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November 20, 2009 Tickfaw man, Matthew B. Pizzolato, indicted for operating a $20 million investment ponzi scheme
November 19, 2009 Local art gallery owners, Christopher Breithoff and Constance Breithoff, sentenced in art fraud scheme
November 19, 2009 New Orleans man, Marcellus Esteves III, sentenced to 33 months in prison for federal gun violation
November 19, 2009 New Orleans man, Scott Johnson, sentenced for theft of Social Security funds
November 19, 2009 Illegal alien, Yonni Gonzales De La Cruz, sentenced in federal court for violation of a protective order
November 19, 2009 Illegal alien, Rolando Castelan, pleads guilty to fraud and misuse of a permanent resident card
November 19, 2009 New Orleans woman, Karen Turner, pleads guilty to theft of government funds
November 18, 2009 Illegal alien, Candido Rodriguez-Jurado, sentenced in federal court
November 18, 2009 New Orleans man, Morris Smith, sentenced to over 4 years in federal prison for drugs and weapons violations
November 18, 2009 Bank robber, Steven Lyle Fickes, sentenced to 51 months in prison
November 17, 2009 Owner of local medicaid agency, Akasia Lee, sentenced to five years in federal prison for health care offense
November 13, 2009 Belle Chasse man, Thomas G. Steele, pleads guilty to defrauding Louisiana Road Home Program
November 13, 2009 New Orleans man, Thomas C. Johnson, sentenced to over 5 years in federal prison for weapon violation
November 12, 2009 Illegal alien, David Orta-Ramos, sentenced in federal court
November 12, 2009 Oklahoma doctor, Dr. Gregory Khoury, indicted for health care fraud committed while practicing in New Orleans area
November 12, 2009 Leader of St. Tammany Parish cocaine distribution ring, Nathaniel Jackson III, pleads guilty to federal drug law violation
November 12, 2009 Tanigipahoa Parish woman, Wanita S. Williams, pleads guilty to defrauding American Red Cross
November 10, 2009 Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Deputy, Kevin Whittington, pleads guilty to possession with intent to distribute cocaine base
November 10, 2009 Woman, Monique Marie Jackson, sentenced after pleading guilty to wire fraud
November 9, 2009 Duo, Donna White and Daniel Kinney, charged with stealing nearly $13,000,000 in embezzlement scheme
November 6, 2009 Filipino man, Norman Simon, pleads guilty to making a false statement to a federal agency
November 6, 2009 Slidell woman, Kiwana Thornton, pleads guilty to defrauding American Red Cross
November 6, 2009 Federal grand jury indicts seven, Kewayne Morgan, Jock Walker, Clarissa Morgan, Herman Mcmillan, Earl Johnson, Pinkie Bonds, and Darrell Pitts in drug conspiracy and with gun violations
November 6, 2009 New Orleans drug offender, Byron O. Smith, sentenced to 25 years in prison
November 6, 2009 Greg Meffert, former New Orleans Chief Technology Officer, Linda Meffert, and Mark St. Pierre indicted on federal bribery, fraud, conspiracy and related charges
November 5, 2009 Tennessee man, Robert Lee, indicted for distribution of cocaine
November 5, 2009 Woman, Elvira Mitchell, charged with bank theft
November 4, 2009 Scheme to steal nearly $300,000 results in guilty plea
November 4, 2009 Gibson woman, Florence Randle, pleads guilty to defrauding American Red Cross
November 4, 2009 Alien, Pedro Banegas-Valdez, sentenced for illegal re-entry
November 4, 2009 New Orleans man, Ameal Parker, sentenced to 30 years for the assault of a federal agent resulting in the death of DEA Supervisory Special Agent Thomas J. Byrne
November 3, 2009 Former Marriott Director of Finance, Shannon Harp, sentenced to 41 months for wire fraud involving multi million dollar theft
October 30, 2009 Alien, Mario Avila-Vasquez, indicted on one count of illegal re-entry
October 30, 2009 Lacombe woman, Denise Gibbons-Stobaugh, charged with defrauding the government; Husband, Keith Stobaugh, charged with misprision
October 30, 2009 Illegal alien, Jesus Antonio Arango-Ramirez, pleads guilty in federal court
October 30, 2009 New Orleans man, Damon Gillam, sentenced to 40 months in federal prison for weapons violation
October 29, 2009 New Orleans man, Tory T. Williams, sentenced to 5 years in prison for federal drug charges
October 29, 2009 Picayune, Mississippi resident, Robert Lombardino, sentenced for defrauding Louisiana Road Home Program
October 29, 2009 Illegal alien, Mario Arriaga Galvez, sentenced in federal court
