Richard gets 33 months in St. Landry bribery case

Quincy Richard’s Corvette will be parked a while. He begins a 33-month federal prison sentence next month for attempting to bribe a candidate for St. Landry Parish school superintendent.
Richard and John Miller were nabbed in an FBI sting when taking $5,000 each from Joseph Cassimere in exchange for their support in the selection.
Richard told an FBI agent he planned to use the illicit funds to purchase new tires and rims for his ride.
Judge Richard Haik also fined Richard $10,000 and imposed 100 hours of community service while on three years’ probation after his release from prison.
Haik took Richard to task for remaining on the board after his indictment and in fact casting the swing vote against Cassimere when the board picked Edward Brown last year for the job. Miller, who pleaded guilty and got 33 months house arrest, did not vote.
The judge did not indicate how he felt about the board’s proceeding with the selection despite the bribery case being unresolved.
“The sheer arrogance of going and sitting in the meeting and voting against a man of extreme character in what you absolutely know is a conflict, and then having it count, that shows me there is no acceptance of responsibility,” Haik continued. “That shows me there is meanness in your character. That is an arrogance the court just cannot ignore.”
The bribery conviction was Richard’s second felony. Previously he falsified public records (part of a Southern University scandal), which should have made him ineligible to hold office for at least 15 years or until pardoned by the governor.