Press Releases
2009: Jan | Feb | Mar | April | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec
(Archive)
| Date | Subject |
|---|---|
| May 6 , 2009 | Avondale man, David A. Lewis, arrested on child pornography charges |
| April 30, 2009 | Alien, Jorge Alberto Eng-Avila, sentenced for illegal reentry |
| April 30, 2009 | New Orleans resident, Billy Ray Lawrence, pleads guilty to theft of government funds for defrauding Road Home program |
| April 30, 2009 | Laplace woman, Definey L. Brooks, pleads guilty to defrauding American Red Cross |
| April 30, 2009 | Child pornography charges filed against Gray man, Jason Appeldorn, for second time |
| April 30, 2009 | Federal grand jury indicts wheelchair dealer, Jeffrey McElveen, and physician, Dr. Robert Cleveland, for health care fraud |
| April 30, 2009 | Marrero man, Michael Coleman, pleads guilty to theft of postal money orders |
| April 30, 2009 | Federal grand jury indicts man, Michael Nelson, for bank robbery |
| April 30, 2009 | Orleans Parish man, Morris Smith, pleads guilty in federal court to drug and weapons charges |
| April 29, 2009 | Hammond man, Gary Dukes, Jr., sentenced to 5 years for distribution of crack cocaine |
| April 29, 2009 | Alien, Christi Navidad Grant Ponce, sentenced for making false statements in a passport application |
| April 29, 2009 | New Orleans man, Desmond Manuel Ray, sentenced to 12 years in prison for illegal drug and gun possession |
| April 29, 2009 | California man, James Zoucha, sentenced for conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud |
| April 29, 2009 | Alien, Jose De Jesus Garcia Guzman, pleads guilty to illegal re-entry |
| April 29, 2009 | New Orleans man, Joshua Johnson, pleads guilty to federal drug charges |
| April 29, 2009 | New Orleans man, Vincent Henderson, pleads guilty to drug charges in federal court |
| April 23, 2009 | Film producer, Malcolm R. Petal, sentenced to 5 years in federal prison for conspiring to bribe state official |
| April 23, 2009 | Child pornography charges filed against Jefferson man, Ralph Roberts |
| April 23, 2009 | Ex-broker, David Lester McFadden, charged with conspiracy to commit securities fraud |
| April 23, 2009 | Former alleged member of the “Seventh Ward Soldiers,” Marcellus Esteves III, indicted for federal gun violations |
| April 22, 2009 | Metairie man, Charles W. Pane, sentenced for carrying weapon in airport |
| April 21, 2009 | Mississippi man, Earl H. Fayard, Jr., sentenced for filing false Byrd Amendment claim |
| April 21, 2009 | Former Florida resident, Ryan C. Calvin, sentenced to federal prison for possession of a firearm |
| April 21, 2009 | Thibodaux woman, Kendra Joseph, pleads guilty to theft from federal program |
| April 20, 2009 | President of Citywide Mortgage, Michael O’Keefe Jr., pleads guilty to making false statements during a HUD transaction |
| April 17, 2009 | Alien, Carlos Alberto Cuero, indicted on stowaway and illegal re-entry charges |
| April 16, 2009 | United States garnishes pension to pay superfund cleanup expenses |
| April 16, 2009 | Ecuador resident, Jose Barragan, indicted for analog drug violations |
| April 16, 2009 | Eight New Orleans residents indicted for gun and drug violations |
| April 16, 2009 | Texas couple: Gilbert Perez and Maria Rueda, indicted for drug violations |
| April 15, 2009 | Natalbany man, Antoine Attaway, pleads guilty to defrauding American Red Cross in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina |
| April 15, 2009 | Federal judge sentences major Orleans Parish School Board probe figure, Lillian Smith-Haydel |
| April 15, 2009 | Simmesport woman, Everny Gordon, pleads guilty to bank fraud conspiracy |
| April 15, 2009 | Hammond man, Gregory Broussard, pleads guilty to making threats against the President of the United States |
| April 14, 2009 | Meth dealer, Stephen John Daigle, Jr., sentenced to 13 years in federal prison |
| April 14, 2009 | Two tax preparers: Monica Sanders and Anthony J. Batiste, charged with preparing false tax returns |
| April 14, 2009 | Independence woman, Tenita Marche Foster, pleads guilty to assaulting a federal law enforcement officer |
| April 14, 2009 | New Orleans man, Gralen Benson, pleads guilty in federal court to gun charges |
