LAFAYETTE, La. (KPLC) - After a two-week-long trial, a former Lafayette assistant district attorney was convicted Thursday, by a federal jury in connection to a bribery and money laundering scheme.

Acting U.S. Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook says a federal jury found Gary Haynes , 67, guilty of the following charges:

Conspiracy to engage in bribery concerning programs receiving federal funds

Bribery concerning programs receiving federal funds

Use of a facility interstate commerce in aid of bribery

Conspiracy to commit money laundering

Obstruction of justice

Haynes faces a sentence of 65 years in prison, five years of supervised release, and a fine of up to $250,000, or both, according to Van Hook.

Evidence presented at the trial revealed that Haynes conspired with Dusty Guidry an

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