Attorney Charged with Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud in Connection with Hurricane Ida Fraud Committed by Law Firm with Louisiana and Texas Offices

Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – RICHARD WILLIAM HUYE, III (“HUYE”), age 34, formerly of New Orleans, and now a resident of Texas, was charged by bill of information on August 28, 2026, with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, announced U.S. Attorney David I. Courcelle.