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U.S. District Judge Eldon Fallon sentenced former First NBC Bank CEO Ashton Ryan to 14 years in federal prison for bank fraud and conspiracy on Wednesday.

A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced founder and former CEO of First NBC Bank Ashton Ryan Jr., who was convicted of nearly four dozen counts of bank fraud, conspiracy and

Assistant Sheriff Kristen Morales was hit Tuesday with a motion to recover $161,447 in expert and attorneys’ fees in her unsuccessful legal case.

Federal prosecutors also charged former First NBC loan officer Fred Beebe with similar crimes, but the grand jury ultimately found him not guilty.

It was a spectacular failure for Ashton Ryan, the New Orleans banker who started First NBC in 2006 and built a reputation as the city's top financial guru

Dominique Berry was sentenced Thursday in New Orleans, although she will likely be released soon.

Robert Calloway, who served as executive vice president at the New Orleans bank before it failed in 2017, was accused of conspiracy to defraud the bank.

United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that Larry Williams, age 49, of New Orleans, was sentenced last week for Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud,

Entergy spokeswoman Lee Sabatini said the company does not comment on pending litigation.

A federal judge ruled that a state court will decide whether Entergy should be held financially responsible for widespread power outages following Hurricane Ida.