| April 9, 2009 | Man, Thy Vu Nguyen, pleads guilty to possession with intent to distribute ecstasy |
| April 9, 2009 | Madisonville man, Stephen M. Farrell, sentenced in federal court for failure to pay child support |
| April 9, 2009 | St. Louis man, Joseph Brussel, pleads guilty to assault on the high seas |
| April 9, 2009 | Westbank drug dealer, Jermaine Winchester, pleads guilty in federal court |
| April 9, 2009 | New Orleans woman, Glenda Hall, charged with wire fraud and conspiracy to commit theft of government funds |
| April 8, 2009 | Child pornography charges filed against New Orleans man, Michael Wright |
| April 3, 2009 | Texas woman, Nishia Wilson, sentenced to 3 years for issuing false bomb threat |
| April 3, 2009 | Guilty plea brings far-reaching federal methamphetamine investigation full circle |
| April 3, 2009 | Local drug dealer, Kentrell Wallace, pleads guilty in federal court |
| April 3, 2009 | B.W. Cooper housing development employee, Norman Taylor, pleads guilty to theft |
| April 3, 2009 | Garyville woman, Ethel Duhe, pleads guilty to defrauding American Red Cross |
| April 2, 2009 | Harvey woman, Gloria D. Young, sentenced to 18 months imprisonment for possession of stolen mail |
| April 2, 2009 | New Orleans man, Damien Woods, sentenced to 10 years for federal drug charges |
| April 2, 2009 | Illegal alien, J. Francisco Garza-Castillo, sentenced in federal court |
| April 2, 2009 | Illegal alien, Miguel Oswaldo Cano-Soto, pleads guilty in federal court |
| April 2, 2009 | Bogalusa woman, Ericka Conerly, pleads guilty to defrauding American Red Cross |
| April 2, 2009 | Federal grand jury indicts New Orleans man, Larry Edwards, for drug violation |
| April 2, 2009 | Federal grand jury indicts New Orleans man, Steve Caston, for drug and gun violations |
| April 2, 2009 | Alien, Luis Carrasco-Rodriguez, indicted on one count of illegal re-entry |
| April 1, 2009 | New Orleans woman, Laura Lapaz, faces 15 years in federal prison on drug charges |
| April 1, 2009 | Orleans Parish man, Willard White, sentenced to over 6 years in federal prison for drug charges |
| April 1, 2009 | New Orleans man, Oran David Adams, charged with crime aboard aircraft |
| April 1, 2009 | Illegal alien, Oscar Olvera-Patino, pleads guilty in federal court |
| April 1, 2009 | United Utates Postal Service letter carrier, Geronimo A. Cellamare, pled guilty to detaining mail |
| April 1, 2009 | Laplace man, Charles Williams, pleads guilty to dealing in counterfeit money |
| March 27, 2009 | Federal grand jury indicts man, Shadrick Triche, for bank robbery |
| March 27, 2009 | Alien, Gilberto Zuniga-Valle, indicted by federal grand jury |
| March 26, 2009 | Four defendants sentenced for conspiracy to possess stolen United States mail and one defendant sentenced for theft of United States mail by United States Postal employee and conspiracy |
| March 26, 2009 | New Orleans man, Michael Wright, arrested on child pornography charges |
| March 25, 2009 | Local attorney, James Perdigao, sentenced to over 15 years in federal prison |
| March 25, 2009 | Illegal alien, Hibert Barrios-Guity, sentenced to 15 months in federal prison |
| March 25, 2009 | Drug offender, Clyde Perez, pleads guilty in federal court |
| March 25, 2009 | Woman, Eva Baptiste, pleads guilty to theft of government funds in connection with Louisiana Road Home Program |
| March 25, 2009 | Illegal alien, Venancio Chavez-Enamorado, pleads guilty in federal court |
| March 25, 2009 | New Orleans man, Michael Deshawn Badon, pleads guilty to federal gun charge |
| March 24, 2009 | Avondale man, Harry Temple, sentenced for access device fraud, identity theft |
| March 24, 2009 | U.S. Attorney’s Office seizes pensions for payment of restitution to Orleans Parish School System |
| March 24, 2009 | Georgia man, Taylor Williams, pleads guilty in federal court to criminal infringement of a copyright |
| March 24, 2009 | Harvey woman, Lisa N. Carey, sentenced in Katrina fraud case |
| March 23, 2009 | Owner and employee of local Medicaid agency plead guilty to federal health care offenses |
| March 19, 2009 | Kenner man, Byron Chaplain, pleads guilty to possession of firearms stolen from gun show |
