
'Bourbon Street' Hustler' charged in sports reporter's murder gets 25 years in unrelated case: AG
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Louisiana AG Liz Murrill announces 25-year sentence for Danette Colbert, highlighting her habitual offenses. She still faces charge in Kansas City sports reporter Adan Manzano's murder.
"This is a testament to the hard work and cooperation between my prosecutors in New Orleans and State Police’s Troop NOLA," Murrill said in a Thursday statement. "I’d like to thank my New Orleans Section Chief Daniel Smart for his hard work and dedication on this case. I’d also like to thank District Attorney Jason Williams for his cooperation in this cross-jurisdictional matter. The evidence was overwhelming that this woman was a serial fraudster and took advantage of multiple tourists and innocent people over many years in the French Quarter." Audrey Conklin is a digital reporter for Fox News Digital and FOX Business. Email tips to audrey.conklin@fox.com or on Twitter at @audpants.
A New Orleans judge this week sided with the Attorney General's office in finding murder suspect Danette Colbert, 45, to be a habitual offender with five prior felony convictions involving fraud, on top of her pending charges in Jefferson Parish for second-degree murder.