hundred and twenty
• 32:36
  Speaker 2: dollars twenty four cents for claiming to be on duty
• 32:38
  Speaker 2: on or about August six, twenty twenty two, from about
• 32:41
  Speaker 2: seven am to ten pm. Approximately three hundred and thirty
• 32:44
  Speaker 2: five dollars for claiming to be on duty on or
• 32:46
  Speaker 2: about August eighth, twenty twenty two, from about eight am
• 32:49
  Speaker 2: to eight pm. BAPPY received payment from NOPD via electronic
• 32:52
  Speaker 2: direct deposit into Chase account number X that included approximately
• 32:56
  Speaker 2: three hundred and seventy dollars one cent for claiming to
• 32:58
  Speaker 2: be on duty on or about March twenty eight, twenty
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  Speaker 2: twenty four, from about eight am to eight pm. VAPPY
• 33:03
  Speaker 2: received payment from NPD via electronic direct deposit into Chase
• 33:06
  Speaker 2: account numbo x that included approximately three hundred and seventy
• 33:09
  Speaker 2: dollars one cent for claiming to be on duty on
• 33:11
  Speaker 2: or about April seventh, twenty twenty four, from about eight
• 33:14
  Speaker 2: am to eight pm, all in violation of Title eighteen
• 33:17
  Speaker 2: United States Code, Sections one thousand, three hundred and forty
• 33:19
  Speaker 2: three to two. Count fourteen conspiracy to obstruct Justice a
• 33:23
  Speaker 2: A t all times material here in one hundred and
• 33:26
  Speaker 2: twenty eight. The allegations of Count one are hereby re
• 33:29
  Speaker 2: alleged and incorporated herein in their entirety by reference. Beginning
• 33:33
  Speaker 2: at a time unknown but not later than in or
• 33:35
  Speaker 2: around October twenty twenty one, and continuing until the date
• 33:38
  Speaker 2: of the superseding indictment in the Eastern District of Louisiana
• 33:41
  Speaker 2: and elsewhere, the defendants, Jeffrey Paul Vappy the Second and
• 33:44
  Speaker 2: LaToya Cantrell did knowingly and willfully combine, conspire, and agree
• 33:49
  Speaker 2: one hundred and twenty nine to corrupt the Altar, destroy, mutilate,
• 33:52
  Speaker 2: and conceal a record, document, and other object with the
• 33:55
  Speaker 2: intent to impair the object's integrity and availability for use
• 33:58
  Speaker 2: in an official proceeding in violateation of Title eighteen United
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  Speaker 2: States Code Section one thousand, five hundred and twelve and
• 34:04
  Speaker 2: one hundred and thirty to corruptly obstruct, influence and impede
• 34:07
  Speaker 2: in official proceeding an attempt to corruptly obstruct, influence and
• 34:11
  Speaker 2: impede in official proceeding in violation of Title eighteen, United
• 34:14
  Speaker 2: States Code Section fifteen twelve CE. Purpose of the conspiracy.
• 34:18
  Speaker 2: The purpose of the conspiracy was for Jeffrey Paul Vappy
• 34:20
  Speaker 2: two and LaToya Kntrell to prevent a federal grand jury
• 34:22
  Speaker 2: from uncovering their scheme to defraud the City of New
• 34:24
  Speaker 2: Orleans and NPD, including by hiding and concealing documents that
• 34:27
  Speaker 2: would reveal their scheme. D manner and means of the conspiracy.
• 34:31
  Speaker 2: The manner and means by which Jeffrey Paul Vapy too
• 34:33
  Speaker 2: and LaToya Cantrell sought to accomplish the object and purpose
• 34:36
  Speaker 2: of the conspiracy included, among other things, the following one
• 34:39
  Speaker 2: hundred and thirty one using WhatsApp to communicate with one
• 34:42
  Speaker 2: another one hundred and thirty two activating features on WhatsApp
• 34:45
  Speaker 2: to cause new messages between Cantrell and VAPPY to disappear,
• 34:48
  Speaker 2: deleting messages between Cantrell and Vappy one hundred and thirty four.
