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New Orleans may have improperly diverted millions in property taxes to pension funds
Posted on 5/13/18 at 8:48 pm
Posted on 5/13/18 at 8:48 pm
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Mayor Mitch Landrieu's administration may have improperly diverted millions of dollars in property taxes meant for schools, flood protection, drainage, public safety and neighborhood improvements to several state retirement systems.
That’s according to a lawyer for the Downtown Development District and documents filed in its lawsuit seeking a refund of about $400,000.
According to state Supreme Court rulings and an Attorney General’s Office opinion, local governments are not allowed to use property taxes for expenses not approved by voters. However, from at least 2014 to 2016, the city used between $3.7 million and $4.2 million of those taxes to contribute to state pension funds.
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Under state law, the city is obligated to contribute to several state-administered pension funds, including those for employees of the local district attorney's and sheriff’s offices.
The city “passed on its obligations to other tax recipients,” Aaron said. That’s against the law, he said, because voters didn’t authorize those taxes to be used for those pensions. “If the tax is for a special purpose, it can only be used for that purpose.”
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Posted on 5/13/18 at 8:50 pm to WPBTiger
NOLA politicians misused taxpayer funds? You don’t say.
Posted on 5/13/18 at 8:52 pm to WPBTiger
If Mitch only diverted 4MM I would be shocked.
The stories are about to start rolling in.
The stories are about to start rolling in.
Posted on 5/13/18 at 8:53 pm to WPBTiger
Just in time when Mitch is out... Coincidence?
Posted on 5/13/18 at 8:53 pm to WPBTiger
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Mitch Landrieu
I hope they get this fricker on something. To me, it would be sweeter than McCain or HRC going down. Scum of scum, this guy is.
Posted on 5/13/18 at 8:54 pm to WPBTiger
I’d be more shocked if they ran a news report saying this hadn’t happened.
Posted on 5/13/18 at 8:54 pm to WPBTiger
If they diverted $3.7-$4.2mil to pension funds why would the lawyer just ask for $400,000 to be paid back?
This post was edited on 5/13/18 at 8:55 pm
Posted on 5/13/18 at 8:54 pm to WPBTiger
100s of millions in FEMA funds, the Feds have the right to audit every cent
they just might
they just might
Posted on 5/13/18 at 8:55 pm to WPBTiger
Property tax monies seem to have disappeared faster than the monuments, wow!
Posted on 5/13/18 at 8:58 pm to WPBTiger
Piece of shite
Posted on 5/13/18 at 8:58 pm to Little Trump
DDD is only suing for their portion of the taxes.
A loss opens up the floodgates for every other entity who had money diverted to sue.
A loss opens up the floodgates for every other entity who had money diverted to sue.
Posted on 5/13/18 at 9:20 pm to WPBTiger
“may have” eh?
Posted on 5/13/18 at 9:26 pm to WPBTiger
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Mayor Mitch Landrieu's administration may have improperly diverted millions of dollars in property taxes meant for schools, flood protection, drainage, public safety and neighborhood improvements to several state retirement systems.
No fricking way? A liberal New Orleans politician is corrupt? Impossible.
Posted on 5/13/18 at 9:26 pm to WPBTiger
You think that was bad, check back in four years
Posted on 5/13/18 at 9:30 pm to rsbd
It will be sooner than that.
I have a feeling the new mayor will be like SWB and not competent enough to paper over her errors for 4+ years.
I have a feeling the new mayor will be like SWB and not competent enough to paper over her errors for 4+ years.
Posted on 5/13/18 at 9:32 pm to WPBTiger
Democrats 
Posted on 5/13/18 at 9:32 pm to teke184
The trash Louisiana votes into office amazes me. These dumbfricks would be flipping burgers at best in other states..
Posted on 5/13/18 at 9:38 pm to WPBTiger
When you have a body that is so infected as the government of the great city of New Orleans - how does one distinguish one bit of diseased and necrotic flesh from another?
Serious question.
Serious question.
Posted on 5/13/18 at 9:57 pm to WPBTiger
Robbing Peter to pay Paul, because Mitch and the Bitch Gang stole Paul’s money!
Another Orleans major going to jail!
Meanwhile the worse schools in the state get worse.
Flood protection and drainage get so bad that 100 years floods happen every other year.
Public safety, don’t make me laugh! New Orleans is a national murder rate contender.
But destroy a little Southern heritage & MSM starts talking how presidential you are!
Another Orleans major going to jail!
Meanwhile the worse schools in the state get worse.
Flood protection and drainage get so bad that 100 years floods happen every other year.
Public safety, don’t make me laugh! New Orleans is a national murder rate contender.
But destroy a little Southern heritage & MSM starts talking how presidential you are!
Posted on 5/13/18 at 10:10 pm to teke184
Then Mayor Landrieu diverted a ton more than what’s reported in this article
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