Press Releases
2008: Jan | Feb | Mar | April | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec
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October 31, 2008 | Local attorney, James Perdigao, pleads guilty to 30 federal felony charges - also forfeits $30 million |
October 29, 2008 | Harvey woman, Riva Carr, sentenced for conspiracy to commit access device fraud |
October 29, 2008 | Federal judge sentences three defendants in Orleans Parish School Board probe |
October 29, 2008 | Employees and owner of local medicaid agency plead guilty to federal health care offenses |
October 29, 2008 | Federal grand jury returns 62 count indictment against former attorney, James G. Perdigao |
October 28, 2008 | Former Minerals Management Service supervisor, Donald C. Howard, charged in federal court |
October 28, 2008 | Metairie man, Kwame Michou Nantambu, pleads guilty to identification fraud |
October 27, 2008 | Local attorney, Jamie Perdigao, detained by U.S. Magistrate Judge |
October 22, 2008 | Illinois man, Randall J. Veselik, sentenced for defrauding Jefferson Parish schools |
October 22, 2008 | Two local men: Ahmad Khelik and Abdel Khelik, plead guilty to sale of pirated and counterfeit goods |
October 22, 2008 | Employees of local medicaid agency pleads guilty to federal health care offenses |
October 22, 2008 | Local art gallery owners: Christopher Breithoff and Constance “Connie” Breithoff, plead guilty in art fraud scheme |
October 22, 2008 | Orleans Parish man, Leonardo Johnson, pleads guilty in federal court to gun charges |
October 22, 2008 | New Orleans man, Louis Rynole Henry, pleads guilty to drug and gun charges |
October 21, 2008 | Waggaman man, Colby D. Phillips, sentenced for possessing counterfeit money |
October 21, 2008 | Gwendolyn Joseph Moyo found guilty after six day trial |
October 15, 2008 | Convicted felon in possession of a firearm sentenced in federal court |
October 15, 2008 | Federal judge imposes stiff penalties for members of drug conspiracy dealing methamphetamine |
October 15, 2008 | Local attorney, Mayer Finkelstein, sentenced to 78 months in prison for possession child pornography |
October 15, 2008 | Mariner, Mark D. Millien, pleads guilty to illegal license use |
October 10, 2008 | State Senator, Derrick D. T. Shepherd, pleads guilty in federal court to money laundering |
October 9, 2008 | Four aliens: Ricardo Hurtado Torres, Anuar Manilla Garces, Victor Manuel Herrera-Rivera, and Jose Altunar-Cruz, face federal indictments |
October 9, 2008 | Mandeville residents indicted on federal drug and gun charges |
October 8, 2008 | Donaldsonville man, Jarnard M. Walton, sentenced to over 9 years in federal prison |
October 8, 2008 | New Orleans man, Alvin Wallace, sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for narcotics violation |
October 8, 2008 | Illegal alien, Esteban Trujillo-Macedo, sentenced n federal court |
October 8, 2008 | Illegal alien, Felix Barboza-Hernandez, sentenced in federal court |
October 8, 2008 | Illegal alien, Nestor Ivan Romero Bonilla, sentenced for re-entry and identity theft |
October 8, 2008 | New Orleans man, Kevin Cockerham, pleads guilty to federal drug distribution conspiracy |
October 8, 2008 | Illegal alien, Miguel Angel Menjivar-Martinez, pleads guilty in federal court |
October 8, 2008 | New Orleans woman, Samantha Scott, pleads guilty in federal court to identity theft |
October 7, 2008 | Illegal alien, Alfredo Loza-Arguelles, sentenced to 37 months in federal prison |
October 2, 2008 | Four admit to defrauding American Red Cross; one sentenced |
October 2, 2008 | New Orleans man, Ellery Boyd, sentenced to 71 months in federal prison for drug violation |
October 2, 2008 | French Quarter drug dealers: Kenny Shaver, Merri Christi Giarrusso, and Melvin Steen, sentenced to federal prison |
October 2, 2008 | Illegal alien, Oscar Armando Carrillo-Juarez, sentenced in federal court |
October 2, 2008 | Ex-New Orleans police officer, Donald Battiste, sentenced to federal prison for civil rights violations |
October 2, 2008 | Three people: Megan M. Merriman, Sara M. Smith, and Alvin L. Welch, plead guilty to federal bank fraud conspiracy |
October 2, 2008 | Metairie man, Terence Rhodes, pleads guilty to child pornography charges |
October 1, 2008 | Defendant, Sterling Pipkins, sentenced to 50 months in federal prison for gun violations |
October 1, 2008 | Harahan company, N&F Logistic, sentenced for employing illegal aliens |
October 1, 2008 | Illegal alien, Luiz Antonio Nascimento, sentenced to 27 months after illegal re-entry |
October 1, 2008 | Illegal alien, Juan Humberto Hernandez Yones, sentenced in federal court |
October 1, 2008 | New Orleans man, Darrion J. Young, sentenced to an additional seventy two months in federal prison for illegal gun possession |
October 1, 2008 | Slidell man, Agegnehu Tsega, pleads guilty to federal child pornography charges |
September 30, 2008 | Northshore man, Andy Jerome Ticker, sentenced for illegally wearing Navy Cross, Silver Star and Purple Heart |
