A parish coroner on the North Shore makes more money than most state and federal officials. And it looks like the state legislature helped make that salary a reality.more>>
A parish coroner on the North Shore makes more money than most state and federal officials. And it looks like the state legislature helped make that salary a reality. Lee Zurik reports in his "Body of Evidence" investigation.more>>
In this installment of Lee Zurik's "Body of Evidence" investigation, we examine some of the receipts from public credit card spending by the St. Tammany Coroner and his CFO.more>>
In this installment of Lee Zurik's "Body of Evidence" investigation, we examine some of the receipts from public credit card spending by the St. Tammany Coroner and his CFO. more>>
Drawings of the St. Tammany Parish Coroner's new complex in Lacombe show the good doctor has a wet bar attached to his office -- and taxpayers paid for it.more>>
Drawings of the St. Tammany Parish Coroner's new complex in Lacombe show the good doctor has a wet bar attached to his office -- and taxpayers paid for it.more>>
Dr. Peter Galvan has to file a financial disclosure form with the state every year. What this tells us is that he makes even more public dollars than we first reported in our "Body of Evidence" investigation.more>>
St. Tammany's coroner, Dr. Peter Galvan, has to file a financial disclosure form with the state every year. What this tells us is that he makes even more public dollars than we first reported in our "Body of Evidence" investigation..more>>
But some St. Tammany Parish leaders say it's too early to talk about pushing Dr. Peter Galvan out of office.more>>
Following the findings of our "Body of Evidence" probe, the group Concerned Citizens of St. Tammany says Dr. Peter Galvan must resign. But some parish leaders say it's too early to talk about pushing Galvan out of office.more>>
Parish coroner Peter Galvan campaigned hard for voter approval of a 4-mill tax measure in order to build a state-of-the-art DNA lab. He got that approval, and the lab, and millions of dollars more.more>>
Parish coroner Peter Galvan campaigned hard for voter approval of a 4-mill tax measure in order to build a state-of-the-art DNA lab. He got that approval, and the lab, and millions of dollars more.more>>
We went directly the St. Tammany Parish Coroner's Office Friday to obtain public records that could show us if Dr. Peter Galvan may have illegally paid himself taxpayer money.more>>
We went directly to the St. Tammany Parish Coroner's Office Friday to obtain public records that could show us if Dr. Peter Galvan may have illegally paid himself taxpayer money. They provided the records, but a quick look at the paperwork in the parking lot sent us right back inside.more>>
We became curious after we sent a simple request to the St. Tammany Parish Coroner asking for a list of all employee take home vehicles, and who the coroner assigned them to.more>>
We became curious after we sent a simple request to the St. Tammany Parish Coroner asking for a list of all employee take home vehicles, and who the coroner assigned them to.more>>
The St. Tammany Parish Council wants the coroner, Dr. Peter Galvan, to answer questions at the next council meeting. According to the council, they are ready to cut funding to Galvan's office.more>>
The St. Tammany Parish Council wants the coroner, Dr. Peter Galvan, to answer questions at the next council meeting. According to the council, they are ready to cut funding to Galvan's office. It's the latest development in our "Body of Evidence" investigation.more>>
Dr. Peter Galvan claims he took no vacation in 2011 or 2012 -- he cashed out his unused vacation and sick time for $67,000. But a quick tour of his wife's Facebook page shows a different story.more>>
According to the St. Tammany Parish Coroner's paychecks, Dr. Peter Galvan had no weekday fun outside of Louisiana in 2011 and 2012. That's because the records show he took no vacation those two years. Instead he cashed out his unused vacation and sick time and paid himself $67,000. But a quick tour of the Facebook page belonging to Galvan's wife shows a different story.more>>
St. Tammany's parish president adds her voice to those demanding Parish Coroner Peter Galvan's timesheets. So far, the good doctor is not budging. more>>
St. Tammany's parish president adds her voice to those demanding Parish Coroner Peter Galvan's timesheets. So far, the good doctor is not budging. more>>
The feds are demanding that Dr. Peter Galvan turn over several documents, including credit card statements and other records of expenditures at the coroner's office.more>>
The feds are demanding that Dr. Peter Galvan turn over several documents, including credit card statements and other records of expenditures at the coroner's office. more>>
The council also has voted, unanimously, to ask Galvan to pay back about $175,000. That's money that Galvan allegedly paid himself in unused vacation and sick time.
The St. Tammany Parish Council has voted 13-1, asking Coroner Peter Galvan to resign. The council also voted unanimously to ask Galvan to pay back about $175,000. That's money that Galvan allegedly paid himself in unused vacation and sick time.
