Press Releases
2008: Jan | Feb | Mar | April | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec
(Archive)
| Date | Subject |
|---|---|
| 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 |