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M2Q Corruption Index: Analysis of Jefferson Parish 2025 Candidates

What is the M2Q Corruption Perception Score? The Motion to Quash (M2Q) Corruption Score is an index of multiple sources. These sources are combined to produce an overall score.*

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The goal is to capture expert assessments of various public sector corruption practices. This includes bribery and misuse of public funds. It also involves abuse of public office for personal gain, nepotism in civil service, and state capture. 

M2Q has taken into account 3 different assessments from 22 political candidates in Jefferson Parish. Half are unopposed.

 Corruption Perception Overview

The average corruption perception score for Jefferson Parish candidates is C (71%). Fourteen candidates scored A.Two scored D, four scored F. One scored B and one scored C. 

The M2Q corruption perception score is a powerful representation of the stand against corruption in Jefferson Parish. It serves as a reminder of the importance of transparency and honesty in our political system. The scorecards offer precise and reliable judgment of campaign finance abuse. They give sound judgment particularly for those interested in elections and the stand against corruption.

*Includes contributions from gaming interests, pharmaceuticals, conflicts, or any entity that has received federal money in the form of contracts, grants, loans, or other financial assistance. Candidates are not penalized for funding their own campaigns.

Candidate Scorecard**

Click the name to view the folder for each candidate

*Campaign finance reports were obtained from the Louisiana Ethics Board website. Federal Award profiles were found at 

Jefferson Parish 2025
Candidate AverageC71%
Timothy Kerner JrF53%
Andrea ManuelA100%
Ricky TempletD60%
Belinda ConstantF47%
Robert E. Billiot SrC70%
Brett LawsonF53%
Dwayne MunchF53%
Wayne RauA100%
Rudy SmithA93%
Maggie CampbellA100%
Jason LeBlancA100%
Johnny ShaddingerA93%
Mike HinyubD67%
Tim MatherneA100%
Johnny Nobles JrA93%
Mark MillerB87%
Lisa ValenceA100%
Bobby BlackA100%
Randy CarrA93%
Bobby UtleyA93%
Bobby BonvillianA100%
Larry WarinoA97%

Pandemic Oversight

The U.S. Government continues to pursue a quiet but active campaign against Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) recipients believed to have committed fraud. The government is expected to continue to pursue criminal charges, with a focus on civil False Claims Act cases.

How is corruption perception measured? 

The index is published before elections by Motion to Quash since 2019. It ranks candidates on a scale from 100 (very clean) to 0 (highly corrupt). For consistency, the total scores were based on these three principles:

  1. Campaign contributions issued (5 points)
  2. Campaign contributions received (5 points)
  3. Disclosures/conflicts of interest (5 points)

Only when candidates scored 15 for the whole package did they score 100 percent. 

Campaigns are dynamic. We welcome your feedback. If you see a candidate’s position has changed, send us an email to info@motiontoquash.org with the new information.

Recognized by the National Whistleblower Center, Tracie Burke is Louisiana author of Motion to Quash. She can be reached at tracie@motiontoquash.org. Motion to Quash LLC  successfully promoted legislation that supports the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 and amendments to the Whistleblower Protection Act. Please Support journalism in the public interest by contributing today. Click here to donate Motion to Quash ISSN 2644-1594 is the copyrighted property of Motion to Quash LLC . 

Action #1 of 2024 Call on FinCEN to Enact AML Regulations

In 2022, Congress passed the Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Whistleblower Improvement Act in December 2022. The law establishes a whistleblower award program for individuals who report money laundering and sanctions violations and is the most important anti-corruption law passed in decades.

Money laundering is intimately tied to corruption around the globe. Because the AML Whistleblower Program has a transnational reach, violations can occur anywhere and whistleblowers do not need to be U.S. citizens to qualify for awards, it is uniquely positioned to help U.S. authorities tackle corruption overseas, including the most pressing national security crises like the war between Hamas and Israel, the war between Russia and Ukraine, terrorist financing, and drug trafficking. It is vital that FinCEN implement its whistleblower program quickly and that its regulations fulfill the mandate in the U.S. Strategy on Countering Corruption.

However, despite the urgent nature of this issue, the U.S. Treasury Department and Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) have yet to implement the AML Whistleblower program, nor regulations for the AML Whistleblower Improvement Act.

Contact your legislators and urge them to please DEMAND that FinCEN consider the following in order to maximize the law’s anti-corruption potential:

I. Ensure that the process for qualifying as a whistleblower aligns with U.S. anti-corruption priorities.
a. Allow whistleblowers identified in case investigations to be eligible for rewards, rather than by mandating technical form requirements for whistleblower reward eligibility.
b. Maintain the SEC’s “Three Conditions” for qualifying as a whistleblower, but expand the definition of “Voluntary” to its standard definition.
c. Ensure that critical whistleblowers have the right to make use of the AML Whistleblower Program.

II. Protect Whistleblowers.
a. Secure the Confidentiality & Anonymity of AML whistleblowers in ALL ongoing Federal investigations involving their disclosers.
b. Establish Consistent Inter-Agency Protocol with respect to Whistleblowers who have participated in crime.
c. Do not Incentivize – and absolutely do not require – Internal Reporting prior to filing AML claims with FinCEN, but ensure that those who file internally first maintain award eligibility.

III. Ensure that whistleblowers are fully compensated in a timely manner.
a. Give full force to related action provisions.
b. Do NOT place a cap on whistleblower rewards.
c. Establish and abide by a strict deadline for paying awards.

Please refer to the National Whistleblower Center’s (NWC) AML Regulations Webpage, whistleblowers.org/enact-aml-whistleblower-rules, for more information on our requests.

Recognized by the National Whistleblower Center (NWC), Tracie Burke is Louisiana author of Motion to Quash. She can be reached at tracie@motiontoquash.org. Motion to Quash LLC  successfully promoted legislation that supports the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 and amendments to the Whistleblower Protection Act. Please Support journalism in the public interest by contributing today. Click here to donate Motion to Quash ISSN 2644-1594 is the copyrighted property of Motion to Quash LLC 2019.  NWC’s mission is to support whistleblowers in their efforts to expose and help prosecute corruption and other wrongdoing around the world. 

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MOTION TO QUASH BY TRACIE BURKE (not yet published)

From Gretna, Louisiana, author Tracie Burke, comes a riveting case of domestic violence, false allegations and corruption in Louisiana. It is her response of a lifetime. A domestic violence survivor, she found herself entangled in the politics of Jefferson Parish. She also faced the corruption of the Gretna Police Department and Jefferson Parish District Attorney. In a drunken rage, Harold “Andy” LaCour, Tracie Burke’s ex-husband, ran her down with his truck. This act of violence broke her femur in half. She lost half her blood. He nearly killed her and he was never held accountable for her injuries. Little did she know, the biggest injustice was yet to come.

Recognized by the National Whistleblower Center, Tracie Burke is Louisiana author of Motion to Quash. She can be reached at tracie@motiontoquash.org. Motion to Quash LLC  successfully promoted legislation. This legislation supports the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020. It also provides for amendments to the Whistleblower Protection Act. Please Support journalism in the public interest by contributing today. Click here to donate Motion to Quash ISSN 2644-1594 is the copyrighted property of Motion to Quash LLC . 

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