| March 19, 2009 | New Orleans man, Randolph Polk, Jr., sentenced to 6 months for conspiracy to commit mail fraud |
| March 19, 2009 | Illegal alien, Ervey Arcos Rosas, sentenced to 5 months in federal prison |
| March 19, 2009 | New Orleans man, Ernest Turner, sentenced to over 30 years in federal prison for in cocaine conspiracy |
| March 19, 2009 | New Orleans man, Terrence Leavell, sentenced to over 9 years in federal prison for illegal gun and drug possession |
| March 19, 2009 | New Orleans man, Dwayne Hitchens, sentenced for federal drug trafficking charges |
| March 18, 2009 | Felon, Chris Lamont McCann, found guilty of federal gun violation |
| March 18, 2009 | Harvey man, Jumaa Abdel Rahim Alshalabi, sentenced for trafficking in counterfeit goods |
| March 18, 2009 | Reserve resident, Kendell Jackson, pleads guilty to federal drug and firearm charges |
| March 18, 2009 | North shore man, Arthur Chabaud, pleads guilty to federal meth manufacturing conspiracy |
| March 17, 2009 | Illegal alien, Jorge Alberto Hernandez-Castillo, pleads guilty in federal court |
| March 13, 2009 | New Orleans resident, Billy Ray Lawrence, faces federal charges for defrauding Louisiana Road Home program |
| March 13, 2009 | Brothers: Jovaughn A. Risin and Quinn P. Risin, indicted for Hurricane Katrina related FEMA fraud |
| March 12, 2009 | Illegal alien, Jose Altunar-Cruz, sentenced in federal court |
| March 11, 2009 | Multi-kilogram cocaine distributer, Quincy Brown, pleads guilty to federal drug charges |
| March 11, 2009 | New Orleans man, Craig Jones, sentenced to over 13 years in federal prison for role in cocaine conspiracy |
| March 5, 2009 | Federal judge sentences two major Orleans Parish School Board probe figures |
| March 5, 2009 | Texas source of ecstacy pleads guilty in federal court |
| March 5, 2009 | Attorney, William E. Bradley, involved in film commission bribe pleads guilty |
| March 4, 2009 | Former NOBRA president, Clifford E. Clayton, sentenced in federal court |
| March 4, 2009 | Loranger woman, Yanata Brown, sentenced for defrauding American Red Cross |
| March 4, 2009 | New Orleans man, Charles V. Benedetto, sentenced for failure to file tax returns |
| March 4, 2009 | Illegal alien, Jorge Alberto Eng-Avila, pleads guilty in federal court |
| March 4, 2009 | Illinois man, Teak O. Campbell, sentenced to 46 months in federal prison for being felon in possession of firearm |
| March 4, 2009 | Gibson man, Sheldon Matthews, sentenced for defrauding American Red Cross |
| March 4, 2009 | Honduran man, Pedro Quintana, sentenced in federal court for bank fraud |
| March 4, 2009 | New Orleans man, Quitman Alexander, sentenced to over 5 years in federal prison for trafficking crack cocaine |
| March 4, 2009 | Metairie woman, Jacqueline Foreman-Pottinger, pleads guilty to defrauding Louisiana Road Home program |
| March 2, 2009 | One of the city’s most notorious criminals, Marchello Jones, pleads guilty to drug conspiracy and firearms charges in federal court |
| February 26, 2009 | Former Catholic charities employee, Margare Segura, sentenced to federal prison for theft |
| February 26, 2009 | New Orleans drug offender, Byron Orlando Smith, pleads guilty in federal court |
| February 20, 2009 | Federal jury convicts Orleans man, Byron Ladell Williams, in Project Safe Neighborhood case for illegal gun possession |
| February 20, 2009 | Alien, Jose De Jesus Garcia Guzman, indicted on one count of illegal re-entry |
| February 19, 2009 | Man, Steven Hardrick, sentenced to over 5 years in prison for federal firearms violations |
| February 18, 2009 | Orleans Parish man, Jermaine Zeno, sentenced to over 3 years in federal prison for drug charges |
| February 18, 2009 | New Orleans man, Jerome Cambrice, sentenced to 7 years in federal prison |
| February 18, 2009 | Two defendants: Diego Perez and David Battenberg, involved in drug conspiracy that led to overdose sentenced in federal court |
| February 18, 2009 | Houma man, Antonnio Pickett, sentenced to over 7 years imprisonment in federal child pornography case |
| February 18, 2009 | Texas man, Jose Alfredo Gonzales, pleads guilty to making false statements to a government agency |
| February 18, 2009 | Financial advisor, Judith Zabalaoui, guilty of stealing millions in “Ponzi” scheme |
