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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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.
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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.