A federal grand jury returned a criminal indictment Friday of New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell, capping a years-long corruption investigation that had overshadowed the mayor's second term.

A federal grand jury has issued a superseding indictment for New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell, concluding a lengthy corruption probe into the city's first female mayor. Newsweek reached out to the New Orleans mayor's office for comment via email on Friday.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal grand jury indicted New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell on Friday after a long corruption investigation. Cantrell’s lawyer, Eddie Castaing, confirmed to The Associated Press that an indictment was returned, and her name was read aloud by a federal magistrate judge as a defendant. The charges weren’t immediately known.