Seems like conspiracy theorists in the wake of Hurricane Katrina were right all along.

In the latest news of the Danziger Bridge shooting scandal, in which police allegedly shot innocent victims as they walked across the bridge in search of food and help after Hurricane Katrina, five current or former New Orleans police officers have been charged with the shooting death and burning of a New Orleans man.

On Sept. 2, 2005, police were using a school as a temporary headquarters when a group of men drove up looking for help for 31-year-old Henry Glover, who had been shot. One of the men reportedly told investigators that Glover was still in the back seat when a police officer drove off with his car.

Glover's burned remains were later recovered from the charred car once it turned up on a levee near a police station.

Prosecutors would not provide details last Friday on what they believe happened. In indictments, former officer David Warren was charged with violating Glover's rights by allegedly shooting him to death. Along with a charge of unlawful use of a firearm, Glover faces a possible life sentence and a $250,000 fine.

After the indictment, Warren was immediately arrested and has been placed in federal custody, the Department of Justice said in a news release. U.S. Attorney Jim Letten (pictured) said a federal judge would be asked to order Warren jailed until trial.

Letten also said that under some circumstances, prosecutors can seek a death sentence for a civil rights violation; however, he said the case would require more review before a recommendation to seek the death penalty would be made.

Others officers charged in Glover's death were former Lt. Robert Italiano, Lt. Dwayne Scheuermann, Lt. Travis McCabe and officer Gregory McRae.

Scheuermann and McRae are charged with obstructing justice and burning Glover's body and the car in which he was found. They are also accused of assaulting residents who tried to help Glover. If convicted, they each face a maximum sentence of 60 years in prison and $1 million in fines.

Italiano and McCabe are charged with obstruction of justice for their alleged roles in submitting false reports of the incident and lying to investigators. Italiano, if convicted, faces a maximum prison sentence of 25 years and a $500,000 fine. If convicted, McCabe could get 30 years in prison and a $750,000 fine.

The case is one of several civil rights investigations involving the actions of the New Orleans Police Department after Hurricane Katrina struck on Aug. 29, 2005.

If pictures of the desiccated bodies of the elderly and the poor in New Orleans didn't shake your belief in the government's commitment to people of color, then the swarm of police misconduct cases certainly will. Katrina and its victims -- both from natural and man-made disaster -- should not be forgotten. Why are these stories not given the coverage they deserve by the mainstream press?