September 30, 2008 | Metairie resident, Isaac R. Skinner., Jr., pleads guilty to two counts of armed bank robbery |
September 25, 2008 | Illegal alien, Jose Armando Henriquez, sentenced to over 5 years in federal prison |
September 25, 2008 | New Orleans business owner, Janice Gaudet Craig, sentenced for failure to pay $5 million in employment taxes |
September 25, 2008 | Marrero woman, Mammie Washington, pleads guilty in federal court to bank theft |
September 25, 2008 | Pontchatoula woman, Artamie Dumas, admits to defrauding American Red Cross |
September 25, 2008 | North Shore resident, Arthur Chabaud, faces federal indictment for involvement in deadly methamphetamine explosion |
September 25, 2008 | Local woman, Diane Stafford, pleads guilty to Katrina related theft of public money and theft from an employee pension plan |
September 24, 2008 | Pastor, Noah A. Thomas, Jr., sentenced to 17 months in federal prison for theft of his congregation’s hurricane relief funds |
September 24, 2008 | Northshore dairy farmer, Dennis Finch, pleads guilty in federal court to adulteration of milk |
September 23, 2008 | Federal indictment unsealed in federal court today naming 11 defendants in drug conspiracy |
September 17, 2008 | Local art gallery owners: Christopher Breithoff and Constance “Connie” Breithoff, charged in art fraud scheme |
September 11, 2008 | Illinois man, Kevin Dermody, sentenced to federal prison for defrauding Jefferson Parish schools |
September 10, 2008 | California man, James Zoucha, pleads guilty to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud |
September 10, 2008 | Woman, Theresa Weaver, sentenced to 56 months imprisonment for role in cocaine conspiracy |
September 10, 2008 | New Orleans woman, Lola Davis, pleads guilty to conspiring to steal funds from homeless program |
September 9, 2008 | Kentwood man, Cicero Lomont Myers, sentenced for robbery of U.S. Post Office in Tangipahoa Parish |
August 28, 2008 | Westwego woman, Lisa N. Carey, indicted for Katrina fraud |
August 28, 2008 | Former Department of Interior employee, Suzan Bacigalupi, charged with submitting false vouchers and theft of government funds |
August 27, 2008 | New Orleans man, Bryant Stewart, sentenced to 22 months in federal prison for gun violation |
August 26, 2008 | Federal jury returns guilty verdict on firearms charge |
August 22, 2008 | Child pornography charges filed against Metairie man |
August 21, 2008 | Drug offender in Pontchatoula, Darrell Robinson, sentenced in federal court |
August 21, 2008 | New Orleans drug offender, Mattnell Allen, sentenced to five years |
August 20, 2008 | Project manager in City Hall ccorruption prosecution sentenced |
August 20, 2008 | 9-1-1 operator, Demond Boudoin, sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for drug distribution |
August 20, 2008 | New Orleans man, Antoine Ilon Wise Thompson, sentenced to over 6 years in federal prison for illegal gun possession |
August 20, 2008 | Alien, Edgar Lopez-Alfaro, pleads guilty to reentry after deportation |
August 20, 2008 | Alien, Jaime Enrique Gamez, pleads guilty to misuse of permanent resident card & Social Security fraud |
August 20, 2008 | Four plead guilty in Tangipahoa Parish childcare program fraud probe |
August 20, 2008 | Woman, Sandra F. Francois, pleads guilty in federal court to postal theft |
August 20, 2008 | Employees of local medicaid agency: Crystal Black, Anissa Eugene, and Cheryl Mouton, face charges for federal health care offenses |
August 20, 2008 | Mexican citizen, Beny Cortez-Perez, pleads guilty in federal court to document fraud |
August 14, 2008 | Man, Jhona Jacques Vaz, sentenced in federal court for conspiracy to bribe a public official |
August 14, 2008 | Federal grand jury superseding indictment for bank robbery and armed bank robbery |
August 13, 2008 | Attorney, Roy J. Rodney, Jr., sentenced to federal prison |
August 13, 2008 | Metairie man, Paul Hunter, pleads guilty to federal wire fraud charges |
August 13, 2008 | Two charged in drug conspiracy that led to overdose |
August 8, 2008 | Local men: James C. Angehr and John N. Fowler, sentenced for export enforcement violations concerning sales to Iran |
August 7, 2008 | Las Vegas man, Mahir Ansari, sentenced to over six years in federal prison for narcotics violation |
August 7, 2008 | Illegal alien, Nemias Marcias-Salina, sentenced for misuse of employment card |
August 7, 2008 | Baton Rouge man, Robert J. Baptiste, pleads guilty in federal court to drug dealing and gun possession |
August 6, 2008 | Man, Calvin Effron, convicted on 8 counts of federal gun and drug violations |
August 1, 2008 | Four defendants: Benson V. Dabney, Clyde Lee Caston, Kim Yvette Hester Martin, and Anthony Martin, plead guilty to federal postal violations |
July 30, 2008 | New Orleans man, Xavier O’Connor, sentenced to 10 years for heroin conspiracy |
July 30, 2008 | New Orleans man, Ty Payton, sentenced to 17 ½ years in federal prison for carjacking |
