NEW ORLEANS —A federal judge has agreed to postpone a
resentencing hearing for a former New Orleans police officer who was convicted
of burning the body of a man who was shot and killed by another officer
following Hurricane Katrina.
Two former New Orleans police officers have asked a federal
appeals court to throw out their convictions on charges stemming from the fatal
shooting of a man whose burned body turned up in Hurricane Katrina's aftermath.
A federal appeals court has scheduled a hearing for the case
against three former New Orleans police officers convicted of charges stemming
from a man's fatal shooting and the burning of his body in Hurricane Katrina's
aftermath.
Gregory McRae's July 25 sentencing was moved Wednesday to
Jan. 9, 2014, at the request of his attorney, Frank DeSalvo. The lawyer argued
McRae should be sentenced after the December 2013 retrial of former officer
David Warren, who shot and killed 31-year-old Henry Glover outside a police
substation less than a week after the 2005 storm.
U.S. District Judge Lance Africk sentenced McRae to more
than 17 years in prison before an appeals court reversed one of his convictions
last year and ordered him to be resentenced for his remaining convictions.
City settles lawsuit for $20,000 in case of cop convicted of
sex with minor
City settles lawsuit for $20,000 in case of cop convicted of
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A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit against the City of
Nogales after it agreed to pay $20,000 to the victim of a sex crime by former
Nogales Police Office Mariano Garibay.
Garibay was sentenced to 2.25 years in state prison in
February 2011 after pleading guilty to three of 11 counts of sexual conduct
with a minor. The conviction stemmed from a sexual relationship he had with a
16-year-old member of NPD’s Explorer program. He was 28 at the time.
The lawsuit filed by attorneys James D’Antonio and Luis
Parra in November 2012 alleged negligence and intentional harm, and said the
girl had sustained and would continue to sustain healthcare expenses as a
result of Garibay’s actions. The complaint also alleged that she had suffered
physical injury, pain, suffering, emotional distress and a loss of enjoyment of
life.
City Attorney Jose Luis Machado confirmed that the city had
agreed to settle the lawsuit for $20,000, and that the sum would be covered by
the city’s insurance.
Department of Correction records show that Garibay was
released from prison on Jan. 14, 2013.
