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A previously unidentified New Orleans attorney alleged to be a co-conspirator in a sweeping federal investigation into staged accidents with tractor-trailers was named in a federal indictment last week for his alleged role in the conspiracy. Danny Patrick Keating Jr., 51, unnamed but only identified as “Attorney A” in several previous indictments, was accused of being a participant in as many as 31 staged accidents in the New Orleans area in recent years. He became the 33rd individual charged in the complex conspiracy. Federal authorities specifically charged Keating with one count of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, for conspiring with alleged ringleader Damian Labeaud and others to defraud insurance companies, commercial carriers and trucking companies in a scheme involving intentionally staging automobile accident crashes. If convicted, Keating faces up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.