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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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.
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A New Orleans man has been indicted for possession of materials involving the sexual exploitation of minors.
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A Hammond resident, Darrell Harland, age 43, has been charged with making false statements and theft of government funds in connection with the CARES Act, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson.
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Ryan Johnson, 22, was sentenced on November 5, 2025, by U.S. District Judge Sarah S. Vance to 103 months in prison and five years of supervised release.
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A federal jury in New Orleans has convicted Hector Mondragon-Flores, 33, on eight counts related to kidnapping-for-ransom and assaulting a federal officer.
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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).