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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A California man, James Blocker, has pled guilty to charges related to the interstate transportation of stolen property.
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Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced that Jenard Walton, also known as Janard Walton, has been sentenced to 37 months in prison by United States District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo.
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Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced that Carlos Rene Medina-Ayala, a 48-year-old native of Honduras, has been indicted for illegal reentry into the United States after deportation.
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Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson has announced the indictment of Irvin C. Francois, III, a 53-year-old resident of New Orleans, on charges related to the CARES Act fraud and money laundering.
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Jaequan Bailey, a 26-year-old resident of Elmwood, Louisiana, has been indicted on charges related to the possession of firearms and ammunition as a felon.
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A Jefferson Parish resident has been indicted on charges of fraud and identity theft.
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Kianna Scott, a 24-year-old resident of New Orleans, has been sentenced following her guilty plea to charges under the Federal Controlled Substances Act.
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A Baton Rouge resident, Roy Robinson, aged 35, has entered a guilty plea to federal drug and firearms charges.
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Laurencio Olvera-Terrazas, a 54-year-old Mexican national, has been sentenced for illegal re-entry into the United States.
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Edgardo Amador-Rodriguez, a 29-year-old Honduran national, has been sentenced to six months in federal prison for re-entering the United States after being deported.
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A Honduran national, Rossel Geovanny Recinos Arita, was sentenced on June 17, 2025, in New Orleans for re-entering the United States after being previously deported.
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A Honduran national, Hibis Turcio-Sanchez, aged 45, has been sentenced for re-entering the United States after being deported.
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Nolan Long, a 33-year-old resident of New Orleans, has pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm.
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Kyle Conerly, a 32-year-old resident of New Orleans, has pleaded guilty to the charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm.
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Sean Dean, also known as "Lips," has been sentenced to 322 months in prison for fentanyl and firearm-related violations.
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Miguel Angel Solorzano-Dominguez, a 37-year-old Honduran national, pled guilty on June 12, 2025, to multiple federal charges in New Orleans.
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A man and a woman from Slidell, Louisiana, have been indicted on multiple charges, including conspiracy, wire fraud, false statements in loan applications, money laundering, and violations of the Federal Controlled Substances Act.
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Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced that Cora Beuving, a 26-year-old from Oregon, has pled guilty to misprision of a felony before United States District Judge Eldon E. Fallon on May 29, 2025.
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William Lang, a 47-year-old resident of New Orleans, has been sentenced for his involvement in a drug distribution conspiracy.
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A California resident, Nipun Desai, has been sentenced to 12 months and one day for making false statements related to the CARES Act.