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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Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced that Cora Beuving, a 26-year-old from Oregon, has pled guilty to misprision of a felony before United States District Judge Eldon E. Fallon on May 29, 2025.
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William Lang, a 47-year-old resident of New Orleans, has been sentenced for his involvement in a drug distribution conspiracy.
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A California resident, Nipun Desai, has been sentenced to 12 months and one day for making false statements related to the CARES Act.
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Tracie L. Mixon, a 43-year-old resident of Hammond, Louisiana, has been sentenced to two years in prison for making false statements related to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act).
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Clifton C. James, a 50-year-old resident of New Orleans, has been sentenced to five years of probation for his involvement in CARES Act fraud, money laundering, and filing false tax returns.
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Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson has announced the sentencing of Abdul Rouvoof Shaik, a 30-year-old national from the Republic of India, for possession of materials involving the sexual exploitation of minors.
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A resident of St. Bernard Parish, Abe Jyles, age 44, has been sentenced on federal gun and drug charges after pleading guilty earlier this year.
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Jhosmy Josue Perez-Alvarez, a 32-year-old Honduran national, has pleaded guilty to illegal firearm possession.
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Brandon Turner, a 39-year-old resident of New Orleans, has pled guilty to multiple federal drug and gun charges.
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Acting United States Attorney Michael Simpson has announced the sentencing of Joel Becerra-Cesario, a 38-year-old Mexican national.
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Rasheed Smith, a 34-year-old resident of Marrero, Louisiana, has been sentenced to seventy months in prison.
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A Slidell doctor has admitted to participating in a scheme to defraud Medicare by submitting claims for unnecessary cancer genetic tests.
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Tieron Price, a 22-year-old resident of New Orleans, was sentenced to 106 months in prison on May 20, 2025.
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Erik Roberto Machado-Mencia, a 36-year-old Honduran national, has been indicted for re-entering the United States after deportation.
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An Arizona man has pled guilty to charges related to drug trafficking, as announced by Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson.
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Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced that Reza Heta Pratama, a 28-year-old foreign national from the Republic of Indonesia, has pleaded guilty to possession of materials involving the sexual exploitation of minors.
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Edgardo Amador-Rodriguez, a 29-year-old Honduran national, has pled guilty to re-entering the United States after being previously deported.
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Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson has announced the sentencing of Raudel Miranda-Martinez, a 47-year-old Mexican national, for illegal re-entry into the United States.
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An Indian national, Ashish Kapoor, also known as "Romy Kapoor," has been charged in a superseding indictment with the transportation and possession of child pornography.
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Eric Falkins, a 19-year-old resident of New Orleans, has pleaded guilty to charges related to drug trafficking and firearm possession.