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 Guatemalan man, Juan Carlos Lopez-Sosa, has pleaded guilty to illegally reentering the United States after being previously removed.
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A New Orleans man has pleaded guilty to attempting to send obscene material to a minor, according to an announcement from Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson.
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A Romanian national, Tamas Kolozsvari, 30, was sentenced to time served for access device fraud in New Orleans federal court on November 20, 2025.
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Cyril Hoffman, Jr., a 27-year-old resident of New Orleans, was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison on November 12, 2025.
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A man from Laplace, Louisiana, Ernest X. Taylor, Jr., age 41, has been sentenced to 84 months in federal prison for making false statements related to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act).
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Gerard Carr, a 27-year-old resident of New Orleans, pleaded guilty on September 30, 2025, to being a felon in possession of a firearm.
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A Westwego woman has been sentenced for her role in a conspiracy to commit mail fraud by defrauding state unemployment insurance offices.
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A New Orleans man has been sentenced to more than 24 years in federal prison for drug trafficking and firearms offenses.
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A Honduran national, Wilian Serrano-Moreira, was sentenced in New Orleans for illegally reentering the United States after being previously deported.
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A Honduran man, Melvin Jose Tejada Morillo, was sentenced on October 7, 2025, to 18 months in prison for illegally re-entering the United States after being deported.
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A former Louisiana resident has been sentenced for her role in a scheme that involved preparing over 110 fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans totaling more than $1.1 million.
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A New Orleans man has been sentenced to over 14 years in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine and fentanyl.
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Dr. Marion Lee, a 62-year-old physician from Cordele, Georgia, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United States in connection with a Medicare billing scheme involving medically unnecessary genetic testing.
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Bryan Turner, 20, pleaded guilty on September 24, 2025, before U.S. District Judge Sarah S. Vance to charges related to drug trafficking and firearms offenses.
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A man from Amite, Louisiana, Daniel Wayne Callihan, was sentenced to consecutive life terms in federal prison after pleading guilty to charges related to kidnapping resulting in death and transporting a minor across state lines for criminal sexual...
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A Honduran national has been indicted in New Orleans for illegally reentering the United States after having previously been deported.
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A Honduran national, Jose Walter Nieto-Castellanos, has been indicted for assaulting a federal officer, according to an announcement by Acting United States Attorney Michael M. Simpson for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
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A Franklinton resident has pleaded guilty to theft of government funds, according to a statement from Acting United States Attorney Michael M. Simpson.
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A Marrero resident has been sentenced to three years of probation after pleading guilty to making a false statement in connection with the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act).
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A Honduran national, Christian Pena-Ochoa, 30, pleaded guilty to illegal reentry of a removed alien before U.S. District Judge Ivan L.R. Lemelle on November 5, 2025.