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Orleans Parish prosecutors are using fake subpoenas to pressure witnesses to talk to them | The Lens

Source: Orleans Parish prosecutors are using fake subpoenas to pressure witnesses to talk to them | The Lens by Charles Maldonado

The DA’s office is sending notices labeled “subpoena” to witnesses, threatening jail time if the person ignores them. But they’re not real subpoenas. An assistant district attorney says they’re meant to persuade people who may ignore a simple letter.

after The Lens told Bowman that our story would report that legal experts say the practice could be illegal, The New Orleans Advocate reported that the DA’s office had announced it would end the practice

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