July 30, 2008 | Senegal man, Louis Gomis, sentenced to federal prison in bribery case |
July 30, 2008 | Avondale man, Harry Temple, pleads guilty in federal court to identify theft charges |
July 28, 2008 | Three people: Megan M. Merriman, Sara M. Smith, and Alvin L. Welch, indicted by federal grand jury for bank fraud conspiracy |
July 23, 2008 | Two men: Akshaya Swain and Jeremy Reason, plead guilty to charges involving the sexual exploitation of minors |
July 23, 2008 | Local man, Colby D. Phillips, pleads guilty to federal counterfeiting charges |
July 18, 2008 | Woman, Deborah Knighten, pleads guilty to conspiracy to steal homeless program money |
July 17, 2008 | Three New Orleans firemen and one other co-defendant: Milton Joseph IV, Aaron White, Eddie Sandifer, III, and Damon Burkhalter, were sentenced to federal prison for participating in drug conspiracy |
July 16, 2008 | Illegal alien, Jose Daniel Fuentes-Vasquez, sentenced in federal court |
July 14, 2008 | New Orleans man, Mark Irabor, sentenced for federal tax evasion |
July 11, 2008 | Alien, Oscar Garcia Gonzalez, indicted by federal grand jury |
July 10, 2008 | Harvey man, Curtis L. Robertson, indicted for tax fraud |
July 9, 2008 | Woman, Alecia Whiteley, sentenced to 4 years in federal prison for federal drug conspiracy |
July 9, 2008 | Man, Devon Wilson, sentenced to over 10 years for federal gun and drug charges |
July 9, 2008 | New Orleans man, Michael F. Henry, sentenced for threatening public officials |
July 7, 2008 | Illegal alien, Jovan Padilla-Maldonado, sentenced for Social Security fraud |
July 3, 2008 | Federal jury returns guilty verdict on murder, firearms and drug charges |
July 3, 2008 | Waggaman man, Jeffrey Johnson, indicted on federal drug charges |
July 2, 2008 | Terrebonne Parish woman, Barbara Knightshead, sentenced in Katrina fraud |
July 2, 2008 | Mail carrier, Clarence Dorosan, convicted of possessing firearm on postal property |
July 2, 2008 | Man, Sheldon Thompson, sentenced to 19 years for heroin conspiracy and possessing guns in furtherance of drug trafficking |
June 26, 2008 | Alien, Jose Armando Henriquez, pleads guilty to illegal re-entry |
June 26, 2008 | Slidell man, Agegnehu Tsega, indicted on federal child pornography charges |
June 25, 2008 | Alien, Ramon Enrique Caldera Mendez, sentenced for social security fraud |
June 25, 2008 | Alien, Juan Humberto Hernandez Yones, pleads guilty after illegal re-entry |
June 25, 2008 | Nine individuals plead guilty to federal drug trafficking charges |
June 25, 2008 | Woman, Elaine Mitchell, sentenced for preparing fraudulent tax returns for taxpayers |
June 25, 2008 | Brian Expose sentenced to 25 years in prison |
June 25, 2008 | Tangipahoa man, Johnnie Sims, sentenced to 35 years in federal prison for attempting to murder a federal agent |
June 25, 2008 | Third defendant, Michael Declouet, sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for series of armed robberies |
June 25, 2008 | Hammond woman, Debra A. McGowan, pleads guilty to defrauding American Red Cross |
June 24, 2008 | Federal appeals court upholds conviction of Henry A. Dillon, former deputy city attorney |
June 20, 2008 | Federal grand jury indicts drug traffickers illegally possessing a firearm |
June 20, 2008 | Local woman, Diane Stafford, indicted for Hurricane Katrina related fraud |
June 20, 2008 | Federal grand jury indictment for armed bank robbery |
June 20, 2008 | Federal grand jury indictment for violations of the Federal Controlled Substances Act and Federal Gun Control Act |
June 20, 2008 | New Orleans women, Natira Smith, indicted by federal grand jury for bank theft and larceny |
June 19, 2008 | Former Catholic Charities employee and her sister indicted on conspiracy to steal federal program funds |
June 18, 2008 | Hammond man, Alvin J. Gautreaux, pleads guilty in federal court to income tax violation of submission of false claims against the united states |
June 18, 2008 | Two local residents: Anthony Johnson and Desi Wilson, charged with criminal infringement of copyrighted materials |
June 18, 2008 | Covington resident, Brenda Jefferson, pleads guilty to federal misprision charge |
June 18, 2008 | Kenner man, Lance Everson, sentenced to federal prison for illegal firearm possession |
June 18, 2008 | Alien, Roberto Huerta-Baca, sentenced for Social Security fraud |
June 18, 2008 | Uptown New Orleans drug dealer, Tamaka McCray, sentenced today |
June 18, 2008 | Former gun shop owner and two employees sentenced to prison for federal firearm violations |
June 17, 2008 | Four charged in Tangipahoa Parish childcare program fraud probe |
June 16, 2008 | Terrebonne Parish meth dealer, Stephen John Daigle, Jr., pleads guilty in federal court |
June 13, 2008 | Federal grand jury indictment for federal drug violation |
June 13, 2008 | Federal grand jury indicts two men: Francisco Antonio Zunen-Morales and Beny Cortez-Perez, with charges of identification document fraud |
June 13, 2008 | First indictment charging Road Home fraud in the New Orleans area |
