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 Mexican citizen has pleaded guilty to illegally reentering the United States after being previously removed, according to an announcement from Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
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Janette Ramirez, a 34-year-old resident of New Orleans, pleaded guilty on September 25, 2025, to interstate transmission of a ransom demand before U.S. District Judge Barry W. Ashe.
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A Honduran national, Miguel Angel Solorzano-Dominguez, was sentenced on September 25, 2025, in New Orleans after pleading guilty to four federal charges.
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On September 19, 2025, a federal grand jury indicted Jentonia Williams, a 39-year-old resident of New Orleans, for bank robbery.
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JOSIAH DAVID, also known as Dennis Lee, from Vernon, New Jersey, and JAMES MICHAEL KAFES of Carmel, New York, along with four corporate entities—Provision Corporation LLC, The Premier Healthcare Solution LLC, Out of Pocket Relief for Americans...
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A New Orleans resident has pleaded guilty to a federal charge related to firearm possession in connection with drug trafficking.
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A woman from Ama, Louisiana, has been charged with wire fraud after allegedly embezzling more than $130,000 from her employer.
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A Honduran national, Rolando Humberto Castillo-Bernardez, was sentenced in New Orleans on September 17, 2025, for illegal reentry into the United States after being previously deported.
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A New Orleans resident has pleaded guilty to charges of making false statements and money laundering in connection with fraud involving the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act).
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Olger Rene Maldonado-Santos, a 29-year-old citizen of Honduras, was sentenced in New Orleans for illegally reentering the United States after being previously removed.
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An Orleans Parish woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for bank robbery.
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A Ponchatoula man has pleaded guilty to federal drug and firearm charges, according to an announcement from Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson.
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A New Orleans man has pleaded guilty to charges of mail destruction following an investigation by federal authorities.
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A Guatemalan national has been indicted in New Orleans for illegally reentering the United States after being deported.
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A Houma man has pleaded guilty to federal charges related to fentanyl distribution, according to Acting United States Attorney Michael M. Simpson.
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A California woman has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of a minor, according to an announcement from Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson.
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A New Orleans man has been indicted on charges related to the sexual abuse of a minor, according to an announcement from Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson.
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A New Orleans man has pleaded guilty to federal charges related to illegal firearm possession, according to an announcement from Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson.
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A Slidell man has been sentenced to just over a year in federal prison for possessing a machine gun, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson.
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A New Orleans man has been sentenced to 105 months in federal prison following a 2022 shooting at a local gas station.