Galvan gave the parish 17 vacation- and sick-leave request forms, nine of which were signed and dated February 28, 2013. That's one day after FOX 8 revealed the Facebook photos of his travels. more>>
Galvan gave the parish 17 vacation- and sick-leave request forms, nine of which were signed and dated February 28, 2013. That's one day after FOX 8 revealed the Facebook photos of his travels. more>>
The St. Tammany Parish Coroner's Office told the parish president there is no formal, written policy for sick and vacation time there. But we located the office's latest policy ourselves.more>>
The St. Tammany Parish Coroner's Office told the parish president there is no formal, written policy for sick and vacation time there. But we located the office's latest policy ourselves, and it could spell trouble for Dr. Peter Galvan.more>>
We dig deeper into the records we uncovered that show the parish coroner and some of his high-ranking employees may have illegally paid themselves hundreds of thousands of dollars.more>>
The St. Tammany Parish Council Chairman calls it bad government. A CPA says it may be fraudulent. We dig deeper into the records we uncovered that show the parish coroner and some of his high-ranking employees may have illegally paid themselves hundreds of thousands of dollars.more>>
We've discovered new information that shows the St. Tammany Parish Coroner is not the only employee at his office essentially getting paid twice to go on vacation. more>>
We've discovered new information that shows the St. Tammany Parish Coroner is not the only employee at his office essentially getting paid twice to go on vacation. We examine the case of Kim Kelly, the coroner's chief financial officer and also a certified public accountant, in this update on our "Body of Evidence" investigation.more>>
St. Tammany Parish's coroner has decided to pay himself more than any other elected official in the state, and with that will come a hefty reward -- a lucrative retirement package -- when he steps aside as coroner.more>>
St. Tammany Parish's coroner has decided to pay himself more than any other elected official in the state, and with that will come a hefty reward -- a lucrative retirement package -- when he steps aside as coroner.more>>
We'll explain why the state constitution may help Dr. Peter Galvan keep his salary and we'll examine some questionable land deals, as well as the coroner's financial arrangement with one North Shore city.more>>
We'll explain why the state constitution may help Dr. Peter Galvan keep his salary and we'll examine some questionable land deals, as well as the coroner's financial arrangement with one North Shore city.more>>
Sources in St. Tammany Parish tell FOX 8 News the City of Slidell has received a subpoena from the FBI, asking for documents related to a contract with Dr. Peter Galvan.more>>
Sources in St. Tammany Parish tell FOX 8 News the City of Slidell has received a subpoena from the FBI, asking for documents related to a contract with Dr. Peter Galvan.more>>
Fresh answers from city officials in Slidell help us examine the city's working relationship with Dr. Peter Galvan, but they also raise yet more questions.more>>
Fresh answers from city officials in Slidell help us examine the city's working relationship with Dr. Peter Galvan, but they also raise yet more questions.more>>
Dr. Peter Galvan makes $47,000 a year to take care of sick inmates for Slidell police. But since Randy Smith has been police chief, Galvan has never stepped foot inside the jail, sending a paramedic instead.more>>
Dr. Peter Galvan makes $47,000 a year to take care of sick inmates for the Slidell Police Department. But since Randy Smith has been police chief, Galvan has never stepped foot inside the jail, sending a paramedic instead.more>>
A North Shore state representative thinks the St. Tammany Parish Coroner's salary could be reduced by the end of this year.more>>
A North Shore state representative thinks the St. Tammany Parish Coroner's salary could be reduced by the end of this year. Representative Tim Burns filed a bill Friday that he says will put an end to the abuses in the Coroner's Office.more>>
The FBI's probe into St. Tammany Parish Coroner Peter Galvan continues to widen. The Coroner's Office received another subpoena last month; the records were due last Thursday. It's the third subpoena relatedmore>>
The federal investigation now includes the purchase of a 40-acre piece of property by the St. Tammany Parish Coroner, property that measures a quarter mile on each side.more>>
The cancellation of the contract with the City of Slidell happened earlier this month and follows a series of FOX 8 investigations that questioned Galvan's arrangement to take care of sick inmates at the jail.more>>
The cancellation of the contract with the City of Slidell happened earlier this month and follows a series of FOX 8 investigations that questioned Galvan's arrangement to take care of sick inmates at the jail.more>>
The House Judiciary Committee heard testimony for a bill that would put control of the finances of Dr. Peter Galvan's Coroner's Office in the hands of the Parish Council. more>>
The House Judiciary Committee heard testimony for a bill that would put control of the finances of Dr. Peter Galvan's Coroner's Office in the hands of the Parish Council.more>>
Louisiana's House of Representatives has approved a bill that would give the St. Tammany Parish Council control over salaries and spending in the parish Coroner's Office.more>>
Louisiana's House of Representatives has approved a bill that would give the St. Tammany Parish Council control over salaries and spending in the parish Coroner's Office.more>>
Dr. Peter Randall Galvan, fourth-term coroner of St. Tammany Parish, was born in Picayune, Miss. but describes himself in online biographies as a lifelong resident of Slidell.more>>
Dr. Peter Randall Galvan, fourth-term coroner of St. Tammany Parish, was born in Picayune, Miss. but describes himself in online biographies as a lifelong resident of Slidell. more>>
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