June 11, 2008 | Project Safe Childhood: Producer of child pornography, Danny M. Daugherty, sentenced to over 17 years in federal prison |
June 11, 2008 | New Orleans man, Omar Pierre, sentenced to over 15 years in federal prison |
June 11, 2008 | Illegal alien, Jesus Gregorio Lopez-Valencia, sentenced to federal prison |
June 11, 2008 | Illegal alien, Luiz Antonio Nascimento, pleads guilty in federal court |
June 6, 2008 | Three Westbank men: Tyrone Brown, Walter Brown, and Roland Reynard, indicted on federal drug and gun charges |
June 6, 2008 | Alien, Miguel Angel Menjivar-Martinez, indicted by federal grand jury |
June 6, 2008 | Federal grand jury indictment for federal drug violations |
June 6, 2008 | Westbank man, David Melancon, indicted for being a felon in possession of a firearm |
June 5, 2008 | Federal jury returns guilty verdict on drug charges for Terry Booty |
June 5, 2008 | Illegal alien, Julio Frank Escorcia, sentenced to 6 months imprisonment |
June 5, 2008 | Alien, Gregorio F. Morales-Gonzales, pleads guilty to immigration violation |
June 5, 2008 | Owners and employees of local medicaid agency face 78-count indictment for federal health care offenses |
June 5, 2008 | Man, Kevin Johnson, indicted for scheme to defraud general electric company of nearly $800,000 worth of various household appliances |
June 5, 2008 | Three individuals: Todd Kelly, Vicky Munn, and Charles E. Barnett, Jr., indicted by federal grand jury with conspiracy to exceed authorized access of a government computer |
June 4, 2008 | Tax assessor, Betty Jefferson, along with Mose Jefferson and Angela Coleman indicted on federal charges |
May 30, 2008 | Alien, Florentino Elguera-Rosendo, indicted by federal grand jury |
May 30, 2008 | Local man, Corey P. Wooley, faces federal charges for using a revoked Coast Guard license |
May 30, 2008 | New Orleans man, Elliot Randolph, indicted on federal drug charges |
May 23, 2008 | Brazilian man, Nelson S. Galgoul, sentenced to thirteen months in federal prison for export enforcement violations |
May 22, 2008 | Illegal alien, Neddie Obdulio-Pieda, sentenced in federal court |
May 22, 2008 | Metairie man, Roger Williams, indicted for federal drug and gun violations |
May 20, 2008 | Illegal alien, Abel Rivera Cortes, sentenced to six months in federal prison |
May 15, 2008 | Bank teller, Ashley Linton, pleads guilty to bank theft |
May 15, 2008 | Former Navy employee, Markham E. Turner, indicted for pre-Katrina identity theft |
May 14, 2008 | Convicted felon, Jermaine A. Hulbert, pleads guilty to federal gun charges |
May 14, 2008 | Uptown New Orleans drug dealer, Collis Molton, sentenced to 20 years in federal prison |
May 14, 2008 | Terrebonne Parish man, Maurice Matthews, pleads guilty to federal drug charges |
May 14, 2008 | Alien, Nemias Marcias-Salina, pleads guilty to misuse of employment card |
May 14, 2008 | Man, Corey Muse, pleads guilty in federal court to heroin and cocaine conspiracy |
May 12, 2008 | Insurance company executives convicted by federal jury |
May 9, 2008 | Henry Deeb Gabriel, III indicted for additional crimes related to overdose death |
May 9, 2008 | New Orleans man, Ray J. Dupepe, Sr., pleads guilty to stealing his mother’s Social Security and VA Survivor Benefit’s checks |
May 1, 2008 | Two illegal aliens: Juan Humberto Hernandez Yones and Aristides Zepeda Yzaguirre, indicted by federal grand jury |
May 1, 2008 | New Orleans man, Perry L. Taylor, pleads guilty to federal gun charges |
May 1, 2008 | Gulfport man, Wille L. Henry, indicted for threatening doctors at Ochsner |
May 1, 2008 | Federal jury returns guilty verdict on firearms and drug charges for Brian Massey |
April 30, 2008 | Illegal alien, Jose Gerardo Garcia-Espinosa, sentenced to federal prison |
April 30, 2008 | Alien, Efrain Isidro Pineda-Lozano, pleads guilty to illegally reentering the United States |
April 30, 2008 | Orleans Parish man, Elroy Lumar, pleads guilty in federal court |
April 30, 2008 | Alien, Felix Barboza-Hernandez, pleads guilty after illegal re-entry |
April 30, 2008 | River Ridge woman, Christina Marie Brooks, sentenced after pleading guilty to delay of mail |
April 30, 2008 | Two defendants: Diego A. Perez and David C. Battenberg, plead guilty to charges involving drug conspiracy |
April 30, 2008 | Man, Garry Major, sentenced for Social Security fraud |
April 30, 2008 | Two additional Puglia defendants: Gregory Rhinhart and Brandon Polk, sentenced to federal prison for gun violations |
April 30, 2008 | Alien, Gustavo Adolfo Lazo-Martinez, sentenced for illegally reentering the United States |
April 30, 2008 | Bank robber, Jerome L. Scott, sentenced to more than 12 years in federal prison |
April 30, 2008 | Man, Julian Torres, sentenced after pleading guilty to disorderly conduct |
April 30, 2008 | New Orleans man, Patrick Wayne Jones, sentenced to 33 months in federal prison for gun violation |
April 30, 2008 | New Orleans woman, Precious Alexander, sentenced for conspiracy to commit access device fraud |
