FORMER ST. TAMMANY PARISH SHERIFF JACK STRAIN PLEADS GUILTY TO SOLICITING AND RECEIVING BRIBES INVOLVING CONTRACT FOR PRIVATIZATION OF WORK RELEASE PROGRAM IN ST. TAMMANY PARISH

Wednesday, December 1st, 2021 NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that former long-time St. Tammany Parish Sheriff RODNEY J. STRAIN (a/k/a Jack Strain), age 56, from Abita Springs, Louisiana, pleaded guilty today before United States District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo to Count 15 of the Indictment returned in August 2019, charging him…

NEW ORLEANS WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO CONSPIRING TO STAGE AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS IN ORDER TO DEFRAUD INSURANCE AND TRUCKING COMPANIES

Wednesday, November 17th, 2021 NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that CHANDRIKA BROWN (“BROWN”), age 30, of New Orleans, Louisiana, entered a plea of guilty today to Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 371, arising out of staged automobile accidents with…