• 34:51
  Speaker 2: Providing false and misleading statements and information to EPU personnel,
• 34:55
  Speaker 2: Cantrell's advisors, members of the news media, and the public
• 34:58
  Speaker 2: about their relationship one hundred and thirty five. Abusing the
• 35:02
  Speaker 2: power of their positions, including by discouraging inquiries into the
• 35:05
  Speaker 2: status of their relationship by, among other things, intimidating advisers
• 35:08
  Speaker 2: and subordinates one hundred and thirty six. Intimidating a resident
• 35:12
  Speaker 2: of the City of New Orleans for the purpose of
• 35:14
  Speaker 2: suppressing and discouraging inquiry into Cantrell's public behavior with VAPPI
• 35:18
  Speaker 2: one hundred and thirty seven. Lying to federal law enforcement
• 35:21
  Speaker 2: authorities one hundred and thirty eight. Signing and submitting, under
• 35:24
  Speaker 2: oath and penalty of perjury an affidavit containing false statements
• 35:27
  Speaker 2: in response to a subpoena issued by a federal grand
• 35:30
  Speaker 2: jury one hundred thirty nine. Creating false evidence for a
• 35:33
  Speaker 2: federal grand jury, including screenshots from Cantrell's personal cellular telephone
• 35:37
  Speaker 2: that Cantrell falsely claimed supported misrepresentations in her affidavit one
• 35:41
  Speaker 2: hundred and forty withholding from production material responsive to a
• 35:45
  Speaker 2: subpoena issued by a federal grand jury one hundred and
• 35:47
  Speaker 2: forty one, making false statements to a federal grand jury
• 35:50
  Speaker 2: while under oath all in violation of Title eighteen, United
• 35:53
  Speaker 2: States Code, Section one thousand, five hundred and twelve, Count
• 35:57
  Speaker 2: fifteen false statements a A t all times material. Herein
• 36:01
  Speaker 2: one hundred and forty two. The allegations of Counts one
• 36:04
  Speaker 2: to fourteen are hereby re alleged and incorporated herein in
• 36:07
  Speaker 2: their entirety by reference. The Federal Bureau of Investigation was
• 36:11
  Speaker 2: an agency within the United States Department of Justice, which
• 36:14
  Speaker 2: was a department within the executive branch of the Government
• 36:16
  Speaker 2: of the United States one hundred and forty four. On
• 36:19
  Speaker 2: or about March thirtieth, twenty twenty two, Vappy conducted an
• 36:22
  Speaker 2: online search for hat was Whitney Houston's character name in
• 36:24
  Speaker 2: The Bodyguard one hundred and forty five.
• 36:26
  Speaker 1: Honor.
• 36:27
  Speaker 2: About June eleven, twenty twenty two, Cantrell sent Vappy the
• 36:29
  Speaker 2: following images and messages via WhatsApp. Honor. About June twenty first,
• 36:33
  Speaker 2: twenty twenty two, VAPPI sent Cantrell the following message and
• 36:36
  Speaker 2: image taken in the Pontalba apartment via WhatsApp one hundred
• 36:39
  Speaker 2: and forty seven. Vappian Cantrell exchanged numerous text messages voice messages.
• 36:43
  Speaker 2: In those messages, Vappian Cantrell repeatedly said that they loved
• 36:46
  Speaker 2: each other and discussed their physical and intimate relationship. The
• 36:49
  Speaker 2: offense b on or about July fourteenth, twenty twenty three,
• 36:53
  Speaker 2: in the Eastern District of Louisiana, the defendant, Jeffrey Paul
• 36:55
  Speaker 2: Vappy the second did wilfully and knowingly make materially false, fictitious,
• 36:59
  Speaker 2: and fraudulent statements and representations in a matter within the
• 37:02
  Speaker 2: jurisdiction of a department or agency of the United States,
• 37:05
  Speaker 2: by stating to an agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation,
• 37:07
  Speaker 2: an agency of the United States government, that VAPPI did
• 37:10
  Speaker 2: not have and never had a physical relationship or a
• 37:12
  Speaker 2: romantic relationship with Cantrell, that Vappy had never kissed Cantrell,
• 37:16
  Speaker 2: and that Vappy had never told Cantrell that Vappy loved Cantrell.
• 37:19
  Speaker 2: These statements and representations were false because, as the defendant
• 37:22
  Speaker 2: Jeffrey Paul Vappy two then and there new since at
• 37:25
  Speaker 2: least October twenty twenty one, Vappy had been in a
• 37:27
  Speaker 2: romantic relationship and a physical relationship with Cantrell. Vappy had
• 37:31
  Speaker 2: kissed Cantrell, and Vappy had told Cantrell that Vappy loved
• 37:34
  Speaker 2: Cantrell in violation of Title eighteen, United States Code, Section
• 37:38
  Speaker 2: one thousand and one, Count sixteen, Obstruction of Justice aat
• 37:42
  Speaker 2: t all times material herein one hundred and forty eight.
