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.

Mayor LaToya Cantrell of New Orleans, Louisiana, became the first sitting mayor in the city’s history to be indicted by a federal grand jury Friday. Cantrell — the first woman to serve as mayor in the city’s 307-year history — has been charged on counts of conspiracy,