October 29, 2009 New Orleans man, Lionel Breaux, indicted for bank robbery
October 29, 2009 Slidell man, Juan Faciane, pleads guilty to child pornography charges
October 29, 2009 Banker, Jeremy J. Rayburn, guilty of embezzling more than $175,000
October 29, 2009 Power wheelchair company, its owner, Jeffrey Mcelveen, and physician, Dr. Robert Cleveland, sentenced for federal health care fraud offenses
October 29, 2009 Illegal alien, Eduardo Salinas-Trevino, pleads guilty to fraud and misuse of a permanent resident card
October 29, 2009 Laplace woman, Dionne Garrett, pleads guilty to defrauding american red cross
October 29, 2009 Bank robber, Damion Barnes, sentenced in federal court
October 29, 2009 Hammond man, Charles Clausen, arrested and charged with endangering safety of U.S. Army National Guard aircraft
October 28, 2009 Metairie woman, Rhonda Williams, sentenced for defrauding FEMA
October 28, 2009 Woman, Irma Jean Haney, sentenced for defrauding the American Red Cross in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
October 28, 2009 Laplace man, Charles Williams, sentenced for dealing in counterfeit money
October 28, 2009 Louisiana man, Raymond Moten, pleads guilty to defrauding American Red Cross in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
October 28, 2009 Local woman, Kimbra M. Whittey, sentenced in Social Security fraud
October 28, 2009 Recidivist drug dealer, Clarence Walls, sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for dealing crack cocaine
October 27, 2009 New Orleans man, Steven R. Hansen, sentenced to 50 months in federal prison for fraud in obtaining automobiles
October 27, 2009 Former bank official, Loretta Balsamico, sentenced for federal bank larceny charges
October 23, 2009 Alabama man, Thomas J. Poole, IV, indicted for murder of fishing boat captain
October 22, 2009 New Orleans man, Lester Triche, sentenced to over 4 years in federal prison for weapons violation
October 22, 2009 Gibson man, Darnell K. Wheaten, pleads guilty to defrauding American Red Cross
October 22, 2009 New Orleans man, Anthony Hickman, sentenced for violating federal gun control act
October 22, 2009 Laplace man, Henry Tillman, pleads guilty to stealing VA funds
October 22, 2009 Alien, Gregorio Gomez, faces federal indictment for illegal reentry
October 21, 2009 Doctor, Blainey J. Nicholas, sentenced for failing to pay taxes
October 21, 2009 Hammond man, Gregory Broussard, sentenced for making threats against the President of the United States
October 21, 2009 Bank teller, Shanquell Wilson, sentenced
October 21, 2009 New Orleans man, Lionel Nelson, charged with check forgery
October 21, 2009 New Orleans woman, Ava Romair, sentenced for theft of money from the Department of Veterans Affairs
October 21, 2009 Metairie bank official, Maria May, sentenced to over 2 years in prison for bank theft and larceny
October 16, 2009 Grand jury supersedes indictment against Gretna City Councilman, Jonathan Bolar, with two new wire fraud counts
October 16, 2009 Brothers: Jovaughn A. Risin and Quinn P. Risin, plead guilty to Katrina related FEMA fraud
October 16, 2009 New Orleans man, Chad Clark, pleads guilty to federal herion distribution charges
October 16, 2009 Mandeville mayor, Edward J. Price, III, pleads guilty to defrauding citizens of his honest services and tax evasion
October 15, 2009 Illegal alien, Raul Garcia, sentenced for unlawful sale of transportation worker security credentials
October 15, 2009 Project engineer, two prime contractor employees, and subcontractor plead guilty to conspiracy to bribe state official
October 15, 2009 Aliens: Larisa Ivanovna Yudina and Aleksandr M. Zarechnyi, sentenced for improper entry
October 15, 2009 Mandeville resident, Joseph Otero, sentenced to federal prison term for drug and gun offenses
October 15, 2009 Two men: Orin N. Harris and Ethan Durand Harris, indicted on federal drug charges
October 15, 2009 New Orleans man, Bradford Wade, sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for selling deadly dose of heroin
October 15, 2009 Alien, Jose Cortez-Flores, indicted on one count of illegal re-entry
October 15, 2009 Former HANO official, Dwayne D. Muhammad, charged with theft of funds from HANO ’s Section-8 housing program
October 14, 2009 Slidell woman, Stacie M. Dawson, pleads guilty to defrauding American Red Cross
October 14, 2009 Illegal alien, Jesus Crisoforo De La Cruz-Dominguez, pleads guilty in federal court
