NEW ORLEANS POLICE DEPARTMENT DEPUTY CHIEF REPRIMANDED FOR FALSIFYING EXPENDITURES
An MCC informant reported that Deputy Chief Ronal Serpas and Lieutenant Thomas Smegal had sought and obtained falsified invoices in their previous assignments within the mounted patrol division. Chief Serpas was censured for his role in soliciting fake invoices for horse feed. These fake invoices enabled the officers to use the department’s monies to purchase other, unapproved equipment for the mounted unit. Lieutenant Smegal received a three day suspension.
NEW ORLEANS POLICE DEPARTMENT RECORD ROOM SCANDAL LEADS TO CONVICTIONS
An MCC investigative report turned over to the FBI led to six NOPD record room clerks and two proprietors of Spee-Dee Police Reports being convicted of federal charges. In this case, Spee-Dee Police Reports routinely bribed employees of the NOPD record room in order to receive police reports. Employees received bribes ranging from designer pens to a Toyota Camry. The FBI investigation into the case found that the city was defrauded out of at least $70,000.
MCC COMPLAINT RESULTS IN ARREST OF CHARLES ELLOIE, JR.
A victim of theft contacted the MCC to report that Charles Elloie, Jr, the son of a Criminal District Court Judge, had stolen from him. The victim informed the MCC that Mr. Elloie met him in traffic court and offered to fix a ticket for the victim. Mr. Elloie took the victim’s traffic citation to a desk in the rear of the court, returned, and told the victim that he expected compensation for his assistance, which the victim paid. The victim later learned that the ticket had not been fixed and reported the theft to the MCC. Mr. Elloie was subsequently arrested and convicted.