OH, SNAP!! – Monroe Airport, Infinity, Envirotech, Fraud, Conspiracy, Federal Investigation

The Monroe Airport controversy just got a lot messier.

A whole lot.

The (Baton Rouge) Advocate’s Ted Griggs is reporting extensively on the Louisiana Department of Insurance’s suit against Infinity Surety of Louisiana, the bond firm that allegedly underwrote EnviroTech Services, LLC’s bid on the Monroe Airport expansion project. The article expands on yesterday’s (Monroe) News-Star story by Johnny Gunter.

In The Advocate story we see words like “fraud,” “conspiracy,” “collusion,” and “federal investigation.”

From the story:

It’s also possible some contractors colluded with Infinity, paying only for the appearance of having bonds to secure public works contracts.

and

The Insurance Department has turned its findings over to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in New Orleans, Donelon said.

The department expects that a federal investigation will result.

LPNO has posted several stories on the controversial Monroe Airport project.

Monroe Airport Bond Firm has Checkered Past
More on Monroe Airport Bonds
Shreveport Firm to “Consult” on Monroe Airport

Shreveport Update

A Shreveport audit has confirmed what Caddo Sheriff Steve Prator found in his investigation of the city’s Community Development department: it was a scam against the poor, elderly and disabled. The (Shreveport) Times’ Adam Kealoah Causey reports.

We had asked last month when we could expect Ouachita Parish Sheriff Royce Toney to do his job and investigate corruption in that parish.

The world wonders…

UPDATE – 4:00 PM

Another story on Infinity in The (New Orleans) Times-Picayune by Rebecca Mowbray.