This is the first indication of how often prosecutors used the bogus documents.
Tag: Fake subpoenas
Posted inCriminal Justice
Jefferson Parish DA’s repeated use of fake subpoenas included one issued to an 11-year-old
The Jefferson Parish DA’s turned over 92 “DA subpoenas” in response to a public records request from The Lens. The documents date from 2016 and 2017, before DA Paul Connick ended the practice.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Federal judge to decide whether fake subpoena suit will move forward
DA’s lawyers say prosecutors enjoy immunity under the law. Judge says plaintiffs have a difficult path ahead.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Criminal complaint filed with Louisiana Attorney General over Cannizzaro’s use of fake subpoenas
Two people allege that prosecutors committed forgery, intimidated witnesses and obstructed justice by sending crime victims and witnesses so-called “DA subpoenas.”
Posted inCriminal Justice
Top employee in Orleans Parish DA’s office ordered staff to use fake subpoenas
Staffers were told to use a notice that looked like a real court document, with “SUBPOENA” printed at the top.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Judge can’t remember whether he used fake subpoenas while working as prosecutor
Defense attorneys are seeking a new trial because their client was convicted after the victim received a fake subpoena.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Lawyers ask judge to disclose whether he used fake subpoenas when he was a prosecutor
Judge Byron Williams was a prosecutor when the DA’s office used an earlier version of its fake subpoenas.
Posted inCriminal Justice, Investigations
For years, defense lawyers told judges that New Orleans prosecutors were using fake subpoenas. Nothing happened.
Some have asked how Orleans Parish prosecutors used fake subpoenas for so long with no repercussions. We found several instances in which lawyers protested their use in court, but nothing happened. The practice stopped only when it was made public.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Orleans Parish judge sent misleading ‘DA subpoenas’ when she was a prosecutor
Criminal District Judge Karen Herman also issued arrest warrants to two women after they disobeyed fake subpoenas.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Orleans Parish prosecutors’ use of misleading ‘DA subpoenas’ goes back about 20 years
Former DA Harry Connick said there’s a big difference between the notices his prosecutors used and the ones sent under the current DA.