Louisiana AG hiring ex-DA criticized for hardball tactics
April 20, 2021
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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) A former New Orleans district attorney known for hardball tactics, including threats to jail uncooperative witnesses, is joining Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry s staff.
Landry announced Tuesday that Leon Cannizzaro will be the co-director of his criminal division. He will work with and eventually succeed current director Marty White, who plans to retire, Landry said.
The previous director, Pat Magee, resigned in March after what he said were false accusations of sexual harassment.
Cannizzaro, first elected in 2008, announced during qualifying last year that he would not run for a third term. At the time, he faced litigation over his aggressive maneuvers, including threats to jail crime victims who wouldn’t testify and his staff s use of phony subpoenas never approved by a judge.
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Louisiana AG hiring ex-DA criticized for hardball tactics
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