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  New Orleans man facing up to 20 years in jail for false Deepwater Horizon claims

  By Kerry Goff | Sunday, Aug 7, 2016 @ 10:32pm

  NEW ORLEANS — Kevin Richard, 26, of New Orleans recently pled guilty to engaging in mail fraud, admitting to submitting a fraudulent application for disaster assistance money in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

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  Alleged phony resort scheme nets man $2.3 million Deepwater Horizon claim, and indictment

  By Louisiana Record reports | Tuesday, Feb 24, 2015 @ 5:06pm

  Screenshot of the website connected to Bayou Barataria Sportsmen’s Resort, which the Department of Justice says was part of an elaborate scheme to defraud BP.

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  Secret Service probe into Deepwater Horizon fraud scheme nets 27

  By Louisiana Record reports | Wednesday, Nov 26, 2014 @ 9:24am

  NEW ORLEANS – As BP’s petition asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the Deepwater Horizon settlement is being considered, an investigation by the U.S. Secret Service has concluded with the arrest of 27 people who are accused of trying to defraud the settlement program by filing fraudulent claims.

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  Lawyer alleged to have falsified clients in BP settlement sued by group of fishermen

  By Louisiana Record reports | Wednesday, Jan 8, 2014 @ 4:16pm

  Mikal Watts

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  Texas attorney accused of fraud in representing fake and deceased clients in BP oil spill

  By Louisiana Record reports | Wednesday, Dec 18, 2013 @ 12:39pm

  Mikal Watts

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• Former Secret Service agent accused of stalking colleague at New Orleans law firm

  By Kyle Barnett | Sunday, May 27, 2012 @ 8:25am

  Vallejo GRETNA – A New Orleans attorney who was formerly a Secret Service agent has been accused of stalking a female co-worker.

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