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Mayor Deslatte invited the Louisiana legislative auditor, Dan Kyle, a Republican, to inspect Pineville's municipal books. Kyle's office criticized the Baden administration for violations ranging from the illegal donation of thirty-one vehicles to other governmental entities as well as special leave benefits for Baden's second wife, Roxan Babb Baden (born March 1950), when she became an employee in her husband's office.<ref name=badenbigheart>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetowntalk.com/article/20091218/NEWS01/912180323/-1/NEWSFRONT2/7-term-Pineville-Mayor-Fred-Baden-remembered-for-big-heart|title=Bret H. McCormick, "7-term Pineville Mayor Fred Baden remembered for 'big heart'", December 18, 2009|publisher=''The Alexandria Town Talk''|accessdate=December 18, 2009}}</ref>

Mayor Deslatte invited the Louisiana legislative auditor, Dan Kyle, a Republican, to inspect Pineville's municipal books. Kyle's office criticized the Baden administration for violations ranging from the illegal donation of thirty-one vehicles to other governmental entities as well as special leave benefits for Baden's second wife, Roxan Babb Baden (born March 1950), when she became an employee in her husband's office.<ref name=badenbigheart>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetowntalk.com/article/20091218/NEWS01/912180323/-1/NEWSFRONT2/7-term-Pineville-Mayor-Fred-Baden-remembered-for-big-heart|title=Bret H. McCormick, "7-term Pineville Mayor Fred Baden remembered for 'big heart'", December 18, 2009|publisher=''The Alexandria Town Talk''|accessdate=December 18, 2009}}</ref>

Thereafter, the office of then state Attorney General Richard Ieyoub, a Democrat, cleared Baden of any wrongdoing, but auditor Kyle claimed that Ieyoub had ignored critical evidence that would have found Baden guilty of [[malfeasance]] in office. However, Ieyoub reported that a lengthy investigation concluded "there is insufficient evidence to support a criminal prosecution." Baden said at the time that he had no doubt that he would be cleared of the allegations: "I felt all along that I would be cleared of these allegations ... I never did anything wrong. We never took anything from the city that we didn't earn."<ref name=badenbigheart/>

Thereafter, the office of then state Attorney General [[Richard Ieyoub]], a Democrat, cleared Baden of any wrongdoing, but auditor Kyle claimed that Ieyoub had ignored critical evidence that would have found Baden guilty of [[malfeasance]] in office. However, Ieyoub reported that a lengthy investigation concluded "there is insufficient evidence to support a criminal prosecution." Baden said at the time that he had no doubt that he would be cleared of the allegations: "I felt all along that I would be cleared of these allegations ... I never did anything wrong. We never took anything from the city that we didn't earn."<ref name=badenbigheart/>

===Resignation===

===Resignation===