Angela Coleman (born 1963), daughter of New Orleans Fourth Municipal District Assessor Betty Jefferson, was one of four individuals indicted in 2009 by a federal grand jury for the U.S. Justice Department's Eastern District of Louisiana.
[1] In all, according to New Orleans U.S. attorney Jim Letten, the charges involve 31 felony counts.
[2] These do not overlap the 16 felony counts alleged against Angela Coleman's uncle, former U.S. Representative William J.
[3] At a hearing before U. S. District Judge Ivan L. R. Lemelle on 2009 June 17, lawyers for Betty Jefferson and Angela Coleman requested a delay from the 2009 August 3 start date for the racketeering trial; at the same hearing, however, lawyers for Gill Pratt and Mose Jefferson requested that the racketeering trial begin as scheduled on August 3.
[5] If proved, the charges—raised under provisions of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act—can result in up to 20 years' imprisonment, $250,000 in fines, and stiff penalties of forfeiture.