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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Rodney Berry, 42, of Tangipahoa Parish, pleaded guilty on August 28, 2025, to multiple violations of the Federal Controlled Substances Act before United States District Judge Barry Ashe.
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A Metairie resident, Robert Anthony Marsh, Jr., age 60, pleaded guilty on August 26, 2025, to charges involving the possession of materials depicting the sexual exploitation of minors and illegal firearm possession as a convicted felon.
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JEREMIAH MILLS, 28, of New Orleans, was indicted on August 28, 2025, on four federal charges related to armed robbery and firearm offenses.
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Rachel Watts Sanders, a 39-year-old resident of Loranger, Louisiana, was sentenced to five years of probation on August 28, 2025.
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Jason Pick, a 44-year-old resident of New Orleans, pleaded guilty on September 3, 2025, to an eight-count indictment for wire fraud.
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JOSE DAVID MORALES-VAZQUEZ, a 29-year-old Mexican national, pleaded guilty on September 2, 2025, to the charge of illegal reentry after removal.
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A Thibodaux resident has pleaded guilty to multiple federal charges related to drug distribution in the Eastern District of Louisiana.
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A New Orleans man has been sentenced to more than ten years in federal prison for his role in a conspiracy to distribute large quantities of cocaine and fentanyl.
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Kevin Sturgis, 26, has been sentenced to 37 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm.
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A Honduran national has been sentenced in New Orleans federal court for illegal possession of a firearm.
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KEVIN TYLER, II, also known as “City,” was sentenced on August 27, 2025, in New Orleans federal court after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine.
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Darnell Doucet, 27, was sentenced on August 28, 2025, by U.S. District Judge Carl J. Barbier to 106 months in prison and four years of supervised release for federal drug trafficking and weapons violations.
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A Tangipahoa Parish resident, Dequarius Hamler, age 38, has pleaded guilty to all six counts in a federal indictment involving drug trafficking, money laundering conspiracy, and Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) fraud.
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A Jackson, Mississippi man has been sentenced in federal court for distributing methamphetamine and being a felon in possession of firearms.
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A California man, Patrick Garland, has pleaded guilty to charges related to the interstate transportation of stolen property.
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A Marrero man has pleaded guilty to federal charges related to drug possession and illegal firearm possession.
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A Romanian national has pleaded guilty to access device fraud charges in New Orleans.
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A Honduran national, Pedro Tailor Castillo-Bonilla, age 43, pleaded guilty on August 20, 2025, to the charge of illegal reentry after being previously removed from the United States.
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A Dallas man has pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition while attempting to board a plane at Louis Armstrong International Airport.
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Brandon Turner, 39, was sentenced on August 26, 2025, by United States District Judge Susie Morgan after pleading guilty to three federal charges.