Photos from Cantrell’s federal indictment show alleged winery trip, private messages with Vappie, and Pontalba apartment visits.

“This is the first time that a sitting mayor has actually been indicted by federal or state charges,” said former Assistant U.S. Attorney Matt Coman, who successfully prosecuted former Mayor Ray Nagin in 2014 in a case that proved Nagin received tens of thousands of dollars in bribes.

A superseding federal indictment alleges New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell and former NOPD officer Jeffrey Vappie carried out a years‑long fraud scheme that used city funds for personal purposes, including concealing a romantic relationship,