April 30, 2008 | Attorney, Roy J. Rodney, Jr., pleads guilty to federal tax charges |
April 30, 2008 | Gretna man, Thomas D. Kerry, sentenced for committing bankruptcy fraud |
April 30, 2008 | New Orleans man, Willie A. Carter, sentenced to 120 months for federal drug and gun violations |
April 30, 2008 | New Orleans man, Robert Lee Elliott, pleads guilty in federal court to bank robbery |
April 29, 2008 | Orleans Parish man, Ronald A. Greenup, pleads guilty to federal gun charges |
April 29, 2008 | Corporation pleads guilty to discharge violations - will pay $7.25 million in penalties - $500,000 to Louisiana |
April 29, 2008 | Previously convicted felon, Derrick K. Ambo, pleads guilty to federal gun charges |
April 24, 2008 | Local men: James C. Angehr and John N. Fowler, plead guilty to export enforcement violations |
April 24, 2008 | Federal grand jury indictment for federal drug violations |
April 23, 2008 | Metairie man, Shawn Ware, receives 41 months in federal prison for bank fraud |
April 23, 2008 | Man, Michael Martin, sentenced to over 15 years for violation of federal drug laws |
April 23, 2008 | New Orleans man, Melvin Boudreaux, Jr., sentenced to over 8 years in federal prison for gun violation |
April 23, 2008 | Illegal alien, Liston Patten-Singh, sentenced to 15 months in federal prison for illegal re-entry |
April 23, 2008 | Man, Xavier O’Connor, pleads guilty to heroin conspiracy |
April 23, 2008 | New Orleans man, Bernard D. Sanchez, Jr., pleads guilty to federal gun charges |
April 23, 2008 | New Orleans man, Larry G. Harrison, Jr., sentenced to federal prison in firearms and drug case |
April 18, 2008 | New Orleans man, Henry Deeb Gabriel, III, indicted for crimes related to overdose death |
April 17, 2008 | Florida man, Robert C. McNamara, indicted for mailing threatening letters |
April 17, 2008 | Reserve woman, Barbara Stewart, pleads guilty to defrauding American Red Cross |
April 17, 2008 | Covington man, Delloyd Marigny, sentenced to 56 months in federal prison |
April 17, 2008 | Local psychiatrist, Dr. Maria Carmen Palazzo, convicted of federal health care fraud |
April 16, 2008 | Federal judge sentences New Orleans man, Derrick Route, Jr., for distributing crack cocaine |
April 16, 2008 | New Orleans man, Onis Wilson, sentenced to 15 months in federal prison for gun violations |
April 16, 2008 | Alien, Jose Daniel Fuentes-Vasquez, pleads guilty to immigration violation |
April 14, 2008 | Thibodaux woman, Linda Southall, sentenced in Hurricane Katrina related FEMA fraud |
April 14, 2008 | Bank robber, George Stephen Cuthbertson, sentenced to over 9 years in federal prison |
April 11, 2008 | 3 New Orleans firemen: Milton Joseph IV, Aaron White, and Eddie Sandifer, III, and co-defendant, Damon Burkhalter, plead guilty to federal drug charges |
April 10, 2008 | Alien, Luiz Antonio Nascimento, indicted by federal grand jury |
April 10, 2008 | IRS investigation leads to federal grand jury indictment |
April 10, 2008 | State senator, Derrick Shepherd, and others charged by federal grand jury |
April 10, 2008 | Man, Clinton Rodriguez, linked to overdose death of 16 year old student indicted on additional federal drug charges |
April 10, 2008 | Kentwood man, Cicero Lomont Myers, indicted for robbery of a U.S. Post Office in Tangipahoa parish |
April 9, 2008 | Illegal alien, Wilmer Toledo-Ventura, sentenced in federal court |
April 9, 2008 | Man, Bernard Gomis, pleads guilty in federal court to misprision of a felony |
April 9, 2008 | Terrebonne Parish woman, Barbara Knightshead, pleads guilty to Katrina related fraud |
April 9, 2008 | Pastor, Noah A. Thomas, Jr., pleads guilty in federal court |
April 9, 2008 | Two aliens: Jovan Padilla-Maldonado and Roberto Huerta-Baca, plead guilty to Social Security fraud |
April 4, 2008 | Metairie man, Anthony T. Curtis, sentenced to twenty years in federal prison for distribution of crack cocaine |
April 4, 2008 | Man dealing crack, Lionel Clay, sentenced to 10 years in federal prison |
April 4, 2008 | New Orleans man, Lionel Jackson, Jr., sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for narcotics violation |
April 4, 2008 | New Orleans woman, Trinise Causey, pleads guilty to FEMA fraud |
April 4, 2008 | Gonzales man, Stephen John Daigle, Jr., indicted for federal drug violations |
April 4, 2008 | Franklinton man, Rechard D. Young, indicted for federal gun violations |
April 4, 2008 | Alien, Ramon Enrique Caldera Mendez, pleads guilty to Social Security fraud |
April 4, 2008 | New Orleans man, Leonardo Johnson, indicted for federal gun violations |
April 4, 2008 | New Orleans man, Jermaine Zeno, indicted on federal drug charges |
April 4, 2008 | Ex-New Orleans police officer, Donald Battiste, pleads guilty to civil rights violations |
April 4, 2008 | Alien, Abelardo Mortera Cruz, sentenced to nine months after illegal re-entry |
April 3, 2008 | New Orleans man sentenced to over 6 years in federal prison for drug and gun violations |
