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New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell is under investigation again – this time after she has been accused of having an affair with a police officer who accompanied her on a recent trip to Dubai – all at the taxpayer’s expense.
According to the NY Post and FOX 8, the FBI is probing Cantrell, who is said to have spent time with New Orleans Police Department Officer Jeffrey Vappie both on and off the clock in a private apartment called the Upper Pontalba – eventually causing the dissolution of his marriage.
Tt has also been alleged that prior to him being removed as her official security guard, she had taken him to a “climate action” gathering in Dubai last year.
Reports say her mayoral group paid for the $24,000 tab she racked up during the trip. But taxpayers paid up to $14,000 to fund Vappie’s flight, accommodations, and other expenses.
Since news broke of the affair, Vappie admitted having performed adultery with the mayor, according to court documents.
Meanwhile, the mayor has denied all allegations.