• 37:46
  Speaker 2: The allegations of Counts one, fourteen, and fifteen are hereby
• 37:49
  Speaker 2: re alleged and incorporated herein in their entirety by reference.
• 37:52
  Speaker 2: The July eighteen subpoena issued by the Federal Grand Jury
• 37:55
  Speaker 2: and served on Cantrell required Cantrell to produce, among other things,
• 37:59
  Speaker 2: a all docs, uments, records, and or correspondence concerning any
• 38:02
  Speaker 2: and all travel with Jeffreyvappy, including but not limited to, invoices,
• 38:06
  Speaker 2: expense payments and or reimbursements, credit card, debit card records, receipts, checks, approvals,
• 38:12
  Speaker 2: travel itineraries, tickets, dates of travel, pictures, place of travel,
• 38:16
  Speaker 2: and purpose of travel. B All documents, records, and or
• 38:20
  Speaker 2: correspondence concerning any gift or thing of value, including but
• 38:23
  Speaker 2: not limited to meals, jewelry, clothing, and political donations provided
• 38:26
  Speaker 2: to you by Jeffreyvappy. This request expressly includes any pictures
• 38:29
  Speaker 2: of any such gifts or things of value provided to
• 38:31
  Speaker 2: you by Jeffrevapy. See all documents, records, and or correspondence
• 38:36
  Speaker 2: concerning any communications between you and Jeffrevappy, including but not
• 38:39
  Speaker 2: limited to, text messages, electronic messages, emails, notes, and pictures
• 38:43
  Speaker 2: one hundred and fifty. Cantrell's production of records in response
• 38:46
  Speaker 2: to the July eighteen subpoena did not include messages, pictures,
• 38:49
  Speaker 2: or audio files she exchanged with Vappy via WhatsApp, handwritten
• 38:51
  Speaker 2: communications with Vappy, or personal communications of any kind exclusively
• 38:55
  Speaker 2: between Cantrell and Vappy. On or about October twenty fifth,
• 38:58
  Speaker 2: twenty twenty three, in the Eastern District of Louisiana, the
• 39:01
  Speaker 2: defendant LaToya Cantrell did corruptly conceal a record, document, and
• 39:04
  Speaker 2: other object and attempted to do so with the intent
• 39:07
  Speaker 2: to impair its integrity and availability for use in an
• 39:09
  Speaker 2: official proceeding. That is, Cantrell hid and withheld from production
• 39:12
  Speaker 2: to a federal grand jury electronic files contained on her
• 39:15
  Speaker 2: cellular phone and in her Apple I Cloud account specifically
• 39:18
  Speaker 2: more than fifty pictures Cantrell had exchanged with Vappi, including
• 39:21
  Speaker 2: screenshots of correspondence and things of value. Vappi gave Cantrell
• 39:25
  Speaker 2: of Title eighteen United States Code Sections one thousand, five
• 39:28
  Speaker 2: hundred and twelve one count seventeen at all times material
• 39:32
  Speaker 2: herein one hundred and fifty one. The allegations of counts one, fourteen, fifteen,
• 39:36
  Speaker 2: and sixteen are hereby re alleged and incorporated herein in
• 39:39
  Speaker 2: their entirety by reference one hundred and fifty two. At
• 39:43
  Speaker 2: the time of the July eighteen subpoena, Cantrell's production on
• 39:46
  Speaker 2: October twenty fifth, twenty twenty three, and Cantrell's appearance before
• 39:49
  Speaker 2: the grand jury on June twenty eighth, twenty twenty four,
• 39:51
  Speaker 2: a federal grand jury was investigating alleged violations of federal
• 39:54
  Speaker 2: criminal laws, including Title eighteen, United States Code, Section one thousand,
• 39:58
  Speaker 2: three hundred and forty three in conspira to commit that
• 40:00
  Speaker 2: offense one hundred and fifty three the following matters, among others,
• 40:05
  Speaker 2: were material to the grand jury's investigation. B When whether
• 40:08
  Speaker 2: and to what extent Vappy was claiming to be on
• 40:10
  Speaker 2: duty for NPD during periods he was engaged in personal
• 40:12
  Speaker 2: activities unrelated to his work duties. CE Vappy's location and
• 40:16
  Speaker 2: conduct during periods he claimed to be on duty for
• 40:19
  Speaker 2: n OPD. D Whether and to what extent Cantrell had
• 40:22
  Speaker 2: knowledge regarding Vappy claiming to be on duty for NPD
• 40:24
  Speaker 2: specifically during periods he was engaged in personal activities unrelated
• 40:28
  Speaker 2: to his work duties. E. Whether and to what extent
• 40:31
  Speaker 2: Cantrell influenced Vappy's inclusion in Cantrell's out of state trips.