| February 18, 2009 | Two: Darren Paul and Randy Dean, plead guilty in federal drug conspiracy |
| February 18, 2009 | 15 indicted on federal gun and drug charges arrested in early morning roundup |
| February 13, 2009 | Six people indicted by federal grand jury for bank fraud conspiracy |
| February 13, 2009 | Mother and son: Gloria Mireles and Merlin Mireles, indicted for transporting and harboring illegal aliens |
| February 12, 2009 | Kenner man, Raymond Cuccia, pleads guilty in federal court to Louisiana Road Home program fraud |
| February 12, 2009 | New Orleans man, Shanon E. Frank, pleads guilty to heroin distribution conspiracy |
| February 11, 2009 | Metairie man, Matthew S. Olvany, charged in drug conspiracy that led to overdose |
| February 5, 2009 | Missouri man, Joseph H. Brussel, III, charged with assault on the high seas |
| February 5, 2009 | Woman, Candince McMillian, faces federal sentence for false statements to the SBA following Hurricane Katrina |
| February 5, 2009 | Harvey man, Desi Wilson, sentenced for criminal infringement of trademarks and copyrighted materials |
| February 5, 2009 | Metairie man, Jeremy Reason, sentenced to over 5 years in federal prison in child pornography case |
| February 5, 2009 | New Orleans man, Kurt A. Dixon, sentenced to 33 months in federal prison for narcotics and gun violations |
| February 5, 2009 | Metairie man, Kwame Michou Nantambu, sentenced for identification fraud |
| February 5, 2009 | St. Tammany man, Shane Patrick Bossier, sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for role in drug distribution network |
| February 5, 2009 | Arabi man, Abdul Rahman Khan, pleads guilty to harboring illegal aliens |
| February 5, 2009 | New Orleans woman, Ashley N. Brooks, charged with violating federal gun laws |
| February 5, 2009 | Brothers: Byron Neal and Shad Neal, indicted for conspiracy to kill DEA confidential source |
| February 5, 2009 | Illegal alien, Christi Navidad Grant Ponce, pleads guilty in federal court |
| February 5, 2009 | Illegal alien, Emar Escobar-Rivera, pleads guilty in federal court |
| February 5, 2009 | Illegal aliens: Harold Redway and Brenton St. Aubyn Smith, plead guilty to being illegal stowaways |
| February 5, 2009 | Two New Orleans men: Kenwuane Moore and Louis Duplesis, charged with violating federal drug and gun laws |
| February 5, 2009 | New Orleans man, Steve Wilson, charged with violating federal drug laws and attempted arson |
| February 3, 2009 | Former MMS official, Donald C. Howard, sentenced in gift-taking scandal |
| February 3, 2009 | Financial advisor, Judith Zabalaoui, charged with stealing more than $3,000,000 in “ponzi” scheme |
| February 2, 2009 | United Postal Service letter carrier, Geronimo A. Cellamare, charged after detaining mail |
| January 29, 2009 | Grand jury indicts New Orleans man, Gralen Benson, for violation of federal gun laws |
| January 29, 2009 | New Orleans man, Vernon Thompson, pleads guilty to stealing Social Security benefits |
| January 29, 2009 | Two men: Miguel Oswaldo Cano-Soto and Hector Antonio Maldonado-Escalante, indicted on federal immigration charges |
| January 28, 2009 | Illegal alien, Antoni Laboriel-Martinez, pleads guilty in federal court |
| January 28, 2009 | New Orleans man, Wilbert J. Smith, Jr., sentenced to 2 years in federal prison for concealment of a felony |
| January 28, 2009 | New Orleans man, Thomas Harrison, sentenced to over 5 years in federal prison for narcotics violation |
| January 28, 2009 | Man, Kevin Cockerham, sentenced to 20 years for role in heroin and cocaine conspiracy |
| January 28, 2009 | Man, Christopher Brown, sentenced to 20 years for crack cocaine conspiracy and operating a crack house |
| January 28, 2009 | Former Shell Oil executive, Gregory L. Courtney, pleads guilty to income tax evasion and mail fraud |
| January 26, 2009 | St. John Parish drug dealers: Louis Johnson and Trevor Jeffery, plead guilty in federal court |
| January 23, 2009 | Six individuals face faces federal charges for defrauding Louisiana Road Home program |
| January 23, 2009 | Former St. Tammany D.A. employee and private investigator plead guilty in government computer access scheme |
