Jaw-dropping corruption allegations against New Orleans' Dem Mayor LaToya Cantrell are revealed as FBI continues to probe her

Fresh corruption allegations person been levied against New Orleans' Democrat Mayor LaToya Cantrell amid an FBI probe into her actions successful office, sources say. 

Cantrell, 52, has been nether investigation for complete 2 years, pinch reports claiming she whitethorn look charges complete allegations that she received gifts successful speech for firing a high-ranking New Orleans official. 

The analyzable probe has besides seen nan spotlight autumn connected constabulary serviceman Jeffrey Vappie, who faced allegations that he was successful a romanticist tryst pinch nan mayor, reports NOLA. 

Now, sources told nan outlet that Vappie whitethorn besides beryllium group to look charges, perchance complete being paid by nan metropolis for hours that he allegedly ne'er worked. 

Allegations against Cantrell day backmost complete 2 years, and NOLA reported that insiders pinch knowledge of nan investigation judge she whitethorn besides look charges. 

Cantrell's agency did not instantly return a petition for comment. 

It is unclear what precisely these charges whitethorn be, and detectives person not publically stated that they scheme connected bringing charges against her. 

Vappie's resignation came aft he was suspended erstwhile his wages came nether scrutiny, astatine nan aforesaid clip it was alleged successful Vappie's divorcement filing that he was carrying retired an matter pinch a female named only arsenic 'Mrs. L-C.' 

Vappie's ex-wife Danielle claimed that her hubby and Cantrell had been carrying retired an matter since he began moving for her information item successful May 2021. 

The 2 were spotted eating astatine a edifice together successful April 2024, and erstwhile his wages were put nether nan microscope, it was reportedly recovered that he spent complete 100 hours astatine Cantrell's flat complete a 27-day stretch. 

In 2022, Fox New Orleans besides reported that Vappie spent much than 5 hours of his workday pinch Cantrell successful a publically owned flat successful nan city's Upper Pontalba section, wherever they were often spotted together.  

Cantrell, whose hubby died successful August 2023, and Vappie person some denied allegations of a romanticist narration betwixt them. 

NOLA reported this week that sources pinch knowledge of nan lawsuit against Cantrell are besides looking into accusations abstracted from her alleged tryst pinch Vappie. 

This reportedly includes a probe into gifts Cantrell allegedly received from a backstage building and electrical inspection contractor, Randy Farrell, which included tickets to a number of New Orleans Saints games. 

Prosecutors reportedly judge nan gifts came aft Cantrell fired Jennifer Cecil, nan lawman head of nan city's Safety and Permits Department. 

However, because Cecil was fired 5 years agone adjacent month, prosecutors whitethorn request to bring charges quickly earlier nan five-year statute of limitations runs out. 

Cantrell antecedently faced questions astir $175,000 successful payments made since 2017 from her run to her 'image consultant', Tanya Haynes, and her business, Jolie Image Consulting.

Cantrell, who became nan first female elected arsenic politician of New Orleans successful 2018, was besides alleged to person spent ample sums connected edifice trips - astir nan aforesaid clip Vappie was besides accused of spending $916 for a azygous nighttime successful a edifice room successful Washington DC successful January 2022. 

In November 2022, it was reported that Cantrell upgraded edifice bookings to enactment successful king suites during trips she made to Washington DC and San Francisco successful January and April, perchance incurring costs of astir $2,400. 

And a period earlier, Cantrell was required to salary backmost almost $30,000 to nan metropolis aft violating its argumentation by upgrading her flights to first people and claiming initially that system flights were unsafe for achromatic women.

'My recreation accommodations are a matter of safety, not of luxury,' Cantrell, who earns astir $188,000 a year, said astatine nan time.