April 3, 2008 | Northshore company pleads guilty to federal environmental offense |
April 3, 2008 | Federal grand jury returns bank robbery charges against New Orleans man |
April 3, 2008 | Former St. Tammany Parish councilman pleads guilty to federal corruption and tax charges |
April 2, 2008 | Alien sentenced for illegally reentering the United States |
April 2, 2008 | New Orleans man sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for gun violation |
April 2, 2008 | Man pleads guilty in federal court for conspiracy to bribe a public official |
April 2, 2008 | Superseding bill of information filed in drug conspiracy that led to overdose |
April 2, 2008 | Mose Jefferson indicted by federal grand jury for bribery, obstruction of justice and money laundering |
March 27, 2008 | Illegal alien sentenced to time in federal prison |
March 27, 2008 | Northshore resident indicted on federal drug and firearms charges |
March 27, 2008 | Federal grand jury indicts two on drug charges |
March 26, 2008 | New Orleans man sentenced to over 23 years in federal prison for drug and gun violations |
March 26, 2008 | Man pleads guilty to heroin conspiracy and gun charge |
March 26, 2008 | Man pleads guilty in federal court for conspiracy to bribe a public official |
March 20, 2008 | New Orleans man, Michael F. Henry, pleads guilty to threatening public officials |
March 20, 2008 | Federal grand jury indicts Texas man, Carlos Domingo Martinez, on federal drug charges |
March 20, 2008 | Two New Orleans men, Mark Johnson and Anotche Wixm, face federal bank robbery charges |
March 19, 2008 | Second Puglia’s defendant, Joshua Watson, sentenced to 56 months in federal prison for gun violations |
March 19, 2008 | New Orleans man, Jamario R. Alexander, sentenced to 42 months in federal prison |
March 19, 2008 | Alien, Honorato Hernandez-Castillo, sentenced after pleading guilty to illegal re-entry |
March 19, 2008 | Tangipahoa man, Gary Recotta, who sold drugs sentenced to 13 years in federal prison |
March 19, 2008 | Man, Devon Wilson, pleads guilty to federal gun and drug charges |
March 19, 2008 | St. Bernard man, Clifford E. Clayton, pleads guilty to failure to file tax returns |
March 17, 2008 | Metairie man, Calvin Effron, indicted on federal drug and gun charges |
March 14, 2008 | Missouri traveler, Akshaya Swain, arrested in New Orleans |
March 13, 2008 | New Orleans man, Samuel Carter, sentenced to 40 months for federal gun violation |
March 13, 2008 | Florida man, Robert C. Mcnamara, charged with mailing threatening letters |
March 13, 2008 | Alien, Olvin Orlando Ramirez-Carcamo, sentenced after pleading guilty to illegal re-entry |
March 13, 2008 | Federal grand jury indicts Steven Darryl Harris for federal drug and gun charges |
March 13, 2008 | Marrero man, Noah Thomas, indicted for stealing church’s hurricane relief funds |
March 13, 2008 | Federal grand jury indicts local man, Ellery Boyd, on drug charges |
March 13, 2008 | Federal charges filed for Diego A. Perez and David C. Battenbergin for heroin distribution conspiracy |
March 12, 2008 | New Orleans man, Gerald P. Mercadel, Jr., sentenced for tax fraud |
March 7, 2008 | Two men: Quentin Young, and Michael White, plead guilty to failing to report federal drug violation |
March 7, 2008 | New Orleans man, Jeffrey Boone, indicted on child pornography charges |
March 7, 2008 | Hammond woman, Debra A. McGowan, charged with defrauding American Red Cross |
March 7, 2008 | New Orleans woman, Stacy Simms, charged in bribery scheme |
March 7, 2008 | Man, Clinton Rodriguez, indicted on federal drug charge |
March 7, 2008 | Four illegal aliens: Jovan Padilla-Maldonado, Jose Daniel Fuentes-Vasquez, Robert Huerta-Baca, and Nemias Marcias-Salina, indicted by federal grand juries |
March 5, 2008 | Two men, Joshua Simms and Aubrey McDonald, plead guilty to drug trafficking charges |
March 5, 2008 | Mt. Airy man, Therrill Edwards, sentenced to over 9 years in federal prison for cocaine offenses |
March 5, 2008 | Alien, Jose Torres-Morales, sentenced after illegal re-entry |
March 5, 2008 | Alien, Franklin Omar Cruz-Velasquez, sentenced after illegal re-entry |
March 5, 2008 | Illegal alien, Walter Osman Armas-Gonzalez, sentenced to 6 months in federal prison for illegal re-entry |
March 5, 2008 | New Orleans man, Kelly Thomas, sentenced to federal prison for selling crack |
March 5, 2008 | Washington state man, Thomas William Harper, sentenced to 51 months in federal prison for bank robbery |
March 5, 2008 | French quarter methamphetamine dealers, Kenny Shaver and Merri Christi Giarrusso, pleads guilty in federal court |
March 5, 2008 | Woman, Elaine Mitchell, pleads guilty to preparing fraudulent tax returns for taxpayers |
March 5, 2008 | Two local men, Ty Payton and James Davis, plead guilty in federal court to carjacking |
March 5, 2008 | Deported alien, Jesus Gregorio Lopez-Valencia, previously convicted of a felony indicted for illegal reentry |
March 3, 2008 | Man, Kevin Dermody, pleads guilty in Federal court to defrauding Jefferson schools |
