Interim Inspector General Ed Michel told the City Council Governmental Affairs Committee on Tuesday that the amount of underpaid taxes could be in the millions.
Felons are prohibited from accessing NCIC, the OIG report states, but Wendy Ervin continued to have access despite her guilty plea to one count of wire fraud.
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City Council defers to Inspector General again on Hard Rock collapse investigation
Pressure has been mounting for the IG’s office to turn over its investigation report on the Hard Rock Hotel collapse. Author: David Hammer / Eyewitness Investigator Published: 5:47 PM CDT July 22, 2021 Updated: 6:33 PM CDT July 22, 2021
NEW ORLEANS Shortly after the tragic collapse of the Hard Rock Hotel, the New Orleans City Council backed off its plans to do its own investigation of the deadly incident, deferring to the city’s inspector general.
A year and a half later, a City Council committee that wants to know why the inspector general hasn’t completed its work backed off again, agreeing to defer testimony it requested from the interim inspector general.
Kenner, Covington men federally indicted, accused of fraudulent city permit scheme Share Updated: 5:25 PM CDT Apr 19, 2021 WDSU Digital Team Share Updated: 5:25 PM CDT Apr 19, 2021 WDSU Digital Team A Kenner man and a Covington man have been federally indicted and accused of taking bribe money in return for fraudulent permits for HVAC jobs in both Kenner and New Orleans. The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced today that James Mohamad, 52, of Kenner, and Brian Medus, 44, of Covington, were charged in a one-count indictment by a federal grand jury on Monday. According to the indictment, Medus, the assistant chief mechanical inspector for the City of New Orleans, Safety and Permits Department, solicited and accepted bribe money from Mohamad, the director of the Department of Inspection and Code Enforcement for the City of Kenner, in return for the issuance of fraudulent permits for Mohamad s HVAC jobs. The indictment alleges that