U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana
Recent News About U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana
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A New Orleans man has pleaded guilty to federal drug charges related to the distribution of large quantities of cocaine.
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David I. Courcelle was sworn in as the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana during a ceremony at the United States District Court in New Orleans.
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A former Senior Special Agent for the Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans, Leessa Augustine, was sentenced on December 16, 2025, for her involvement in several fraud schemes while employed by the agency.
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A Metairie man has pleaded guilty to federal charges related to drug distribution and firearms violations.
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LEONARDO PARAMO-BARBAS, a 29-year-old Nicaraguan national, was sentenced on December 4, 2025, for the misuse of a social security number to obtain employment.
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A Marrero man has been sentenced to over two years in prison after pleading guilty to federal charges involving drug possession and illegal firearm possession.
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JASON PICK, a 44-year-old resident of New Orleans, has been sentenced to 37 months in federal prison for wire fraud.
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Kody Severin, a 28-year-old resident of New Orleans, pleaded guilty on December 11, 2025, to all charges in an eight-count third superseding indictment.
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Jarrett Hall, a 33-year-old resident of New Orleans, was sentenced on December 17, 2025, after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm.
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A St. Tammany Parish resident, Sherida Graham, 57, has been indicted on charges of possessing with intent to distribute more than fifty grams of methamphetamine.
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Tim Jackson, known as "T-Maf" and "Maf," pleaded guilty to charges of RICO conspiracy, drug trafficking conspiracy, and firearms conspiracy after three days of trial in federal court.
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Two men from Trinidad and Tobago have been indicted on charges related to international cocaine distribution, according to Acting United States Attorney Michael M. Simpson.
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A New Orleans man has pleaded guilty to federal firearm and drug trafficking charges, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson.
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A New Orleans resident has been sentenced for distributing fentanyl, following an investigation by federal and local law enforcement.
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A Kenner woman has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison for distributing fentanyl in the Eastern District of Louisiana.
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A New Orleans resident has pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, according to an announcement by Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson.
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An Orleans Parish man has been sentenced to four years in federal prison after pleading guilty to robbing a bank in New Orleans.
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A Nigerian citizen has been sentenced to 33 months in prison for his role in a romance scam that targeted multiple women in the United States.
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A federal jury in New Orleans has convicted Aaron Terod Johnson, a 37-year-old schoolteacher from the city, on charges of sex trafficking of a minor and coercion and enticement of a minor to engage in prostitution.
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A Laplace, Louisiana woman has been charged with making false statements to obtain pandemic relief funds under the CARES Act, according to an announcement by Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson.