Superseding indictment adds five new counts of wire fraud and one count of theft
The U.S. Attorney's office in New Orleans has filed more charges against former Jefferson Parish President Aaron Broussard and former Parish Attorney Tom Wilkinson.
Friday's superseding indictment adds five new counts of wire fraud and one count of theft from a federal program to the charges facing each man.
The government had already filed a 33-count indictment alleging payroll fraud involving Broussard's ex-wife, Karen Parker. Parker has pleaded guilty to a single count of failing to report a crime and is cooperating with prosecutors.
The government also charges that Broussard collected ``hundreds of thousands of dollars'' from companies doing business with Jefferson Parish during his administration.
Wilkinson and Broussard have pleaded innocent and are scheduled for trial May 14
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