October 14, 2009 Two St. John Parish men: Louis Johnson and Trevor Jeffery, sentenced to lengthy prison terms for federal drug and gun offenses
October 14, 2009 Two: Roderick Washington and Steven Nick, sentenced for role in crack distribution ring
October 14, 2009 Former president of Citywide Mortgage, Michael O’Keefe, Jr., sentenced for role in house flipping scam
October 14, 2009 Two women: Gilda Davis and Shondra Irving, sentenced in bank fraud conspiracy
October 9, 2009 Child pornographer, Jason Appeldorn, sentenced to ten years in federal prison
October 9, 2009 LaPlace resident, Timothy Webb, charged with bank fraud for his role in stealing veteran’s disability benefits
October 9, 2009 Oklahoma man, Devin Lesley, indicted for communicating death threats over “Myspace” internet website
October 9, 2009 Houma man, Robert Kim Istre, indicted on child pornography charges
October 9, 2009 Hammond woman, Apolonia Kimble, charged with defrauding American Red Cross
October 8, 2009 Two LSU students: Anthony Juan Walker and Obialunamma Agubuzu, sentenced for financial aid fraud
October 8, 2009 Federal grand jury returns superseding indictment against New Orleans man, Brandon Berry, for federal firearm and drug offenses
October 8, 2009 Metairie resident, Jules J. Chatelain, charged with theft of mail
October 8, 2009 Alien, Frenando Valdez-Lopez, indicted for illegal re-entry
October 8, 2009 Man, Curtis Dyer, indicted for crack distribution
October 8, 2009 Two aliens: James Daniel Torres Cardenas and Cesar Augusto Angulo Rossi, indicted for being stowaways on a vessel
October 8, 2009 Man, Kevin Reese, indicted for heroin distribution
October 8, 2009 Illegal aliens: Eber Adolfo Rivera-Ortez and Jose Guadalupe Martinez-Menchaca, plead guilty in Federal Court
October 8, 2009 Hammond woman, Cynthia McGowan, pleads guilty to defrauding American Red Cross
October 8, 2009 Alien, Orlin Yobani Mejia-Caballero, pleads guilty to illegal re-entry
October 7, 2009 New Orleans woman, Barbara Simmons Dowl, sentenced for defrauding Louisiana Road Home and Small Business Administration
October 7, 2009 New Orleans man, Andre K. Fountain, sentenced to 240 months in federal prison for gun and drug violations
October 7, 2009 Chalmette man, Nicholas Schumaker, sentenced for conveying false information
October 7, 2009 New Orleans man, Ronald Mitchell, sentenced for weapons violation
October 7, 2009 Gibson woman, Sandra D. Williams, charged with defrauding American Red Cross
October 7, 2009 Alien, Victor Manuel Gonzalez-Hidalgo, pleads guilty to illegal re-entry
October 6, 2009 Child pornography charges filed against Houma man, Leonard Delaune
October 6, 2009 Child pornography charges filed against Jefferson man, John Clay
October 5, 2009 Bookkeeper, Diann Tallieu, charged with wire fraud relating to theft of $1.9 million dollars
October 2, 2009 Metairie man, Enrico “Ricky” Bruno, indicted for violations of federal drug and gun violations
October 1, 2009 Illegal alien, Reibin Rolando Castrillo-Garsia, sentenced in federal court
October 1, 2009 Illegal alien, Luis Alfredo Osobampo-Campos, sentenced to over 12 years in federal prison for drug, firearm, and immigration violations
October 1, 2009 Harvey woman, Crystal Black, sentenced for role in health care fraud
October 1, 2009 Alien, William Gonzalez-Valencia, indicted on one count of illegal re-entry
October 1, 2009 St. Bernard judge, Wayne G. Cresap, and lawyers: Nunzio Salvadore Cusimano, Jr. and Victor J. Dauterive, plead guilty to bribery scheme
September 30, 2009 Five individuals: Mario Gil, James Gachassin, Jr., Mark Price, Roddy Touchet, and Aletha Agee, sentenced for roles in methamphetamine distribution ring
September 30, 2009 Houma man, Robert Kim Istre, arrested on child pornography charges
September 30, 2009 New Orleans man, Joseph Recasner, charged with Louisiana Road Home program fraud
September 30, 2009 Illegal alien, Ofelia Odelia Rubio, pleads guilty in federal court
September 28, 2009 Project engineer, prime contractor employees, and subcontractor charged with conspiracy to bribe state official in connection with federally funded highway project
September 25, 2009 Hammond man, Ronnie Taylor, charged with violating federal drug laws
September 25, 2009 Hammond man, Willie Braziel, charged with violating federal drug laws