March 3, 2008 | Local man, Joseph Schwartz, pleads guilty to federal firearms charges for making “straw purchase” |
February 29, 2008 | One found guilty, Jerry Cutno; one acquitted, Ryan Veazie, in drug murder trial |
February 29, 2008 | Illegal alien sentenced, Jose Elias Tinoco Granados, to 13 months in federal prison |
February 29, 2008 | FBI arrests man, Clinton Rodriguez, on heroin distribution charges - alleged supplier of heroin linked to drug death of 16 year old lusher student |
February 29, 2008 | Bank teller, Ashley Linton, indicted for bank theft |
February 28, 2008 | New Orleans man, Alfred Knox, sentenced to over 15 years in federal prison for drug conspiracy violation |
February 28, 2008 | New Orleans man, Perry L. Taylor, indicted by federal grand jury on gun charges |
February 28, 2008 | Reserve man, Terrence L. Wolfe, indicted on federal gun charges |
February 28, 2008 | Previously convicted felon, Trevis M. Collor, pleads guilty to gun possession |
February 28, 2008 | Man, Nelson S. Galgoul, pleads guilty to export enforcement violations |
February 27, 2008 | Woman, Theresa Weaver, pleads guilty to cocaine conspiracy |
February 27, 2008 | Two New Orleans men, Larry Cannon and Gregory Morgan, sentenced in federal court after conviction at trial of narcotics and firearms offenses |
February 27, 2008 | New Orleans man, Robert Green, sentenced for role in Citywide Mortgage house flipping scam |
February 27, 2008 | Federal grand jury indicts four Louisiana residents: Tanner D. Hills, Todd Clark, Adbel Khelik, and Adbel Khelik, for criminal infringement of copyrighted materials |
February 27, 2008 | Harvey man, Rogers Coleman, III, pleads guilty in federal court to federal gun charges |
February 26, 2008 | Illegal alien, Henry Francisco Valerio-Sosa, sentenced to 6 months in federal prison for illegal re-entry |
February 22, 2008 | Two members of distribution network: Isaac J. Bolton and Mark D. Fridge, plead guilty to drug charges as a result of wiretap evidence |
February 21, 2008 | Energy Partners, Ltd., pleads guilty in federal court and is sentenced for misdemeanor environmental crime |
February 21, 2008 | Federal grand jury indicts local man, Ryan Keeler, on drug and gun charges |
February 20, 2008 | Two former Orleans Parish School Board employees: Drena Clay and Debra Harrison, sentenced to federal prison |
February 20, 2008 | Houston crack trafficker, Damenion Sims, gets twenty years in federal court |
February 20, 2008 | Alien, Angel Jesus Isidro-Calleja, sentenced after pleading guilty to illegal re-entry |
February 20, 2008 | New Orleans woman, Melissa Metlzer, sentenced to 21 months in federal prison for conspiracy to commit bank robbery |
February 20, 2008 | New Orleans man, Terrance Henderson, sentenced to 56 months in federal prison for gun violation |
February 20, 2008 | Reserve man, Roderick Joseph, pleads guilty in federal court to being a felon in possession of a firearm |
February 20, 2008 | Legal secretary, Samantha Miller, pleads guilty to wire fraud |
February 14, 2008 | Armed robber, Gary Woods, sentenced to over 18 years in federal prison |
February 14, 2008 | Alien, Ramon Enrique Caldera-Mendez, charged by federal grand jury with Social Security fraud |
February 14, 2008 | Construction company owner, Brent Honore, sentenced in Hano bribery scheme |
February 13, 2008 | Former law firm administrator, Lisa Mayerhafer, sentenced to 18 months in federal prison |
February 13, 2008 | First Puglia’s defendant, Jermaine Surtain, sentenced to 15 years in federal prison |
February 13, 2008 | New Orleans man, Tracey T. Wright, sentenced to 50 months in federal prison |
February 13, 2008 | Woman, Alecia Whiteley, pleads guilty to cocaine conspiracy |
February 13, 2008 | Bogalusa woman, Rebecca Phillips, pleads guilty to defrauding American Red Cross |
February 12, 2008 | Reserve woman, Barbara Stewart, charged with defrauding American Red Cross |
February 12, 2008 | New Orleans man, Steven Ramsey, sentenced to 71 months in federal prison on firearm conviction |
February 12, 2008 | Federal charges filed for, Clifford E. Clayton, for failure to file tax returns |
February 7, 2008 | New Orleans man, Kermit Hartzog, sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for gun violation |
February 7, 2008 | Uptown New Orleans man, Collis Molton, pleads guilty to drug conspiracy |
February 7, 2008 | Merck to pay $250 million to settle claims of fraudulent price reporting in Eastern District of Louisiana |
February 6, 2008 | New Orleans man, Arturo Montanio, sentenced on child pornography charges |
February 6, 2008 | New Orleans man, Kendrick Riley, sentenced to 63 months for federal gun violation |
January 31, 2008 | New Orleans man, Larry G. Harrison, Jr., pleads guilty to federal gun and drug charges |
January 30, 2008 | New Orleans man, Raphael Brooks, sentenced to 37 months in federal prison for gun violation |
January 30, 2008 | New Orleans man, James Godwin, sentenced to 57 months in federal prison |