| January 23, 2009 | One defendant sentenced, another pleads guilty to federal charges arising from Tangipahoa Parish childcare program fraud probe |
| January 22, 2009 | Texas man, Jesse Michael Peters, Jr., pleads guilty in federal court to bank robbery |
| January 22, 2009 | Alien, Victor Manuel Rivera-Herrera, pleads guilty on one count of illegal re-entry |
| January 22, 2009 | Metairie man, Charles W. Pane, pleads guilty to carrying weapon in airport |
| January 22, 2009 | New Orleans man, Steven Lemon, indicted for failure to register as a sex offender |
| January 21, 2009 | Texas Petroleum Investment Company is sentenced today for misdemeanor environmental crime |
| January 21, 2009 | New Orleans man, Leonardo Johnson, sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for gun violation |
| January 21, 2009 | Cincinnati man, Jefferson Daniels, sentenced to over 8 years in federal prison for gun violation |
| January 21, 2009 | Sorrento man, Mark D. Millien, sentenced to 5 years probation for use of unlawful Coast Guard license |
| January 21, 2009 | Hammond man, Jacob C. Weibelt, arrested on child pornography charges |
| January 21, 2009 | Hammond man, Gary Dukes, Jr., pleads guilty to distributing crack cocaine |
| January 21, 2009 | California man, Cashmen Robinson, pleads guilty to federal drug and gun charges |
| January 21, 2009 | Baton Rouge man, Derrick Jones, pleads guilty to conspiracy to commit access device fraud |
| January 21, 2009 | Mississippi man, Earl H. Fayard, Jr., pleads guilty to filing false Byrd Amendment claim |
| January 16, 2009 | Bogalusa woman, Ericka Conerly, indicted for defrauding American Red Cross |
| January 16, 2009 | Garyville woman, Ethel Duhe, indicted for defrauding American Red Cross |
| January 15, 2009 | Hammond man, Gregory Broussard, indicted for making threats against the President of the United States |
| January 15, 2009 | FBI arrests New Orleans man, Steven R. Hansen, for wire fraud and misuse of SSN number |
| January 15, 2009 | New Orleans woman, Tasheika Brown, charged for conspiracy to commit access device fraud |
| January 15, 2009 | Aliens: Larisa Ivanovna Yudina and Aleksandr M. Zarechnyi, indicted for Social Security fraud |
| January 15, 2009 | Alien, Venancio Chavez-Enamorado, indicted on one count of illegal re-entry |
| January 14, 2009 | Former New Orleans resident, Samantha Scott, sentenced to three years probation for access device fraud |
| January 14, 2009 | New Orleans murderer and drug dealer, Eldridge Simpson, sentenced to three terms of life in federal prison |
| January 14, 2009 | Illegal alien, Mario Roberto Andrade, sentenced in passport fraud |
| January 14, 2009 | New Orleans doctor, Maria Carmen Palazzo, sentenced to seven years, 3 months in federal prison for health care fraud violations |
| January 14, 2009 | Marrero woman, Mammie Washington, sentenced to three years probation for bank theft |
| January 14, 2009 | New Orleans man, Steven Lemon, charged with failure to register as a sex offender |
| January 13, 2009 | Hammond man, Gregory Broussard, charged with making threats against the President of the United States |
| January 9, 2009 | New Orleans woman, Barbara Simmons Dowl, faces federal indictment for fraud charges |
| January 8, 2009 | Metairie man, Terence Rhodes, sentenced in federal child pornography case |
| January 8, 2009 | Orleans man, John Wayne Thomas, pleads guilty to federal charges of drug dealing, illegal gun possession, and theft of U.S. mail |
| January 8, 2009 | New Orleans man, Charles C. Henry, pleads guilty to misprision of felony |
| January 7, 2009 | Slidell man, Agegnehu Tsega, sentenced in child pornography case |
| January 7, 2009 | New Orleans man, Zeno Price, sentenced for role in drug conspiracy |
| January 7, 2009 | Local woman, Diane Stafford, sentenced for Katrina related theft of public money and theft from an employee pension plan |
| January 7, 2009 | United States garnishes Barre/De Cay state pensions for payment of restitution to City of New Orleans |
| January 7, 2009 | Reserve woman, Leola Stewart, sentenced for defrauding American Red Cross |
| January 7, 2009 | Orleans man, Manuel Ray, pleads guilty to federal drug and gun charges |