A former New Orleans Department of Safety and Permits employee will be booked into jail on four felony counts for allegedly creating fraudulent short-term rental licenses, officials confirmed Monday.
Elisha Collier faces counts of malfeasance in office, forgery, computer fraud and injuring public records after allegedly confessing Monday to a New Orleans Police Department detective. She will be taken into custody by the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office and transferred to Orleans Parish.
“Let me be absolutely clear: We have zero tolerance for fraud, corruption or anyone abusing their position of public trust,” Mayor Helena Moreno said in a statement. “When our department leadership learned of these allegations, they acted immediately.”…