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NEW ORLEANS—IRVIN F. HINGLE, a/k/a “JIFF” HINGLE, age 59, a resident of Belle Chasse, Louisiana and elected sheriff of Plaquemines Parish, was charged today in a bill of information with conspiracy to commit mail fraud and bribery concerning a program involving federal funds, announced U.S. Attorney Jim Letten. According to court documents, from approximately 1992 through the present, HINGLE, was employed as the duly-elected sheriff of Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. As the sheriff, HINGLE was .... [More]