"Brother Letten"?

Is the legal profession suddenly a religious order? When did this happen?

Sean Hunter, the former aviation director at Louis Armstrong International Airport, intends to plead guilty rather than face federal charges of conspiracy and fraud, court records indicate.

The records show Hunter is due in court Jan. 5 for a change of plea hearing. Previously, he and his wife, Shauna, pleaded not guilty to a nine-count superseding indictment issued in September.

U.S. Attorney Jim Letten declined to comment.

Hunter's lawyer, Arthur "Buddy" Lemann, meanwhile, declined to elaborate on the upcoming hearing.

"Like Brother Letten, I can't comment one way or the other," Lemann said.