On Thursday, July 9, United States Attorney Thomas Govan announced the sentencing of Cindy Coffman Jacques, 59, of Hope Hull following her conviction for perjury.
According to court records and her plea agreement, the case stems from a domestic disturbance reported on July 13, 2025, at a residence in Tallassee. When law enforcement officers responded to a 911 call, the victim reported that Jacques’s son, Raymond David Jacques III, who was serving a term of federal probation, had assaulted her. Raymond Jacques was arrested at the scene. His arrest and new criminal conduct triggered federal probation‑revocation proceedings.
On July 28, 2025, during those proceedings, Cindy Jacques testified under oath. Evidence later established that she knowingly made materially false statements when she denied instructing a witness on what to say in an effort to have the charges against her son dismissed. A recorded conversation between Jacques and the victim on July 16, 2025, directly contradicted her sworn testimony…