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Aviation Director Sentenced For Obstruction Of Justice By Shane Nolan |
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May 13, 2011 - Sean Hunter, 44, of New Orleans,
Louisiana, was sentenced on Thursday in federal court by
U.S. District Judge Stanwood R. Duval, Jr. to one year
plus one day for obstruction of justice.
In addition, the defendant was ordered to serve three
years’ supervised release during which time he will be
under federal supervision and risks additional
imprisonment should he violate any terms of the release.
Hunter was fined $3,000 and ordered to complete 75 hours
of community service.
According to documents filed in federal court, on
September 27, 2005, Hunter’s co-defendant, Shauna
Crowden Hunter, contacted the AAA insurance company and
falsely claimed that her 2005 BMW 525i, with a retail
value of $53,377.27, was completely destroyed during
Hurricane Katrina.
Court documents also state that Shauna Crowden Hunter falsely completed and mailed to the AAA company a notarized odometer statement that resulted in AAA issuing checks totaling over $55,000.00. According to the factual basis, Sean Hunter and Shauna Crowden Hunter made multiple misrepresentations to the AAA insurance company and others to conceal their continued use of the BMW. |
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Hunter pled guilty on January 5, 2011, admitting that he used
his position as the director of aviation for the Louis Armstrong
International Airport to help conceal the illegal nature of the
BMW and directed a subordinate employee at the airport to issue
Hunter a brake tag that he and his wife placed on the BMW.
According to court documents, in October, 2008, a traffic camera
captured the BMW running a red light at the intersection of
South Carrollton Avenue and Palmetto Street in New Orleans.
The Carrollton Avenue ticket as well as a second red light
ticket that was issued 12 days later were both mailed to the AAA
insurance company. Approximately six months later, a New Orleans
Police Detective discovered the BMW in a parking garage at the
airport.
With the assistance of the FBI, the NOPD determined that Sean Hunter and Shauna Crowden Hunter made a series of misrepresentations in an effort to conceal the true location of the BMW from insurance officials and law enforcement. |
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