Another Democrat mayor has been caught red-handed stealing from taxpayers. New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell was indicted on Friday for running a years-long scam with her bodyguard. She used your tax dollars to fund her secret love affair while hardworking Americans struggled to pay their bills.
Cantrell and her boyfriend Jeffrey Vappie face 18 felony charges including fraud and conspiracy. They thought they were above the law because she had power and he had a badge. These two crooks stole over $70,000 from the people of New Orleans who trusted them to serve with honor.
The corrupt pair used secret messaging apps to hide their dirty dealings from investigators. Vappie got paid to protect the mayor but was really just her personal plaything on the taxpayer dime. They deleted their conversations and lied to federal investigators when they got caught.
This Democrat mayor took Vappie on 14 trips across the country while he claimed to be working security. She even filed fake police reports against citizens who took pictures of them together in public. The nerve of these people to attack innocent Americans for exposing their corruption.
Federal prosecutors say this fraud scheme went on for three long years starting in 2021. While New Orleans families faced rising crime and crumbling infrastructure, their mayor was too busy playing house with her bodyguard. She betrayed every single person who voted for her.
This is exactly what we expect from Democrat leadership in our major cities. They think government jobs are their personal piggy banks to fund lavish lifestyles and romantic getaways. Meanwhile, the people they serve get higher taxes and worse services.
Cantrell is supposedly the first female mayor in New Orleans history, but she has disgraced that historic achievement. Instead of being a role model for young women, she became just another corrupt Democrat politician stealing from taxpayers. What a shameful legacy to leave behind.
The mayor will leave office in January due to term limits, but not before facing justice for her crimes. Every American should demand that our elected officials serve the people, not themselves. This indictment sends a clear message that nobody is above the law, not even Democrat mayors who think they can do whatever they want.
