
Mike Perlstein
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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1 month 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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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RT @MikePerlstein: WWL Special | New Orleans Jailbreak: The first 7 days - Our detailed, day-by-day timeline reveals how the escape unfold…

Mayor LaToya Cantrell has lost her appeal against a former neighbor, who took her picture, as she ate on a restaurant balcony with her former police bodyguard. https://t.co/bun4feCqYe

RT @FixNOLA: ⚖️ @MikePerlstein gave an update on the NOPD consent decree. The city filed to end the decree immediately. The DOJ, under the…