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Subject: Police Corruption Surface In New Orleans READ THIS - UNREAL
Sat, 1 Oct 2005 19:00:59 -0500
Corruption Charges Being To Surface In New Orleans Police Department
September 28, 2005 8:00 p.m. EST
Douglas Maher - All Headline News Staff Reporter
New Orleans, Louisiana (AHN) - Fox News reports an investigation is
underway by the FBI as agents look into massive corruption on the
state and local levels in the New Orleans Police Department.
Police Chief Eddie Compass suddenly resigned on Tuesday asking media
interests to respect his right to privacy, but it appears that the
former New Orleans cop has a lot of explaining to do.
"It's pretty much always been known, but never openly acknowledged,
that NOPD's actual numbers were far below the "official" figure of
1500 - 1700," says the Fox News source.
The number of officers that actually are employed by the department
are around 900 to 1,000. The question now remains...where was all of
that salary money going to?
The FBI began investigating the New Orleans police who had abandoned
their post during Katrina and of the more than 500 screened so far,
84-percent don't exist.
"I served this department for 26 years and have taken it through some
of the toughest times of its history. Every man in a leadership
position must know when it's time to hand over the reins," says
Compass at a news conference.
The investigation is widening on Wednesday to include New Orleans
Police Foundation and Elodia Blanco for hiring practices as well.
Corruption was wide-spread during the Katrina aftermath as New
Orleans police officers were seen looting shopping centers and
filling shopping carts with shoes, clothing, and electronics.
Mayor Ray Nagin was also questioned about allowing a large number of
unnamed police officers to go to Las Vegas for rest and relaxation
once the military arrived to take over the city. But a problem for
the mayor rose when questioned who those officers were and how they
could be contacted. Nagin did not have specific names to give.
Several middle ranking police officers committed suicide after the
Katrina debacle, Nagin and Compass believe it was due to trauma and
exhaustion from the storm but officials are looking into whether or
not it might have been related to fear of being caught in a payroll
scandal where at least forty-three-percent of the payroll is unaccounted
for.
Sat, 1 Oct 2005 19:00:59 -0500
Corruption Charges Being To Surface In New Orleans Police Department
September 28, 2005 8:00 p.m. EST
Douglas Maher - All Headline News Staff Reporter
New Orleans, Louisiana (AHN) - Fox News reports an investigation is
underway by the FBI as agents look into massive corruption on the
state and local levels in the New Orleans Police Department.
Police Chief Eddie Compass suddenly resigned on Tuesday asking media
interests to respect his right to privacy, but it appears that the
former New Orleans cop has a lot of explaining to do.
"It's pretty much always been known, but never openly acknowledged,
that NOPD's actual numbers were far below the "official" figure of
1500 - 1700," says the Fox News source.
The number of officers that actually are employed by the department
are around 900 to 1,000. The question now remains...where was all of
that salary money going to?
The FBI began investigating the New Orleans police who had abandoned
their post during Katrina and of the more than 500 screened so far,
84-percent don't exist.
"I served this department for 26 years and have taken it through some
of the toughest times of its history. Every man in a leadership
position must know when it's time to hand over the reins," says
Compass at a news conference.
The investigation is widening on Wednesday to include New Orleans
Police Foundation and Elodia Blanco for hiring practices as well.
Corruption was wide-spread during the Katrina aftermath as New
Orleans police officers were seen looting shopping centers and
filling shopping carts with shoes, clothing, and electronics.
Mayor Ray Nagin was also questioned about allowing a large number of
unnamed police officers to go to Las Vegas for rest and relaxation
once the military arrived to take over the city. But a problem for
the mayor rose when questioned who those officers were and how they
could be contacted. Nagin did not have specific names to give.
Several middle ranking police officers committed suicide after the
Katrina debacle, Nagin and Compass believe it was due to trauma and
exhaustion from the storm but officials are looking into whether or
not it might have been related to fear of being caught in a payroll
scandal where at least forty-three-percent of the payroll is unaccounted
for.
When I heard about the NOI going to teach the police thing came out, that pretty much summed up the chief for me, no matter how many tears were shed on TV. I want to know if the mayor met with Farrakahn recently and why the national media isn't making any effort to find out what is really going on with the city government.
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