U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana
Recent News About U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana
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Acting United States Attorney Ellison C. Travis has announced the sentencing of Randevois Ingram, a 28-year-old from Tickfaw, Louisiana. U.S. Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick sentenced Ingram to 60 months in federal prison for distributing cocaine and...
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Acting United States Attorney Ellison C. Travis announced that Thomas Mills V, 58, from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography before U.S. District Judge John W. deGravelles.
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Acting United States Attorney Ellison C. Travis announced that Olvin Rodriguez-Inestroza, a 22-year-old Honduran national in the United States without authorization, has pleaded guilty to distributing child pornography.
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Acting United States Attorney Ellison C. Travis announced that a federal jury has convicted Benjamin Thomas, III, 52, from Hammond, Louisiana.
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Acting United States Attorney Ellison C. Travis has announced criminal charges against two individuals in connection with alleged schemes to defraud government benefit programs.
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Paris Lashay Haynes, a former employee of the Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC), has pled guilty to wire fraud, as announced by Acting United States Attorney Ellison C. Travis.
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Federal charges have been filed against three men from Baton Rouge following an undercover firearm-trafficking operation that escalated into violence.
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Acting United States Attorney Ellison C. Travis announced that Trisha Milstead, 53, from Newport, Tennessee, has pled guilty to wire fraud before U.S. District Judge Brian A. Jackson.
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Acting United States Attorney Ellison C. Travis announced that Blake Joseph Steiner, a former contractor from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has been sentenced to 86 months in federal prison for distributing child pornography. U.S. District Judge Brian...
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Ellison C. Travis has been appointed as the Acting United States Attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana by President Trump, succeeding April M. Leon who held the position since February 2025. Mr. Travis expressed his gratitude for the...
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Acting United States Attorney April M. Leon has announced that Leslie Henry Wilson, a 53-year-old resident of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has been sentenced to 12 months in federal prison.
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Acting United States Attorney April M. Leon has announced the sentencing of five individuals involved in a drug trafficking conspiracy.
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Ledale Deanthony Sawyer, a 35-year-old resident of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has been sentenced to 120 months in federal prison for possession of a stolen firearm.
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Acting United States Attorney April M. Leon has announced that U.S. District Judge John W. deGravelles sentenced James S. Burland, a 70-year-old resident of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to 57 months in federal prison for possession of child pornography.
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Acting United States Attorney April M. Leon has stated that Jonathan Wayne Lanaute has been sentenced by U.S. Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick to 151 months in federal prison for bank robbery.
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Acting United States Attorney April M. Leon has announced that Christopher Don Byerley, age 45, from Broussard, Louisiana, has pleaded guilty to several charges related to a multi-state vehicle theft, firearm trafficking, and identity theft...
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A Louisiana woman, Hannah Kinchen, has admitted guilt in a case involving child sexual exploitation.
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A federal grand jury has issued a three-count indictment against Edgar Javier Castillo-Rodriguez, a 53-year-old Mexican national.
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Acting United States Attorney April M. Leon announced the sentencing of two men from Zachary, Louisiana, for theft of firearms from a licensed firearm business.
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Haskell Knight and Emily Knight, both residents of Franklin, Tennessee, have pled guilty to federal fraud charges.