Alleged trigger man in the murder, which is connected to the program for staged accidents

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The investigators of the federal government identified the alleged Triggerman in the murder of an informant of the government who was involved in a conspiracy in order to cover up a comprehensive program for the New Orleans region to organize accidents with tractor verors and to have fraudulent complaints and medical claims with the To connect accidents.

As part of an agreement with prosecutors, one of the participants of the fraud – Ryan “Red” Harris – was appointed as a participant Leon Parker as the man who shot the informant Cornelius Garrison on September 22, 2020. Investigators said Garrison, Garrison, who had also charged with the staged accidents, was shot 10 times with a 9-millimeter gun. Harris appointed Parker as a shooter in a six -sided explanation submitted by prosecutors in January.

While Parker was not yet officially charged with trigger people in the murder, said Parker Harris that he had murdered Garrison and that another co -snacker paid him for it.

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Parker was charged in December for a series of fees that are connected to the scheme designated with the “Operation Sideswipe”. His criminal history includes charges for murder and the first degree, which were rejected in October 2010. On November 26, Parker was arrested by the Jefferson Parish (La.) Sheriff’s Office with the intention of distributing marijuana.

“Parker has shown a long -term inability to comply with rules,” says court files. “Parker took part in at least three staged collisions and might be involved in a fourth staged collision (recently).”

The area of ​​New Orleans was the program of the program, which included staged accidents with tractor moves. (Joel Carillet/Getty Images)

Harris and another participant, Jovanna Gardner from Chalmette, La. Since then, both who were mentioned in court documents as romantic partners have signed plea agreements according to which they have to work with the federal investigators.

Garrison was a suspected ring loader that was suspected of staging more than 50 accidents and obtained more than $ 150,000 from an unnamed co-snack.

According to court documents, Harris and three other co -conspirators found in 2020 that Garrison’s collaboration with the federal criminal investigation into the operation Sideswipe would become “problematic”. Garrison was considered an important FBI. As a leader even in a large number of staged accidents, he knew all the players.

Harris was announced that two other suspected conspirators had offered Garrison not to work with investigators, to describe him as a “rat” and “snitch”, and suggested that “it would be better if he were dead”.

Once one of the alleged co-conspirators Garrison offered $ 500,000 and a trip to the Bahamas to hide to work with the investigators.

That never happened.

Parker was recently listened to in an indictment in which two law firms, two individual lawyers and several participants were created for fraud, disability of the judiciary, witnesses and murder.

The 10-point ranking, which was unsealed by the US lawyer for the eastern district of Louisiana on December 9, was the latest development in a long-term federal investigation to a program that goes back until 2011. The total number of people who were either charged or guilty to be charged with the ongoing FBI examination.

Ryan Harris, 36, from New Orleans were charged in the recent round of the charges; Sean Alfortish, 57, from New Orleans; Vanessa Motta, 43, from New Orleans; Jason Giles, 45, from New Orleans; Leon Parker, 51, from New Orleans; Diaminike Stalbert, 34, from Metairie; Carl Morgan, 66, from New Orleans; and Timara Lawrence, 34, from New Orleans.

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