Monday, December 18, 2006

Ex-Mandeville official says he knew Impastato was extorting company
Former public works director pleads guilty
05:35 PM CST on Wednesday, December 13, 2006
WWLTV.com

MANDEVILLE -- The former Mandeville Public Works Director pled guilty to misprision of a felony in relation to former St. Tammany Parish Councilman Joseph Impastato, U.S. Attorney Jim Letten said Wednesday.


Misprision occurs when an individual has knowledge of a felony being committed by another person, acts to conceal that crime and fails to report it to law enforcement, Letten said.
Joseph Mistich, 44, admitted in court to knowing that Impastato was extorting a Lacombe company over a disputed debris contract for the parish to pick up Katrina debris.
Mistich will be sentenced on March 27, 2007, Letten said. He faces a maximum sentence of three years imprisonment, a $250,000 fine and one year of supervised release afterward.
Meanwhile, Impastato was charged with several counts of extortion, federal program fraud, conspiracy and attempted money laundering in an indictment of his own on August 11, 2006.
Impastato’s own trial is set for June 11, 2007.


So, if any of ya'll have first hand knowledge of a crime, you better rat!

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