LA GOP attorney general indicted on charges of 'malfeasance and intimidation': report

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https://www.rawstory.com/liz-murrill-indicted/

GOP attorney general indicted on charges of 'malfeasance and intimidation': report

Matthew Chapman
July 2, 2026 7:04PM

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill has been indicted on 16 criminal charges by a grand jury in New Orleans.

According to The Times-Picayune, jurors "handed up the indictment at New Orleans’ criminal courthouse ... The attorney general faces eight felony counts of malfeasance and another eight felony counts of intimidation."

The charges stem from allegations that Murrill threatened the careers of public officials in New Orleans, including Mayor Helena Moreno and District Attorney Jason Williams, in retaliation for their public criticism of a law that consolidates the New Orleans criminal and district clerks of court, according to the report.

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1. She interpreted Law and Order a bit differently from the rest

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2. Major update: Louisiana court halts criminal indictment against state attorney general

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/03/louisiana-criminal-indictment-halted-attorney-general-liz-murrill

Louisiana court halts criminal indictment against state attorney general

Republican Liz Murrill was indicted for the alleged intimidation of New Orleans elected officials

Edward Helmore
Fri 3 Jul 2026 10.06 EDT

Louisiana’s highest court has granted a stay of the proceedings in a criminal indictment targeting the state’s attorney general, in the latest twist of a high-stakes political battle between Republican state leaders and Democrats who govern its most famous city, New Orleans.

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