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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Ricardo Jordan, a 22-year-old resident of St. Tammany Parish, was sentenced on April 10, 2025, for violations of the Federal Controlled Substances Act.
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Daniel Ignacio Mejia-Castillo, a 32-year-old Honduran national, has been sentenced to 144 months in prison for illegal possession of a firearm. U.S. District Judge Nannette Jolivette Brown delivered the sentence following Mejia's guilty plea to...
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In a collaborative effort between U.S. and Honduran law enforcement agencies, Olvin Javier Velasquez Maldonado, 39, has been extradited to the United States.
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On April 10, 2025, DJohn Bryant, aged 32, pleaded guilty to federal charges of drug and weapons offenses in New Orleans.
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A New Orleans man was sentenced to 75 months in prison for firearm possession related to drug trafficking.
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A 28-year-old New Orleans resident, Wayne C. Walker, pleaded guilty to charges related to the illegal possession and use of a United States Postal Service "arrow" key and the possession of stolen mail.
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A former employee of Carnival Cruise Lines has been sentenced for possession of child sexual abuse material.
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Benjamin Holmes, a resident of Bogalusa, Louisiana, was found guilty on April 2, 2025, by a jury of several federal offenses concerning drug trafficking and gun violations.
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Two men from New Orleans pleaded guilty to multiple drug and gun offenses, according to a recent announcement by Acting United States Attorney Michael M. Simpson.
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A Terrebonne Parish man, Torrez Drane, has pled guilty in a New Orleans federal court to charges of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
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Quindelle Addison, a 48-year-old resident of New Orleans, was sentenced on March 26, 2025, for violations of both the Federal Gun Control Act and the Federal Controlled Substances Act.
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Acting United States Attorney Michael M. Simpson has confirmed that Julius Augillard, a 39-year-old resident of New Orleans, has been sentenced to seventy months in prison.
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A Louisiana court has accepted a guilty plea from Sehrelina Tardo, a 36-year-old from Tallahassee, Florida, who admitted to wire fraud related to an embezzlement scheme.
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On March 27, 2025, Cuong Quoc Tran, a 39-year-old resident of Slidell, Louisiana, pleaded guilty to possession of a machine gun. U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson confirmed that Tran violated Title 18, United States Code, Section 922(o).
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A man from New Orleans has been sentenced to 92 months in prison for illegal firearm possession.
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A New Orleans resident, Joshua Williams, 21, was sentenced to 75 months in prison for possession of a firearm to further drug trafficking.
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A New Orleans man, Darryl Alexander, aged 22, has entered a guilty plea for conspiring to steal U.S. mail and possessing stolen mail, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson.
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William Gilchrist, a resident of Greenville, Mississippi, has pleaded guilty to charges of impersonating a deputy United States Marshal, as announced by Acting United States Attorney Michael M. Simpson.
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Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced that Brett Gabriel, a 31-year-old resident of Thibodaux, Louisiana, has pleaded guilty to aggravated identity theft, providing a false statement during the acquisition of a firearm, and providing a...
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Keith Toney, a 43-year-old mail carrier in New Orleans, has been indicted for allegedly accepting bribes as a public official, according to an announcement by Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson.