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 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.
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Acting United States Attorney April M. Leon announced that Samrat Mukherjee, a 35-year-old resident of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has pleaded guilty to making false statements related to health care matters.
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Richard Lance Cline Jr., a 34-year-old resident of Walker, Louisiana, has been convicted by a federal jury for drug distribution.
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April M. Leon has assumed the role of Acting United States Attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana, following Ronald C. Gathe, Jr.
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U.S. District Judge Brian A. Jackson has sentenced James Tyra Bowman, 30, of Appleton, Wisconsin, to 270 months in federal prison.
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United States Attorney Ronald C. Gathe, Jr. has announced that Lionel Haile of St. Francisville, Louisiana, has been sentenced to 240 months in federal prison.
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U.S. District Judge John W. deGravelles has sentenced Bobby Glenn Wall, Jr., aged 46, from Parchman, Mississippi, to 192 months in federal prison for distribution and receipt of child pornography.
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A Baton Rouge man, Demarlo Brown, has been sentenced to 211 months in federal prison for drug trafficking and firearms violations.