New Orleans Fired Director For Reporting Fraud, Suit Says

By Grace Elletson · September 12, 2025, 5:46 PM EDT

The city of New Orleans fired a workforce director out of retaliation for repeatedly raising concerns that employees were committing payroll fraud and misappropriating cash from a COVID-19 federal aid package,...

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Case Information

Case Title

Villavaso v. New Orleans City

Case Number

2:25-cv-01858

Court

Louisiana Eastern

Nature of Suit

Other Statutes: False Claims Act

Date Filed

September 10, 2025