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NEW ORLEANS MAN SENTENCED TO OVER 8 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR GUN VIOLATION
April 23, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MELVIN BOUDREAUX, JR., age 24, a resident of New Orleans, was sentenced by U. S. District Judge Eldon E. Fallon to ninety-seven (97) months of imprisonment for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, announced U. S Attorney Jim Letten. In addition to the term of imprisonment, Judge Fallon imposed five (5) years of supervised release following the term of imprisonment, during which time, the defendant will be under federal supervision and risks an additional term of imprisonment should he violate any terms of his supervised release.
According to court documents, BOUDREAUX entered a guilty plea on November 19, 2007, admitting that on March 13, 2007, he illegally carried a .9 mm automatic pistol in relation to a drug trafficking crime, and that he also illegally possessed a firearm. BOUDREAUX who had been previously convicted in Orleans Parish for Attempted Simple Burglary was prohibited by federal law to possess any firearms or ammunition.
The Court imposed a sentence within the recommended guideline range. After sentencing, BOUDREAUX was remanded to the custody of the United States Marshal’s Service to begin his term of imprisonment.
This investigation was handled by Special Agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives along with the officers of the New Orleans Police Department. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Abe McGull pursuant to the Department of Justice’s Project Safe Neighborhoods program, the top domestic enforcement priority designed to reduce and ultimately eliminate violent gun crime in our communities.
