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NEW ORLEANS ( WGNO ) — A former Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans special agent and New Orleans Police Department officer has been indicted in connection with a fraud investigation.
According to U.S. Attorney Duane Evans, 46-year-old Leessa Augustine was indicted on charges of wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and making false statements on Friday, Sept. 20.
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Evans’ office reported that Augustine was allegedly involved in several fraud schemes during her time as a SWBNO special agent.
Court documents allege that Augustine charged a police detail customer for hours not worked and used a SWBNO computer to conduct a home-purchase scheme, where she “allegedly created fake documents, including a fake W-2 form, fake pay stubs and fake bank statements” during some times when she reportedly should have been doing police detail work.