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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JOSE ALFREDO JIMENEZ-CENTENO, a 72-year-old citizen of El Salvador, was sentenced by United States District Judge Brandon S. Long on June 24, 2025.
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Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced that Dent Hunter, 46, of New Orleans, was sentenced on July 8, 2025, to five years of probation by U.S. District Judge Darrel James Papillion.
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Acting United States Attorney Michael M. Simpson has announced that Jorge Luis Villanueva, a 35-year-old Honduran national, pleaded guilty on June 26, 2025, to the charge of illegal re-entry of a removed alien.
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A Honduran national, Pedro Tailor Castillo-Bonilla, has been indicted for re-entering the United States after being deported.
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Acting United States Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced that Rambo Harna, a Romanian citizen, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and interstate transportation of stolen goods.
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Acting United States Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced that Marco Gomez-Arguello, a 36-year-old Mexican national, pled guilty to illegal re-entry of a removed alien on July 3, 2025.
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Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced that Tevin Bornes, 31, from Kenner, Louisiana, pleaded guilty to violating the Federal Controlled Substances and Gun Control Acts.
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Rashad Montague, a 33-year-old resident of New Orleans, has pleaded guilty to multiple federal drug and firearms charges.
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Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson has announced that Tamas Kolozsvari, a 30-year-old Romanian national, pleaded guilty to three counts of access device fraud on July 1, 2025.
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Acting United States Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced that Dery Joncarlos Zelaya-Zelaya, also known as "Dery Zelaya," a 28-year-old native of Honduras, has pleaded guilty to illegal re-entry of a removed alien.
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A New Orleans man has pled guilty to charges related to the distribution of fentanyl.
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Criminal charges have been announced against four individuals as part of the Department of Justice's 2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown.
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A Mississippi man has been sentenced for impersonating a deputy United States Marshal.
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A Romanian national, Doru Adamesc, also known as "Petru Golban," was sentenced to 27 years in prison for conspiracy to commit access device fraud.
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Acting United States Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced that Luis A. Gama, a 38-year-old native of Mexico, pleaded guilty to the charge of re-entry of a removed alien on June 26, 2025.
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A Honduran man, Elvin Licona Cerrato, has pleaded guilty to illegal re-entry into the United States.
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A Honduran national, Mainor Fuentes-Pineda, has been indicted for possession of a firearm by an illegal alien, as announced by Acting United States Attorney Michael M. Simpson in New Orleans.
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Linda Triggs, a 73-year-old resident of Marrero, has pleaded guilty to making a false statement related to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act).
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A New Orleans man, Cardell Glover, has been sentenced to 96 months in prison after pleading guilty to federal gun charges.
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A former bookkeeper from New Orleans has been charged with access device fraud, according to an announcement by Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson.