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10-22-2019
ECC Report: 2019-0001 – Findings and Conclusions Regarding Complaint Filed by President Michael S. Yenni Regarding Excessive Spending of the Inspector GeneralECC Report: 2019-0001 – Findings and Conclusions Regarding Complaint Filed by President Michael S. Yenni Regarding Excessive Spending of the Inspector General Read More...... |
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07-08-2019
Jefferson Parish IG sees problems with parish's economic development pactsJefferson Parish will no longer contract directly with the regional economic development agency GNO Inc. — and will instead work with GNO Inc. through its own economic development arm — after a report from the parish's inspector g... |
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06-23-2019
Jefferson inspector general must give reason to question Parish Council member, judge rulesIn an unprecedented blow to Jefferson Parish’s government watchdog, a judge has concluded that the inspector general’s office may not question Councilman Mark Spears Jr. without first telling him why. It was the first court test o... |
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05-09-2019
Ex-Councilman Chris Roberts fires back over Inspector General raid of officeSince his sudden resignation April 29, former Jefferson Parish Councilman Chris Roberts has maintained a low profile, keeping out of the public eye and drastically reducing his social media activity. Read More...... |
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05-08-2019
Chris Roberts challenges inspector general’s authority to search officesA week after suddenly resigning from the Jefferson Parish Council, Chris Roberts is challenging the inspector general’s authority to search his council offices and seize personal property such as computers, phones and electronic t... |
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05-01-2019
JP Inspector General takes computers from Chris Roberts' officesThe Jefferson Parish Inspector General's Office removed computers from Chris Roberts' offices on the East and West Bank, according to a Jefferson Parish spokesman. Read More...... |
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04-03-2019
JP employees paid without working, Yenni fires back at OIG reportAn audit just released Tuesday claims that Jefferson Parish wasted millions of dollars over the years giving employees "premium pay", that the federal labor bureau advises isn't necessary. Read More...... |
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04-03-2019
Audit flags Jefferson Parish’s spending on overtime and stand-by payAn audit conducted by Jefferson Parish Inspector General David McClintock found the parish government spends too much annually on so-called “premium pay," including almost a million dollars that was paid to employees who did no wo... |
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04-02-2019
Jefferson Parish inspector general hits parish for excessive extra pay in new reportJefferson Parish doled out almost $2 million in 2017 in extra pay for employees who are not typically entitled to it, according to a report from the Jefferson Parish Office of Inspector General. Read More...... |
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04-02-2019
Jefferson Parish paid $1 million to employees for no workAn audit from the Jefferson Parish inspector general’s office revealed employees were paid around $1 million for no work. Read More...... |
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04-02-2019
Jefferson Parish paid 307 employees almost $1 million for no work, inspector general saysRobert Armand Jr. works as a Jefferson Parish government maintenance supervisor. To help supply Grand Isle with drinking water, his base pay two years ago was $54,829. Read More...... |
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02-13-2019
Jefferson Parish Building Inspector Charged With Using Facility of Interstate Commerce to Promote Illegal ActivityNEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that ALTON MCCLINTON, age 54, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, was charged yesterday in a one-count bill of information with using a facility of interstate commerc... |
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01-31-2019
Ad company targeted by Jefferson Parish inspector general sues to block report’s releaseJefferson Parish might have lost out on more than $175,000 because of a poorly written contract with a vendor installing and selling advertising on bus stop benches and the vendor’s own failure to comply with the agreement, accord... |
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01-31-2019
These Jefferson Parish roads are set for $82.5 million of work starting this yearFrom Crown Point to the Kenner city limits, Jefferson Parish plans to start construction this year on $82.5 million in major roadwork, according to public records. About half the spending is targeted for Metairie. Read More...... |
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01-31-2019
Jefferson Parish contractor files lawsuit against parish's inspector generalA Jefferson Parish judge has issued a temporary restraining order against the parish's inspector general, preventing him from issuing a report related to a company that provides benches and advertising at parish bus stops. Read M... |
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01-31-2019
Jefferson Parish councilman battling with inspector general over subpoena for him to testifyThe Jefferson Parish Council has appointed an outside law firm to represent Councilman Mark Spears, who has been ordered to appear in court in a spiraling dispute with the parish's inspector general. Read More...... |
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01-31-2019
Jefferson Parish turns to private sector, congressional delegation for help with landfill odorsAs it wraps up repairs on its aging landfill, Jefferson Parish is turning to the private sector and its congressional delegation for help in sniffing out other potential sources of odors and airborne particulates that plague paris... |
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01-31-2019
Jefferson Parish President Questions Need for LandfillNEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The Jefferson Parish Council has approved a resolution that selects an engineering firm to look for the best places to put monitors to test the air. This comes after residents complained of a persistent foul o... |
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05-10-2018
Letter on University of New Orleans Appointment to Ethics and Compliance CommissionLetter on University of New Orleans Appointment to Ethics and Compliance Commission... |
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01-31-2018
Rob Konrad resigns as Jefferson Finance Authority's attorneyAfter a blistering audit report and a legal opinion scrutinizing his compensation, Rob Konrad has resigned as general counsel of the Jefferson Parish Finance Authority. Konrad said Tuesday (Jan. 30) his departure had nothing to do... |
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01-31-2018
West Bank judge stole $70,000 from mother-in-law's estate, prosecutors sayPatrick DeJean, the Marrero justice of the peace accused of pocketing public money, over-garnishing debtors' wages and keeping the excess, also embezzled $70,000 from his mother-in-law's estate, federal prosecutors say. They filed... |
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01-29-2018
Audit finds Jefferson Parish Finance Authority paid legal bills without proof of workAn audit report published Dec. 12 by the Jefferson Parish Office of the Inspector General (JPOIG) revealed that the Jefferson Parish Finance Authority (JPFA) paid legal bills that did not detail the services provided. Read More..... |
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12-15-2017
Here's how an obscure Jefferson Parish agency hired lawyers without advertising the jobsJefferson Parish's reputation as a place where who you know gets you government business was reinforced this week when the inspector general's office published a 304-page audit report on the inner workings of the Finance Authority... |
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12-12-2017
Inspector General Blasts JP Finance Authority in Scathing AuditThe Jefferson Parish Inspector General questioned millions in what he calls wasteful spending by the Jefferson Parish Finance Authority in a scathing audit released Tuesday. The agency provides down payment assistance to would-be ... |
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12-12-2017
Jefferson Parish IG finds 'breakdown at highest level' in scathing audit of finance agencyThe official government watchdog in Jefferson Parish has published a scathing report on a local agency that provides financial assistance to homebuyers, citing improper employee benefits, "excessive" per diems for board members an... |
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12-12-2017
Jefferson Parish Finance Authority scorched in new inspector general reportA blistering new report from the Jefferson Parish inspector general's office blames "a breakdown at the highest levels of local government" for widespread failures in an obscure agency that pays each board member $150 to attend we... |
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10-10-2017
Officials in Talks to Lease EJGH to Private OperatorThe years-long but seemingly dormant effort to find a private operator for publicly owned East Jefferson General Hospital jolted to life Tuesday with the announcement that the hospital's board has accepted a letter of intent from ... |
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09-26-2017
Yenni's Oval Office Lookalike, Renovation Costs QuestionedJefferson Parish President Mike Yenni quietly increased the budget for improvements in parish executive offices by more than 1600 percent last year, but he says he used only his own money to make his inner office look like George ... |
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06-29-2017
Audit of WJMC Finances (By Outside Consultant) Finds No Wrong Doing but Niotes Figures Off by MillionsFinancial statements produced by West Jefferson Medical Center officials before the parish-owned hospital was leased to a private operator were millions of dollars off the mark, but auditors found no evidence of intentional manipu... |
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06-27-2017
Jefferson Finance Authority Head Retires 4 Months After Stories about Agency's SpendingJefferson Parish Finance Authority Executive Director Terry McCarthy officially retired Friday, June 23, four months after WWL-TV first reported on the housing agency's spending. Read More...... |
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06-15-2017
Jefferson Inspector General Issues Subpoena for JPFA Chief's Retirement RecordsJefferson Parish Inspector General David McClintock has subpoenaed the retirement calculations for Terry McCarthy, executive director of the Jefferson Parish Finance Authority, as part of an ongoing investigation into the agency. ... |
