TV10 has obtained a copy of a target letter issued by the US Attorney’s Office.Click here to read it.
Eyewitness news has learned the FBI and the US Attorney’s Office believe they’ve exposed an alleged bribery scheme the feds claim has been operating inside the Lafayette Parish Courthouse.
The investigation first became public in March when the FBI obtained search warrants to examine DWI records.
Soon afterward, District Attorney Mike Harson’s long time Administrative Assistant, Barna Haynes, was placed on administrative leave and eventually resigned.
Now, after months of collecting evidence agents are alleging a combination of attorneys and employees of the court have been making thousands of dollars to make DWI cases disappear.
Sources close to the case say those allegedly involved in this scheme were asking anywhere from $5,000 to $10,000 per case to make a DWI go away.
We’re being told upwards of 20 people may be involved. In the last few days FBI agents have reportedly been hand delivering what are called “target letters” to those individuals.
In this instance a target letter is really nothing more than law enforcement’s way of letting someone know; they’ve have been under criminal investigation and that after reviewing the evidence the justice department is convinced there’s enough evidence to warrant criminal charges.
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