New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell was indicted on Aug. 15 in what prosecutors have alleged to be a yearslong scheme to hide a romantic relationship with her bodyguard.
Cantrell allegedly allowed Jeffrey Vappie, a New Orleans Police Department officer and member of her executive protection team, to be paid even when doing activities unrelated to his official duties, such as meeting Cantrell alone in apartments and traveling to vineyards for wine tasting events.
