Yet another embarrassment !

Once again I am embarrassed for my state.   Years ago we elected a member of the KKK to our state senate, a year later when this same individual ran for the U.S. senate, he lost, but got 43% of the vote, and after that he received 32% of the vote in his try for governor of this fine state.

And let’s not forget about our esteemed convicted governor and his present drive for re-election to public office, Senator David Vitter and his flirtations with the D. C. Madame, or former senator, William Jefferson, with the $90 thousand in the freezer.

Now we can add a confessed crook, Eric Dangerfield, to our embarrassment list, for he has been elected to serve some children of this state as a member of the Tangipahoa School Board. Talk about a total disrespect for our children.

In May Mr. Dangerfield and his wife pleaded guilty to operating a criminal enterprise designed to siphon dollars from the Louisiana Medicaid Program and evade paying state taxes.

Cassandra N. Dangerfield pleaded guilty to one felony count of racketeering and two felony counts of state tax evasion. Her husband and business partner Eric Dangerfield, who served on the Tangipahoa Parish School Board, ENTERED A GUILTY PLEA to six counts of misdemeanor theft and two misdemeanor counts of tax evasion.

As a result of this crime, Mr. Dangerfield received a 4 year suspended sentence on the condition that he and his wife pay $3.5 million in restitution, fines and penalties for the racketeering and theft charges. The Dangerfields must also pay the Louisiana Department of Revenue $74,000 in back taxes and investigative costs in relation to the tax evasion charges.   Additionally, Eric Dangerfield was ordered to immediately resign from the Tangipahoa School Board.

To date, they have paid back only $200.00 and a hearing is scheduled to be held in December to determine if this constitutes a violation of his probation, which could result in his going to jail.

But some Tangipahoa voters saw fit to re-elect him to the school board. Disgraceful !

Let’s pray that national news doesn’t get hold of this story.  This state doesn’t need any more embarrassments.