• 40:34
  Speaker 2: F Whether and to what extent Vappies out of state
• 40:36
  Speaker 2: travel and conduct while out of state with Cantrell was
• 40:39
  Speaker 2: a pretext for Vappy to engage in personal activities unrelated
• 40:42
  Speaker 2: to his work duties and G Whether Cantrell and Vappy
• 40:45
  Speaker 2: were conspirators, principles or accessories in the Scheme one hundred
• 40:48
  Speaker 2: and fifty four. In response to the July eighteen subpoena,
• 40:51
  Speaker 2: Cantrell produced an affidavit Cantrell signed under oath and penalty
• 40:55
  Speaker 2: of perjury under the laws of the United States of America,
• 40:57
  Speaker 2: attesting to the following, among other things, A in response
• 41:01
  Speaker 2: to the subpoena served on me as described above. I
• 41:03
  Speaker 2: LaToya Cantrell conducted and or directed others on my behalf
• 41:07
  Speaker 2: a complete and thorough search of all areas within my
• 41:09
  Speaker 2: direct end or constructive possession where records concerning the above
• 41:12
  Speaker 2: mentioned entities might be found. B. The documents that have
• 41:16
  Speaker 2: been produced are all the responsive documents in my possession,
• 41:19
  Speaker 2: custody and control. To my knowledge, no documents have been
• 41:22
  Speaker 2: withheld see other than the documents set forth in paragraph
• 41:25
  Speaker 2: five above. I am unaware of the existence of any
• 41:28
  Speaker 2: additional documents that are responsive to the subpoena. D. Additionally,
• 41:32
  Speaker 2: and independently, I have confirmed that my personal cellular telephone
• 41:35
  Speaker 2: has a setting that deletes all sent and received messages
• 41:37
  Speaker 2: within thirty days. That feature affects messages sent or received
• 41:41
  Speaker 2: commencing during approximately the year twenty twenty one when I
• 41:43
  Speaker 2: learned of that feature, when I implemented the feature on
• 41:46
  Speaker 2: my personal cellular telephone. To the best of my information
• 41:48
  Speaker 2: and belief, a screenshot of that setting for my personal
• 41:51
  Speaker 2: cellular telephone has been produced as Bates number zero zero
• 41:54
  Speaker 2: zero zero zero four and zero zero zero zero zero
• 41:58
  Speaker 2: five B the the offense one hundred and fifty five
• 42:02
  Speaker 2: on or about October twenty fifth, twenty twenty three in
• 42:05
  Speaker 2: the Eastern District of Louisiana, the defendant LaToya Cantrell, appearing
• 42:08
  Speaker 2: under oath at a preceding before an ancillary to the
• 42:11
  Speaker 2: grand jury, did knowingly make in response to the July
• 42:14
  Speaker 2: eighteen subpoena and with respect to the material matters alleged
• 42:16
  Speaker 2: in paragraph one hundred and fifty three of the superseding indictment,
• 42:19
  Speaker 2: the following false material declarations A. The documents Cantrell produced
• 42:24
  Speaker 2: were all the response of documents in her possession, custody,
• 42:27
  Speaker 2: and control, and that to her knowledge, no documents had
• 42:30
  Speaker 2: been withheld. C Cantrell confirmed that her personal cellular telephone
• 42:34
  Speaker 2: had a setting that deleted all sent and received messages
• 42:36
  Speaker 2: within thirty days, which affected messages sent or received commencing
• 42:40
  Speaker 2: during approximately the year twenty twenty one, when she learned
• 42:42
  Speaker 2: of that feature and implemented it on her personal cellular telephone.
• 42:46
  Speaker 2: D Cantrell produced screenshots from her personal cellular telephone of
• 42:49
  Speaker 2: that setting to support her statement in paragraph one hundred
• 42:52
  Speaker 2: and fifty five of the superseding Indictment one hundred and
• 42:56
  Speaker 2: fifty six in truth and in fact, when Cantrell made
• 42:58
  Speaker 2: these statements in her sworn Affiday, David Cantrell knew that
• 43:01
  Speaker 2: A she withheld from production responsive documents in her possession,
• 43:04
  Speaker 2: custody and control. B Documents responsive to the subpoena other
• 43:08
  Speaker 2: than those referenced in paragraph five of her sworn affidavit existed. C.
