US EditionGrand Jury Indicts Former Louisiana House Speaker for Allegedly Stealing Rare State Artifact
Schexnayder faces charges for allegedly stealing a $25,000 ancient cypress board from the state Capitol, which remains unrecovered, prosecutors said.
- A grand jury indicted former Louisiana House Speaker Clay Schexnayder for felony theft and malfeasance in office for allegedly stealing a rare state artifact from the capitol.
- The felony theft charge can carry a sentence of up to 20 years or a $50,000 fine.
- Schexnayder previously told The Times Picayune-Advocate that he had received permission to take the board, an account which other state officials rejected.
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Republican ex-speaker swiped ancient artifact from state Capitol: prosecutors
Clay Schexnayder, former speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives, was charged with felony theft Wednesday in connection with a missing piece of historic cypress that had been on display at the State Capitol and was last seen at his legislative office in Gonzales.An East Baton Rouge Parish ...
Ex-Louisiana Speaker Accused of Stealing Rare Artifact
A grand jury on Wednesday indicted former Louisiana House Speaker Clay Schexnayder on felony theft and malfeasance in office charges involving a rare artifact that had gone missing from the state Capitol. Schexnayder was accused of stealing an ancient cypress board worth more than $25,000 that had been on...
Former Louisiana House Speaker Clay Schexnayder accused of stealing state artifact
BATON ROUGE, La. (NEWS 15) — A former Louisiana House Speaker has been indicted by a grand jury for allegedly stealing a rare state artifact. Republican Clay Schexnayder is now facing charges of felony theft and malfeasance in office. He…
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Grand jury indicts former Louisiana House Speaker for allegedly stealing rare state artifact
A grand jury indicted former Louisiana House Speaker Clay Schexnayder for allegedly stealing a rare artifact that had gone missing from the state capitol.
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