January 30, 2008 | Alien, Olga Marina Cabrera Ochoa, sentenced after illegal re-entry |
January 29, 2008 | Illegal alien, Luis Enrique Montes-Garay, sentenced to two years in federal prison |
January 29, 2008 | Kenner man, Rayel Arnold, sentenced to 46 months in federal prison for drug trafficking violations |
January 25, 2008 | Three more Tangipahoa residents: Mindy Higgs, Brian Foret, and Carl Aaron Fletcher, face federal drug charges |
January 25, 2008 | Deported alien, Rene Garcia Jimenez, previously convicted of a felony indicted for illegal reentry |
January 24, 2008 | Illegal alien, Oscar Eduardo Cordon-Alonzo, sentenced in federal court |
January 24, 2008 | Burnell Moliere, local businessman, pleads guilty in federal court |
January 24, 2008 | Fifth member of distribution network, Edwin Jubencio Salinas, pleads guilty to drug charges |
January 23, 2008 | North Shore man, Harold D. Allen, III, pleads guilty to violations of the federal Gun Control Act |
January 23, 2008 | Tangipahoa Parish jailer, Harris Robertson, sentenced to federal prison |
January 23, 2008 | Alien, J. Isidro Medina-Martinez, sentenced after pleading guilty to improper entry |
January 23, 2008 | Local man, Keith A. Fulton, sentenced for conspiracy to defraud the U.S. |
January 23, 2008 | Slidell man, Danny M. Daugherty, pleads guilty to producing child pornography in federal Project Safe Childhood case |
January 23, 2008 | Final two Puglia’s burglars: Brandon Polk and Orlando Young, plead guilty to federal firearms offenses |
January 23, 2008 | Orleans Parish man, Patrick Wayne Jones, pleads guilty to federal firearms charges |
January 23, 2008 | Gretna man, Thomas D. Kerry, pleads guilty of to federal bankruptcy fraud |
January 23, 2008 | Jefferson woman, Yolanda Williams, sentenced for criminal infringement of copyrighted materials |
January 22, 2008 | Local businessman, Burnell Moliere, charged with structuring Ellenese Brooks-Simms’ bribery check |
January 18, 2008 | Metairie man, Paul Hunter, indicted for wire fraud |
January 18, 2008 | New Orleans woman, Ramona C. Walker, indicted for theft of public money |
January 18, 2008 | Federal grand jury indicts New Orleans men: Ty Payton and James Davis on charges involving carjackings |
January 17, 2008 | New Orleans man, Marlon Dickerson, sentenced to 71 months in federal prison for dealing crack cocaine |
January 17, 2008 | Crack dealer, Lionel Clay, pleads guilty in federal court |
January 17, 2008 | St. Bernard man, Abdel Kader Fall, faces federal indictment for making false statements |
January 17, 2008 | Deported alien, Jesus Gregorio Lopez-Valencia, previously convicted of a felony indicted for illegal reentry |
January 17, 2008 | Marrero man, Joseph Schwartz, faces indictment for federal gun charge |
January 17, 2008 | Crime task force investigation leads to federal grand jury indictment of a felon, Steven Hardrick, possessing a firearm |
January 16, 2008 | Napoleonville woman, Albertine Wiggins, sentenced for defrauding FEMA |
January 16, 2008 | Houston woman, Anglyn Tubbs, sentenced to federal prison for identity theft |
January 16, 2008 | New Orleans man, Derrell Brignac, sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for gun violation |
January 16, 2008 | Cut Off man, Viet Theo Nguyen, sentenced to 6 years in federal prison |
January 14, 2008 | New Orleans man, Milton Jones, pleads guilty in federal court |
January 14, 2008 | Defendant, Shaun Bailey, found guilty after a 1- day trial |
January 10, 2008 | Member of drug gang, Calvert Magee, sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for drug and gun violations |
January 10, 2008 | Illegal alien, Julio Frank Escorcia, charged with threat hoax and illegal reentry after deportation |
January 10, 2008 | Slidell woman, Renada Thornton, pleads guilty to defrauding American Red Cross |
January 10, 2008 | Marrero man, Bobby James Davis, Jr., sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for gun violation |
January 10, 2008 | New Orleans woman, Janice Gaudet Craig, pleads guilty to federal tax violations |
January 10, 2008 | Illegal aliens: Francisco Manuel Noriega-Alatorre and Tirso Martinez-Perez sentenced after pleading guilty to illegal re-entry |
January 9, 2008 | North shore man, Joseph S. Apelman, Jr., sentenced for theft of public money |
January 9, 2008 | New Orleans man, Onis Wilson, pleads guilty to federal firearms charges |
January 9, 2008 | Alien, Edwin Masariegos-Baca, sentenced after pleading guilty to illegal re-entry |
January 9, 2008 | New Orleans man, Jacques E. Morial, sentenced for federal tax violations |
January 9, 2008 | Laplace man, Ken A. Bardell, sentenced to 57 months in federal prison |
January 9, 2008 | New Orleans man, Myron Keller, sentenced to 42 months in federal prison for gun violations |
January 9, 2008 | Man, Robert Taylor, sentenced to 7 years in federal prison |
January 4, 2008 | Federal grand jury hands down first drug indictment of the new year |