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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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.
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Tracie L. Mixon, a 43-year-old resident of Hammond, Louisiana, has been sentenced to two years in prison for making false statements related to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act).
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Clifton C. James, a 50-year-old resident of New Orleans, has been sentenced to five years of probation for his involvement in CARES Act fraud, money laundering, and filing false tax returns.
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Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson has announced the sentencing of Abdul Rouvoof Shaik, a 30-year-old national from the Republic of India, for possession of materials involving the sexual exploitation of minors.
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A resident of St. Bernard Parish, Abe Jyles, age 44, has been sentenced on federal gun and drug charges after pleading guilty earlier this year.
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Jhosmy Josue Perez-Alvarez, a 32-year-old Honduran national, has pleaded guilty to illegal firearm possession.
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Brandon Turner, a 39-year-old resident of New Orleans, has pled guilty to multiple federal drug and gun charges.
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Acting United States Attorney Michael Simpson has announced the sentencing of Joel Becerra-Cesario, a 38-year-old Mexican national.
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Rasheed Smith, a 34-year-old resident of Marrero, Louisiana, has been sentenced to seventy months in prison.