New Orleans sheriff indicted on 30 counts just days before term ends
New Orleans Sheriff Susan Hutson was indicted on 30 counts including malfeasance and obstruction of justice just days before leaving office, following a 2025 mass jailbreak and allegations of financial misconduct. The indictment, brought by Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill, also includes charges against Hutson's chief financial officer, Bianka Brown, who faces 20 felony counts. Hutson's term, which began with promises of reform, ends amid controversy and will be succeeded by Michelle Woodfork.
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Susan Hutson at a city council meeting in New Orleans last year. Photograph: Sophia Germer/APView image in fullscreenSusan Hutson at a city council meeting in New Orleans last year. Photograph: Sophia Germer/APNew OrleansNew Orleans sheriff indicted on 30 counts just days before term endsSusan Hutson accused of malfeasance and other crimes that enabled 2025 mass escape from Louisiana jailAthina Morris and Katie Moore of WWL Louisiana in New OrleansWed 29 Apr 2026 19.12 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThe sheriff of New Orleans was hit on Wednesday with a sweeping 30-count indictment alleging malfeasance and payroll fraud amid an outside investigation into her office that was prompted by a massive jailbreak nearly a year earlier.The indictment against sheriff Susan Hutson, whose…
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