• 43:12
  Speaker 2: She did not implement a setting that deleted all sent
• 43:14
  Speaker 2: and received messages within thirty days in twenty twenty two one,
• 43:18
  Speaker 2: and in fact, Cantrell applied that feature to her WhatsApp
• 43:20
  Speaker 2: messages with Vappi in or around December d The setting
• 43:24
  Speaker 2: that deleted all sent and received messages within thirty days
• 43:27
  Speaker 2: did not apply to all messages sent or received before
• 43:30
  Speaker 2: she implemented it, and violation of Title eighteen United States Code,
• 43:34
  Speaker 2: Section one thousand, six hundred and twenty three Count eighteen
• 43:38
  Speaker 2: A A t all times material herein one hundred and
• 43:41
  Speaker 2: fifty seven. The allegations of counts one, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen,
• 43:44
  Speaker 2: and seventeen are hereby re alleged and incorporated herein in
• 43:47
  Speaker 2: their entirety by reference one hundred and fifty eight. Honor
• 43:50
  Speaker 2: about June twenty eight, twenty twenty four, Cantrell, while under
• 43:53
  Speaker 2: oath at a preceding before the grand jury made the
• 43:56
  Speaker 2: following declarations in response to questions concerning her obligation pursuant
• 43:59
  Speaker 2: to the JI Lie eighteen subpoena to produce materials Q.
• 44:03
  Speaker 2: And to be clear, you have undertaken an attempt to
• 44:05
  Speaker 2: locate responsive documents such that you could produce them. They
• 44:08
  Speaker 2: can be produced to the government. Correct A. Actually, most
• 44:11
  Speaker 2: were produced by staff members of the City of New
• 44:13
  Speaker 2: Orleans that maintained those types of documents and records Q.
• 44:16
  Speaker 2: You're aware, however, that to the extent this subpoena covers
• 44:19
  Speaker 2: categories of documents that are maintained on any personal A yes, Q,
• 44:23
  Speaker 2: devices or home places that presumably the City of New
• 44:25
  Speaker 2: Orleans does not have access to. You are nevertheless responsible
• 44:28
  Speaker 2: for complying with the terms of the subpoena, locating those
• 44:30
  Speaker 2: records and producing them. A personal information that was requested
• 44:34
  Speaker 2: was provided Q. Okay, And as you sit here now,
• 44:37
  Speaker 2: you're not aware of any additional material responsive to this
• 44:39
  Speaker 2: subpoena in your custody, control, or possession that you have
• 44:42
  Speaker 2: not produced in response to the subpoena. Correct A. It's
• 44:45
  Speaker 2: my understanding that the full complements of the productions were
• 44:47
  Speaker 2: provided and also acknowledged. So, just so to make sure
• 44:50
  Speaker 2: that I'm understanding what you're saying, there are no other
• 44:53
  Speaker 2: records that other than those that you've produced. You're not
• 44:55
  Speaker 2: aware of any additional records in your possession, custody, or
• 44:57
  Speaker 2: control that are responsive to the subpoena. A. I'm not
• 45:01
  Speaker 2: aware of any other additional records that have not been
• 45:02
  Speaker 2: provided or produced as requested. Q. Thank you very much, okay.
• 45:06
  Speaker 2: And in fact, to memorialize that, to memorialize the completeness
• 45:09
  Speaker 2: of your production, you completed and signed at least an affidavit.
• 45:12
  Speaker 2: Is that correct, q Oka? And so if I can
• 45:15
  Speaker 2: approach you again and I'll put one up on the screen.
• 45:17
  Speaker 2: This is Do you recognize that as a copy of
• 45:19
  Speaker 2: the affidavit that you signed? A. This is my signature,
• 45:22
  Speaker 2: q Oka. And is that the affidavit? Feel free to
• 45:25
  Speaker 2: take as much time as you would like to review it. A. Yes,
• 45:28
  Speaker 2: to my knowledge, this is it. I mean I signed it,
• 45:31
  Speaker 2: q And presumably you reviewed it before signing it, and
• 45:34
  Speaker 2: you know that it represents that this is a full
• 45:36
  Speaker 2: and complete and thorough full Let me see and just
• 45:38
  Speaker 2: go ahead read it. It says paragraph four in response
• 45:41
  Speaker 2: to the subpoena, I LaToya Cantrell conducted, end or directed
• 45:45
  Speaker 2: others on my behalf a complete and thorough search of
• 45:47
  Speaker 2: all areas within my direct end or constructive possession where
• 45:50
  Speaker 2: records concerning the above mentioned entities might be found. Do
• 45:53
  Speaker 2: you see that? A uh huh, yes, sir Q. And
• 45:56
  Speaker 2: then it goes on to say, all responsive records with
• 45:58
  Speaker 2: some bates numbers, some identification were provided to the government.
