Dr. Shiva Akula, whose Federal trial entailing 23 counts of alleged Medicare fraud commenced in the Federal Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana in New Orleans on Monday, October 30, 2023.
In today’s Sound Off Louisiana feature, founder Robert Burns and community activist Belinda Parker-Brown review the first day of Akula’s trial, which commenced on Monday, October 30, 2023 in Federal Court in the Eastern District of Louisiana in New Orleans, Louisiana:
October 30, 2023: Burns and Parker-Brown provide overview of Day 1 of USA v. Shiva Akula.
As Burns and Parker-Brown headed for their cars, Burns lamented to Parker-Brown that they’d forgotten to provide the sharp contrast between what the Government claims Akula did regarding corrective action in the aftermath of a 2014 Medicare audit and what Akula claims he did. Burns indicated that he’d provide that material in the text of this feature, but Parker-Brown convinced Burns to simply produce a quick supplemental video on that matter. Here’s that video supplement:
October 30, 2023: Burns provides brief supplement to Day 1 of USA v. Shiva Akula video above.
The remaining days of this trial should prove very intriguing, particularly when witness Kelly Anderson takes the witness stand!
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Louisiana State Representative-Elect of House District 81 (and long-time former Ascension Parish Sheriff) Jeff Wiley.
In today’s Sound Off Louisiana feature, C. J. Matthews, who unsuccessfully ran for Ascension Parish Sheriff and was defeated by incumbent Sheriff Bobby Webre by an 87-13 margin, describes the angst and turmoil which he indicates has transpired at the Sheriff’s Office in the immediate aftermath of Webre’s victory.
Let’s take a look at all that Matthews had to say regarding the matters presented above:
10/23/23: Matthews describes the angst and turmoil he asserts exist in Ascension Parish Sheriff Bobby Webre’s office in the immediate aftermath of Webre’s successful re-election of October 14, 2023 and follows that up with countering Wiley’s recent claim that he, “acted in haste to play ‘gotcha'” on Wiley’s campaign nursing home visit days before the October 14, 2023 election.
We were also provided with a copy of another public records request response from Webre. That request entailed obtaining, “all documentation concerning the telephone records of Sheriff Robert “Bobby” Webre from October 2, 2021 – October 31, 2021.”
The response letter, which was dated October 20, 2023 and was signed by Deputy Kyle Gautreau, Paralegal/Custodian of Records, Legal Affairs Section, stated: “This office has no records responsive to your request.”
The request for the records was made by Delatte about four (4) months ago; however, it wasn’t until October 20, 2023 that Webre’s office got around to informing her that it has no records responsive to her request.
In the above video, Sound Off Louisiana founder Robert Burns indicated that he’d provide the link for a number of lawsuits he filed against the Louisiana Auctioneer’s Licensing Board, the majority of which entailed either public records or alleged open meetings violations. Here is that link.
Now let’s provide the text messages Matthews references in the video above that he received from Wiley. Here they are:
Now, it’s not our norm, but since the above video is just shy of 40 minutes long, we’re going to point out a few key spots on the video entailing points regarding State Representative-Elect Jeff Wiley’s nursing home visit:
19:13 Transition to Wiley discussion (away from Webre turmoil Matthews discussed).
20:10 Burns states the unfortunate aspect of Wiley stating to him that he’d allow no videotaping of a forum conducted just before the election because Burns indicated that Wiley’s responses to questions would indicate that Wiley is likely to vote as a State Representative in a manner consistent with the manner in which Burns would desire him to vote.
21:00 Burns states the unfortunate reality that, Vitter’s philosophy about the way Louisiana should be governed (particularly regarding tort reform) matching Burns’ philosophy notwithstanding, Vitter had the obvious problem that he consorted with prostitutes, and that completely destroyed his bid to become Governor of Louisiana in 2015.
21:12 Burns states, “Now I’m certainly not prepared to suggest in any manner that Jeff Wiley has ever consorted with prostitutes.”
22:05 Burns again reiterates that he’s not prepared to suggest in any manner that Jeff Wiley has ever consorted with prostitutes.
22:30 Burns transitions to Matthews to counter Wiley’s texts messages provided above regarding the nursing home visit by Jeff Wiley days prior to the election on October 14, 2023.
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Former Louisiana State Police (LSP) Col. Mike “party down” Edmonson (left) and presumed Louisiana Sheriff’s Association-backed LSP future Colonel Frank Besson (right – a/k/a by many current and recently-retired troopers as “Edmonson 2.0.”)
In today’s Sound Off Louisiana feature, founder Robert Burns openly poses the question of Governor-Elect Jeff Landry regarding whether he will continue the pattern of his two most-recent predecessors, Bobby Jindal and John Bel Edwards, and merely appoint as Louisiana State Police (LSP) Colonel whomever the Louisiana Sheriff’s Association dictates to him he’ll appoint. Burns further states the belief of many current and recently-retired troopers that doing so will merely perpetuate the 15-year downward spiral that has transpired at LSP since former Colonel Edmonson was appointed in early 2008. Here’s the feature (and please excuse the intermittent blurriness of the picture):
Here are links for the disciplinary record of former Col. Edmonson prior to his appointment in 2008, all of which the Jindal Administration either ignored or failed to even vet Edmonson and merely let the Louisiana Sheriff’s Association dictate the appointment (or both):
As stated on the video above, over the next few weeks, we’ll be highlighting various problematic occurrences within LSP which are transpiring in real time.
As we indicated on our most recent feature, Landry is inheriting one hell of a mess at LSP, and the hope is that he won’t just act in a “business as usual” manner and thereby perpetuate the 15-year downward spiral that LSP has endured since Edmonson’s appointment in early 2008 as Bobby Jindal began his tenure as Governor of Louisiana.
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