Mike Perlstein

New Orleans

Investigative Reporter at WWL-TV (New Orleans, LA)

Investigative Reporter at WUPL-TV (New Orleans, LA)

Emmy Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning Investigative Reporter- @WWLTV, Channel 4. News Junkie. Sports fan: playing, coaching, watching.

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Photo from inside Orleans Parish Jail shows escape hole, message: ‘To (sic) easy lol’

3 weeks ago | khou.com | Mike Perlstein

NEW ORLEANS — Newly obtained photos from inside the Orleans Parish Jail appears to show the physical breach that allowed 11 inmates to escape Friday morning — and a handwritten message that adds a disturbing tone to the incident. The image, reviewed by WWL Louisiana, shows a large hole in the wall of the facility with daylight clearly visible through the other side.
Justice Department attorneys dropped from consent decree. Could it signal an earlier end for the case?

1 month ago | nola.com | Mike Perlstein

Six U.S. Department of Justice attorneys who oversaw the New Orleans Police Department consent decree were taken off the case this week amid a shakeup by President Donald Trump. Officials involved in the case believe this dramatic change could signal that the end of the 12-year federal oversight could come well before the two-year “sustainment period” granted in January by U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan.
WWL-TV investigation Highway Robbery | Attorneys indicted for massive fraud | wwltv.com

Dec 9, 2024 | wwltv.com | Mike Perlstein

In a blockbuster federal indictment more than five years in the making, two law firms and their attorneys who specialize in accident claims have been charged
Key witness in massive Louisiana staged accident scam was murdered execution-style

May 7, 2024 | nola.com | Mike Perlstein

In a surprise blockbuster indictment in the sprawling federal investigation into more than 100 truck accidents staged for insurance fraud that netted millions of dollars in ill-gotten gains, authorities indicted a man for the murder of a federal witness, a crime that could carry the death penalty. The Sept.
Federal witness in LA insurance scam investigation murdered | wwltv.com

May 7, 2024 | wwltv.com | Mike Perlstein

In a surprise blockbuster indictment in the sprawling federal investigation into more than 100 truck accidents staged for insurance fraud that netted millions.
As a massive federal fraud case wraps, WWL Louisiana examines the fallout and implications

Nov 21, 2023 | ourcommunitynow.com | Mike Perlstein
Cantrell bodyguard Jeffrey Vappie took expenses-paid trip to Martha's Vinyard on HANO

Nov 13, 2023 | nola.com | Mike Perlstein

A cascade of controversy followed Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s appointment last year of one of her bodyguards, police Officer Jeffrey Vappie, to the city’s public housing board, in a non-paying assignment he once called “a headache.” Housing Authority of New Orleans travel records, however, show that Vappie received one valuable excursion he failed to mention during an internal Police Department probe into his timesheets: a conference trip to Martha’s Vineyard with two other HANO board...
Juvenile escapee will remain in custody until he turns 21: 'We gave you every opportunity'

Nov 9, 2023 | nola.com | Mike Perlstein

In an emotional court hearing Thursday, an 18-year-old who was captured in Texas after walking away from a juvenile halfway house was ordered to serve his original juvenile life sentence for paralyzing a man during a botched robbery. Lynell Reynolds, who could have been weeks away from an early release, will now remain in custody until he turns 21. Reynolds fled from a so-called “step-down” facility in Lake Charles on Sept. 13, allegedly helped by a former teacher.
Prosecutors say teen on ATV ran down a Plaquemines Parish deputy. Trial moved to St. Charles.

Oct 24, 2023 | nola.com | Mike Perlstein

A teenager facing an aggravated battery charge stemming from an ATV collision with a Plaquemines Parish deputy has been granted a rare change of venue. Reginald Hamilton, along with co-defendant Kody Blanchard, will be tried in St. Charles Parish after Plaquemines Parish Judge Michael Clement granted a motion by Hamilton’s attorney Ryan Thompson.
N.O. teen who shot and paralyzed robbery victim captured in Texas after escape

Oct 2, 2023 | wltx.com | Mike Perlstein

NEW ORLEANS — After a widening manhunt that ultimately brought Louisiana law enforcement officers across the border to Texas, authorities have captured an 18-year-old who escaped from a juvenile “halfway house” on Sept. 13. The escape by juvenile lifer Lynell Reynolds sparked fear and frustration from the victim who was shot and paralyzed by the teenager. Reynolds was reported to have been taken into custody Monday near San Antonio, Tex.

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13 May 25

BREAKING NEWS: City of N.O. seeks end to NOPD consent decree. Despite the city cheering 2-yr off-ramp in Jan., appeal now has traction after dramatic shifts in Trump's Department of Justice. Full story on https://t.co/4uQbn5vjVJ: https://t.co/tvrPGHtQGq

Mike Perlstein @MikePerlstein

13 May 25

BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: City of New Orleans files motion to immediately end NOPD consent decree. Despite agreeing to 2-yr "sustainment period" in January, the city now wants out amid favorable new posture by Trump administration. https://t.co/4uQbn5vjVJ for full story.

Mike Perlstein @MikePerlstein

8 May 25

RT @MetroCrimeNOLA: Rafael Goyeneche comments on the possibility of federal consent decrees being removed with @WWLTV @MikePerlstein https…

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Articles

Photo from inside Orleans Parish Jail shows escape hole, message: ‘To (sic) easy lol’

Justice Department attorneys dropped from consent decree. Could it signal an earlier end for the case?

WWL-TV investigation Highway Robbery | Attorneys indicted for massive fraud | wwltv.com

Key witness in massive Louisiana staged accident scam was murdered execution-style

Federal witness in LA insurance scam investigation murdered | wwltv.com

As a massive federal fraud case wraps, WWL Louisiana examines the fallout and implications

Cantrell bodyguard Jeffrey Vappie took expenses-paid trip to Martha's Vinyard on HANO

Juvenile escapee will remain in custody until he turns 21: 'We gave you every opportunity'

Prosecutors say teen on ATV ran down a Plaquemines Parish deputy. Trial moved to St. Charles.

N.O. teen who shot and paralyzed robbery victim captured in Texas after escape

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