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Shamsuddin Jabbar, The Army veteran who authorities say carried out the New Orleans New Year's Eve terror attack early Wednesday worked with the consulting firm Deloitte and earned about $10,000 a month.
In a statement, Deloitte said Jabbar “has served in a staff-level role” since being hired in 2021, and the company is doing everything it can to assist officials.
New Orleans terror suspect Shamsuddin Jabbar has been on staff since 2021, consulting firm Deloitte has confirmed. (Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)
Deloitte said in a statement: “We are shocked to hear reports today that the individual identified as a suspect has ties to our company.” FOX Business Wednesday evening “The named individual has served in a staff-level role since being hired in 2021.”
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“Like everyone else, we are outraged by this shameful and senseless act of violence and are doing everything we can to assist the authorities in their investigation,” the company added.
Shamsuddin Jabbar, the suspect of the terrorist attack on Bourbon Street. (@FBI via X/Fox News)
Authorities identified Jabar as the man who drove Truck in the crowd on Bourbon Street In the first hours of New Year's Day, 15 people were killed and dozens more were injured. Jabar, who died at the scene of the attack, was an American citizen living in Texas.
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According to Jabbar, despite Jabbar's high-paying position at Deloitte, he had financial problems USA Today. Court documents from his second divorce in 2022 show Jabar's $120,000 base salary at Deloitte, the outlet reported, and the suspect warned his lawyer that he was at risk of losing his home.
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“Time is of the essence,” Jabbar wrote his lawyer in a January 2022 email, according to the report. “I can't afford the house payments. Over $27,000 is overdue and at risk of foreclosure if the divorce is delayed.”