• 46:01
  Speaker 2: Correct A that is correct and was a response from government,
• 46:05
  Speaker 2: said that the information was accepted, and then going on
• 46:07
  Speaker 2: to say, to my knowledge, no documents have been withheld A.
• 46:11
  Speaker 2: To my knowledge B. The offense one hundred and fifty
• 46:14
  Speaker 2: nine Honor. About June twenty eight to twenty twenty four,
• 46:17
  Speaker 2: in the Eastern District of Louisiana, the defendant LaToya Cantrell,
• 46:20
  Speaker 2: while under oath and testifying in a proceeding before a
• 46:22
  Speaker 2: federal Grand Jury of the United States in the Eastern
• 46:24
  Speaker 2: District of Louisiana, knowingly did make the following false material declarations. A.
• 46:30
  Speaker 2: Cantrell produced all records responsive to the July eighteen subpoena
• 46:33
  Speaker 2: maintained on her personal devices. B. Cantrell was unaware of
• 46:36
  Speaker 2: additional records in her possession, custody, or control that had
• 46:39
  Speaker 2: been withheld from production in response to the July eighteen subpoena,
• 46:42
  Speaker 2: and C, to Cantrell's knowledge, no responsive documents had been
• 46:45
  Speaker 2: withheld from production one hundred and sixty. In truth and
• 46:49
  Speaker 2: in fact, when Cantrell made these statements in her sworn affidavit,
• 46:52
  Speaker 2: Cantrell A knew she did not produce all records responsive
• 46:56
  Speaker 2: to the July eighteen subpoena maintained on her personal devices.
• 46:59
  Speaker 2: B was aware of additional records in her possession, custody,
• 47:02
  Speaker 2: or control that had been withheld from production in response
• 47:04
  Speaker 2: to the July eighteen subpoena, and C was aware of
• 47:07
  Speaker 2: responsive documents that had been withheld from production, all in
• 47:10
  Speaker 2: violation of Title eighteen United States Code, Section one thousand,
• 47:13
  Speaker 2: six hundred and twenty three one. The allegations of Counts
• 47:16
  Speaker 2: one through fourteen, and sixteen of this superseding indictment are
• 47:19
  Speaker 2: incorporated by reference as though set forth fully herein for
• 47:22
  Speaker 2: the purpose of alleging forfeiture to the United States two.
• 47:26
  Speaker 2: As a result of the offenses alleged in Counts one
• 47:28
  Speaker 2: through fourteen and sixteen, the defendants Jeffrey Paul Vappy two
• 47:31
  Speaker 2: and LaToya Cantrell shall forfeit to the United States pursuance
• 47:34
  Speaker 2: A Title eighteen United States Code, Section nine hundred and
• 47:36
  Speaker 2: eighty one and Title twenty eight United States Code, Section
• 47:39
  Speaker 2: two thousand, four hundred and sixty one. Any property, real
• 47:42
  Speaker 2: or personal, which constitutes or is derived from proceeds traceable
• 47:45
  Speaker 2: to set offenses. Three. Defendant, if any of the above
• 47:48
  Speaker 2: describe property as a result of any act or omission
• 47:50
  Speaker 2: of the A cannot be located upon the exercise of
• 47:53
  Speaker 2: due diligence. B has been transferred or sold to, or
• 47:56
  Speaker 2: deposited with a third person. C has been placed beyond
• 47:58
  Speaker 2: the jurisdiction of the court. E has been commingled with
• 48:01
  Speaker 2: other property which cannot be subdivided without difficulty.
• 48:09
  Speaker 1: All right, So there you have it, the full indictment
• 48:11
  Speaker 1: of Mayor Cantrell. I don't see any way that she
• 48:13
  Speaker 1: can't go to jail. VAPPI should be in jail with her.
• 48:17
  Speaker 1: These two were They took advantage of the system in
• 48:20
  Speaker 1: every way possible, and hopefully they're in jail for a
• 48:23
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• 48:27
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