NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – A motion filed in criminal court Thursday (Dec. 4) accuses New Orleans defense attorney Tanzanika Ruffin of defrauding her client and his family out of at least $250,000.
The payments sent by a New York family to Ruffin included $66,000 in April, nearly $13,000 in June, $90,000 in September and more than $100,000 in October.
“You’re looking at a sizable sum of money,” said Rafael Goyeneche, Metropolitan Crime Commission president.
Allegations in Hansen case
In a motion to clarify a plea deal in defendant Kai Hansen’s case, prosecutors with the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office allege Ruffin defrauded Hansen’s family and that the payments they sent were for legal matters that didn’t exist…