Law360, New York (April 1, 2011, 8:50 PM EDT) -- A federal jury convicted a former New Orleans police officer Friday for devising a kickback scheme with the owner of a Texas security company to scam the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Michael Roussel, a former New Orleans Police Department captain, had negotiated an inflated contract to provide armed guards to Entergy Services Inc. following a hurricane or other disaster, according to prosecutors that tried the case in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
According to prosecutors, Gladius Inc. owner Joseph Branch...
Ex-La. Police Captain Convicted For FEMA Fraud
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