Acting U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced the unsealing of the Superseding Indictment of LOUIS AGE, JR., age 68, LOUIS AGE, III, aka “BIG LOU," age 47, STANTON GUILLORY, aka “NAN NAN," age 23, KENDRICK JOHNSON, age 40, and RONALD WILSON, aka “TANK," age 43.
All five men were indicted in an 11-count Superseding Indictment that charged them with various offenses related to the murder of Milton Womack, AGE JR.’S former employee in a healthcare company that was engaged in healthcare fraud. LOUIS AGE, JR., and others were indicted and convicted of healthcare fraud in the Middle District of Louisiana in 2013. Womack was murdered on July 27, 2012, days after it was announced that he would be pleading guilty to healthcare fraud. An outline of the charges and potential penalties are listed below.
COUNT
CHARGE
DEFENDANT(S)
POTENTIAL SENTENCE
1
Conspiracy to participate in the murder-for-hire of Milton Womack
AGE, JR.
AGE, III
GUILLORY
JOHNSON
WILSON
Death or Life Imprisonment; $250,000 fine; 5 years supervised release; $100 mandatory special assessment
2
Murder-for-hire of Milton Womack
AGE, JR.
AGE, III
GUILLORY
JOHNSON
WILSON
Death or Life Imprisonment; $250,000 fine; 5 years supervised release; $100 mandatory special assessmen
3
Conspiracy to murder Milton Womack to prevent him from testifying or providing information about a federal crime
AGE, JR.
AGE, III
GUILLORY
JOHNSON
WILSON
Death or Life Imprisonment; $250,000 fine; 5 years supervised release; $100 mandatory special assessment
4
Murder of Milton Womack to prevent him from testifying about a federal crime
AGE, JR.
AGE, III
GUILLORY
JOHNSON
WILSON
Death or Life Imprisonment; $250,000 fine; 5 years supervised release; $100 mandatory special assessment
5
Murder of Milton Womack to prevent him from providing information about a federal crime
AGE, JR.
AGE, III
Death or Life Imprisonment; $250,000 fine; 5 years supervised release; $100 mandatory special assessment
6
Conspiracy to murder Milton Womack in retaliation for disclosing information about a federal crime
AGE, JR.
AGE, III
GUILLORY
JOHNSON
WILSON
Death or Life Imprisonment; $250,000 fine; 5 years supervised release; $100 mandatory special assessment
7
Murder of Milton Womack in retaliation for disclosing information about a federal crime
AGE, JR.
AGE, III
GUILLORY
JOHNSON
WILSON
Death or Life Imprisonment; $250,000 fine; 5 years supervised release; $100 mandatory special assessment
8
Conspiracy to intimidate, threaten, and corruptly persuade witnesses
AGE, JR.
AGE, III
JOHNSON
20 Years Imprisonment; $250,000 fine; 3 years supervised release; $100 mandatory special assessment
9
Conspiracy to retaliate against witnesses
AGE, JR.
AGE, III
JOHNSON
10 Years Imprisonment; $250,000 fine; 3 years supervised release; $100 mandatory special assessment
10
Conspiracy to participate in the murder-for-hire of Milton Womack
JOHNSON
Death or Life Imprisonment; $250,000 fine; 5 years supervised release; $100 mandatory special assessment
11
Conspiracy to participate in the murder-for-hire of Milton Womack
AGE, III
Death or Life Imprisonment; $250,000 fine; 5 years supervised release; $100 mandatory special assessment
Acting U.S. Attorney Evans reiterated that the Superseding Indictment is merely a charge and that the guilt of the defendants must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.
Acting U.S. Attorney Evans praised the work of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, which was assisted by the New Orleans Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Harry McSherry, James Baehr, and Myles Ranier are in charge of the prosecution.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
