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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Kawaiishh Brown, a 52-year-old resident of Tangipahoa Parish, pleaded guilty on December 4, 2025, to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute substances containing fentanyl and cocaine.
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A Georgia man has been sentenced for his role in a conspiracy to defraud a former political candidate and four other Louisiana residents.
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A Metairie man has pleaded guilty to federal firearm and narcotics charges, according to Acting United States Attorney Michael M. Simpson.
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A New Orleans resident has pleaded guilty to federal drug and firearm charges, according to an announcement from Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson.
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A Tangipahoa Parish resident, Rodney Berry, 43, was sentenced to five years in federal prison on December 4, 2025.
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A Romanian national, Andrei Fagaras, age 35, was sentenced to time served for access device fraud in the Eastern District of Louisiana.
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A Lafourche Parish resident has pleaded guilty to federal drug charges related to a cocaine distribution conspiracy.
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Ricky Wilson, a 31-year-old resident of New Orleans, pleaded guilty on November 18, 2025, to conspiracy to commit arson.
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A Honduran national has been sentenced in New Orleans for illegally reentering the United States after being previously removed.
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A Terrebonne Parish resident has pleaded guilty to charges related to illegal drug and firearm possession.
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A Slidell, Louisiana man has pleaded guilty to receiving child sexual abuse material, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson.
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A woman from Ama, Louisiana, has pleaded guilty to wire fraud after embezzling more than $130,000 from her employer.
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A Thibodaux resident, Brett Gabriel, 32, has been sentenced to 27 months in prison after pleading guilty to aggravated identity theft, providing a false statement to a firearms dealer, and providing a false statement to a federal agency.
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A Terrebonne Parish resident has been sentenced to more than 16 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to multiple drug and firearm charges.
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A Mexican national, Rodolfo Aviles-Reyes, also known as “Omar,” has pleaded guilty in federal court to charges involving drug trafficking and money laundering.
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A man from Alexandria, Louisiana, has been indicted for making a bomb threat at the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport.
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A Honduran national, Jose Luis Paz-Bonilla, 47, has been charged with illegal reentry into the United States after previously being removed.
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A New Orleans resident, Lawrence Watkins, 27, was sentenced to six years in federal prison for drug and weapons offenses.
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A Kenner resident has been sentenced for theft of government funds, according to an announcement from Acting United States Attorney Michael M. Simpson.
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A New Orleans man has pleaded guilty to attempting to send obscene material to someone he believed was a minor, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson.