Richard Cole

Former Tax Assessor Richard Cole Pleads Guilty to Malfeasance
Former Tax Assessor Richard Cole Pleads Guilty to Malfeasance
Former Tax Assessor Richard Cole Pleads Guilty to Malfeasance
Former Calcasieu Parish Tax Assessor Richard Cole has pled guilty to two counts of malfeasance in office today after investigators found that $48,000 of personal expenses were charged to his office credit card.  Cole was indicted in October 2010 after an audit showed the fiscal discrepancies.  He stepped down from his post in January of this year.