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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Edgardo Amador-Rodriguez, a 27-year-old native of Honduras, has been indicted for re-entry of a removed alien.
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Bryan Spears, a 21-year-old resident of New Orleans, has pleaded guilty to illegal firearm possession.
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A Honduran man has been sentenced for illegally using a Social Security number to secure employment, according to an announcement by Acting United States Attorney Michael M. Simpson.
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A Honduran national has pleaded guilty to the charge of reentering the United States after deportation.
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Acting United States Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced that Xavion Watts, a 22-year-old former resident of New Orleans, was sentenced to 120 months in prison by United States District Judge Lance M. Africk on March 12, 2025.
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Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson has announced the indictment of Marco Gomez-Arguello, a 36-year-old native of Mexico, for illegal reentry into the United States following deportation.
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Brandie Rowe, a 37-year-old resident of New Orleans, has been sentenced to thirty-six months in prison following her guilty plea to charges related to the distribution and possession with intent to distribute cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl.
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A New Orleans man, Avery Julien, has been sentenced to 37 months in prison for being a felon in possession of firearms.
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Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson has announced that Evin Enrique Funez-Cruz, a 22-year-old Honduran national, pleaded guilty to the charge of reentry of a removed alien.
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Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson has reported that the Eastern District of Louisiana collected a total of $879,562,972.18 in civil and criminal actions during Fiscal Year 2024.
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Ringo Mitchell Jr., a 36-year-old resident of Natalbany, Louisiana, has entered a guilty plea to charges related to violations of the Federal Controlled Substances Act.
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A Houston resident has pled guilty to charges related to a cocaine distribution conspiracy, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson.
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A Slidell doctor has been charged with conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud, according to an announcement by Acting United States Attorney Michael M. Simpson. Dr. Robert Tassin, aged 64, was charged on March 10, 2025, in connection with a scheme...
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John Christopher Barrilleaux, a social worker from Thibodaux, Louisiana, has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for healthcare fraud.
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A man from St. Charles Parish, Darryl Davis, has pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm.
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A Thibodaux social worker has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for healthcare fraud.
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Christopher Pertuit, a 50-year-old resident of New Orleans, has been sentenced for violating the Federal Gun Control Act.
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Kenneth Flocke, a 24-year-old resident of St. Tammany Parish, has pled guilty to three counts of distributing fentanyl.
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A Honduran national, Alex Saul Hernandez-Perez, has pleaded guilty to illegal reentry into the United States and has been sentenced accordingly.
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Four men from New Orleans have been indicted on charges related to drug distribution and firearms offenses.