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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AMANDO ANTONIO VELASQUEZ-GUEVARA, a 29-year-old Honduran national, has been indicted for illegal reentry into the United States.
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Acting United States Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced the sentencing of Joan E. Escobar-Reyes, a 26-year-old native of Honduras, for firearm possession.
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Renard Santiago, a 19-year-old from New Orleans, has pleaded guilty to multiple charges related to drug trafficking and firearm possession.
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A Metairie man, Robert Anthony Marsh Jr., 59, has been indicted on charges related to the possession of materials involving the sexual exploitation of minors and violating the Federal Gun Control Act.
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Two companies, ASL Singapore Shipping Limited and Jia Feng Shipping (Fuzhou) Limited, have admitted to environmental violations and obstruction of justice.
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Armond Burnette, a 35-year-old resident of New Orleans, has pled guilty to charges related to drug distribution and firearm possession.
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Cody Francis, a former Army Reservist from New Orleans, was sentenced on February 13, 2025, for conspiracy to commit theft of government funds.
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Two men from Perry, Florida, Tavariss Davis and Tobey Fitchett, have been indicted on federal drug and gun charges.
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A New Orleans man, Warren Roland, has been sentenced for attempted carjacking and federal gun charges.
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David Kellup Jr., a resident of New Orleans, has pleaded guilty to multiple charges related to drug trafficking and firearms violations.
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An Indian national, Ashish Kapoor, also known as Romy Kapoor, has been indicted on charges of possessing child pornography.
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A Mexican national, Joel Becerra-Cesario, has pleaded guilty to charges of illegal reentry after deportation.
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A Memphis man, Maceo Roberts, has been sentenced to 270 months in prison for his involvement in a sex trafficking conspiracy.
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Renic Palmer, Jr., a 25-year-old resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, was sentenced on February 13, 2025, for making false statements to the United States Small Business Administration (SBA).
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A Mexican national, Cesar Ruiz-Aguilar, aged 38, has been charged with illegal reentry into the United States after being previously deported.
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Curtis Williamson Jr., a 41-year-old resident of Houma, Louisiana, has pled guilty to federal drug charges.
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Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced that Michael Brian DePetrillo, 43, from New Orleans, has pled guilty to violating the Commodity Exchange Act on February 18, 2025.
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Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced that Raudel Miranda-Martinez, 44, has pled guilty to reentry of a previously removed alien, in violation of Title 8, United States Code, Section 1326.
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Jarrod Carter, a 29-year-old resident of New Orleans, has pled guilty to charges of being a felon in possession of firearms.
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Deborah Cooper, a 54-year-old resident of New Orleans, was found guilty on multiple charges related to two robberies that occurred in 2022 at Igor’s Lounge.