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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U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that Feliciano Solano-Olea, a 42-year-old Mexican national, has been indicted for illegal reentry into the United States after deportation.
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Mervyn Lucas, a 33-year-old resident of New Orleans, was sentenced to 75 months in prison on February 6, 2025. U.S. District Judge Eldon E. Fallon also ordered three years of supervised release and a $300 mandatory special assessment fee following...
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U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that Tammy Thompson, a 56-year-old resident of Thibodaux, Louisiana, has pled guilty to misprision of a felony before U.S. District Judge Brandon Long on February 4, 2025.
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Miguel Keelen, a 36-year-old resident of Harvey, Louisiana, has been sentenced to 75 months in prison. U.S. District Judge Eldon E. Fallon handed down the sentence on January 30, 2025.
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U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that Carlos Jones, a 32-year-old resident of Orleans Parish, pled guilty to narcotics and weapons offenses on February 5, 2025.
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Tieron Price, a 22-year-old from New Orleans, has pled guilty to multiple charges including possession of machineguns and drug trafficking.
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A Louisiana physician, Adrian Dexter Talbot, M.D., has been sentenced to 87 months in prison for his involvement in a scheme to illegally distribute over 1.8 million doses of Schedule II controlled substances and defraud health care benefit...
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A New Orleans man, Johnnie Hagans, was sentenced on January 30, 2025, for federal gun and drug charges. U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced the sentencing following Hagans' guilty plea to a multi-count indictment.
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U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that Eric Charles Fuller, a 54-year-old from Springfield, Missouri, has pled guilty to interstate travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct.
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A Jefferson Parish resident, Jazz Gilds, 39, has been sentenced to 108 months in prison following his guilty plea to federal gun and drug charges. U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced the sentencing on January 30, 2025, by United States District...
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A New Orleans resident, Lyndell Mims, aged 34, has been sentenced to 84 months in prison following his guilty plea to charges related to drug trafficking and firearm possession.
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Maurilio Jastinto-Juarez, a 50-year-old Mexican national, was sentenced on January 27, 2025, for illegal reentry into the United States after removal.
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A New Orleans man, Caleb Punch, was sentenced to 180 months in prison following his guilty plea to drug and firearm violations. U.S. District Judge Wendy B. Vitter delivered the sentence on January 30, 2025.
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United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that Romanian nationals Andrei Fagaras, age 35, and Tamas Kolozsvari, age 30, were indicted on January 31, 2025, on charges related to access device fraud.
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Six California residents have been indicted for their alleged involvement in a conspiracy to transport stolen goods across state lines.
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A Honduran national, Juan Jose Arriaga-Moreno, also known as "Jaime Garcia Matamoros," has been sentenced for illegal re-entry into the United States.
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United States Attorney Duane A. Evans has announced the indictment of Rickey Smith, a 46-year-old resident of New Orleans, on charges related to the distribution of fentanyl.
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LaMichael Jackson, a 26-year-old resident of New Orleans, has entered a guilty plea for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
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United States Attorney Duane A. Evans has announced the sentencing of Victor Manuel Osorto-Lopez, a 40-year-old Honduran national, for illegal reentry into the United States.
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U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced the sentencing of Joy Joseph Banerjee, a 57-year-old resident of New Orleans, for possession of prepubescent child pornography.