NEW ORLEANS (AP)-A federal grand jury handed up a 15-count indictment Thursday against a New Orleans woman who has been linked in court testimony to a state senator from Marrero.Gwendolyn Joseph Moyo is the only person named in the indictment. All 15 counts accuse her of selling insurance after being convicted of a felony.On Monday, an FBI agent testified that state Senator Derrick Shepherd helped her launder nearly $141,000 in bogus construction bond fees, and kept almost half the money.Shepherd denies the allegation, and says the FBI targeted him because he had truthfully denied knowing about any wrongdoing by either Congressman Bill Jefferson or New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin.Moyo was convicted of various crimes in Arizona, in 1989 and in 1991.
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Federal grand jury indicts woman linked to state senator
October 24, 2007
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