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Former D.A. defends gift cards saying it was a "dynamite" program kplctv.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kplctv.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Louisiana Investigative Auditor s Office recently released a report on their findings surrounding former District Attorney
John DeRosier s program allowing individuals to buy out of court-ordered community service hours. The now retired 14th Judicial D.A. fell under investigation to determine the authenticity surrounding his nonprofit gift card program run through his office. Auditors reported the program allowed defendants to pay their way out of community service by donating gift cards and money to the D.A. s Community Assistance Program.
A summary of the report and its finding are available
here. It looks like hundreds of thousands of dollars in gift cards were involved in the program. In addition, the auditor s office is said to have uncovered at least six instances where the former D.A. violated the law. The violations cited include use of funds for personal benefit, transfer of some $556,598 through the program, DeRosier s failure to disclose his role in the program, a
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Penalty phase to be held again for Kevin Daigle, convicted of killing trooper Kevin Daigle was convicted of killing Louisiana State Trooper Steven Vincent in 2015. (Source: Calcasieu Correctional Center) By Theresa Schmidt | January 22, 2021 at 5:52 PM CST - Updated January 22 at 5:52 PM
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - The penalty phase of the man convicted of killing a state trooper in 2015 must be held again, the Calcasieu Parish District Attorneyâs Office confirms.
Kevin Daigle was found guilty of first-degree murder in the shooting death of Louisiana State Trooper Steven Vincent near Bell City in 2019.
The jury voted to sentence Daigle to death, but a formal sentencing by Judge Clayton Davis never happened, as the defense filed numerous appeal motions.