September 25, 2009 Drug trafficker, Heriberto Guadalupe Saenz, indicted for possession of large quantity of crystal methamphetamine
September 25, 2009 Man, Troy Watts, indicted for gun and drug violations
September 25, 2009 Alien, Roman Alexander Posadas-Martinez, indicted on one count of illegal re-entry
September 25, 2009 Tangipahoa Parish men: Gabriel Cutrer and Pablo Balderas, indicted on drug and gun charges
September 25, 2009 St. John Parish President, William J. Hubbard, pleads guilty to conspiracy to soliciting and receiving bribes
September 25, 2009 Alien, Ernesto Torres-Reyna, pleads guilty to illegal re-entry
September 24, 2009 New Orleans man, Joshua D. Crawford, indicted on federal firearm charge
September 24, 2009 Avondale man, Michael Keith Green, charged with forgery against the United States
September 24, 2009 New Orleans woman, Glenda Hall, sentenced to 78 months for wire fraud and 60 months for conspiracy to commit theft of government funds
September 24, 2009 Bill of Information charging St. John Parish President, William J. Hubbard, with conspiracy to solicit and receive bribes unsealed in federal court
September 24, 2009 Local man, Eddie Matthews III, pleads guilty to bank fraud conspiracy
September 24, 2009 Harvey resident, Jeanell Larry, pleads guilty to theft of government funds
September 23, 2009 New Orleans man, Gerard Coleman, sentenced to twenty years for crack
September 23, 2009 Two: Gabrielle Morris and Glen Lane, sentenced to fedeal prison for role in crack distribution ring
September 23, 2009 Slidell woman, Leandra Thornton, pleads guilty to defrauding American Red Cross
September 23, 2009 Metairie man, Hubert Edward Ellzey, Jr., pleads guilty to wire fraud
September 23, 2009 Former HANO CFO, Elias Castellanos, pleads guilty to $900,000 theft
September 22, 2009 Gretna man, Perry Booth, IV, pleads guilty to unauthorized access to information by use of a computer
September 22, 2009 Former New Orleans resident, Loretta Pazon, pleads guilty to stealing government funds
September 22, 2009 Former employee, Jessie Munch, charged with stealing nearly $300,000
September 22, 2009 Personal banker, Jeremy J. Rayburn, charged with embezzling more than $175,000
September 21, 2009 Child pornography charges filed against Slidell man, Juan Faciane
September 18, 2009 United States announces settlement with Pinkerton Government Services, Inc. resolving allegations of improper billing on security services contracts
September 18, 2009 Saint Rose resident, Ryant Price, indicted for defrauding the Louisiana Road Home program and the Federal Emergency Management Agency
September 18, 2009 New Orleans woman, Hope Marie Smith, pleads guilty to theft of mail
September 16, 2009 Alien, Carlos Alberto Cuero, sentenced to prison term for being a stowaway on a vessel and illegal reentry
September 16, 2009 Hammond woman, Carla Ard, sentenced for defrauding American Red Cross
September 16, 2009 Hammond man, Willie A. Bridgewater, pleads guilty to defrauding American Red Cross
September 16, 2009 New Orleans man, Courtney T. Severe, pleads guilty to federal drug charges
September 15, 2009 Texas resident, Gilbert Perez, sentenced for possession with the intent to distribute cocaine
September 15, 2009 Employee of local Medicaid agency, A New Beginning of New Orleans, sentenced today
September 15, 2009 Former Standard Mortgage Corporation clerk, Jodie Hoang, pleads guilty to computer fraud involving over one million dollar theft
September 11, 2009 Alien, Wenseslao Martinez-Jimenez, indicted on one count of illegal re-entry
September 11, 2009 Illegal aliens: Eduardo Salinas-Trevino and Silverio Castillo-Montoya, charged with fraud and misuse of a permanent resident card
September 9, 2009 Jefferson man, Ralph Roberts, sentenced to five years in federal prison in child pornography case
September 9, 2009 Local drug dealer, Michael Sharp, sentenced to over 12 years in federal prison
September 9, 2009 New Orleans man, Michael Nelson, sentenced to over 4 years for bank robbery
September 9, 2009 Methamphetamine dealer, Merlin Despeaux, sentenced to over 21 years in federal prison
September 9, 2009 New Orleans man, John Delco, sentenced to over 17 years in federal prison for drug and weapons violations
September 9, 2009 Employees of local Medicaid agency found guilty of federal conspiracy, health care offenses and false statements to federal agents
September 9, 2009 New Orleans woman, Shawnzell Venson, pleads guilty to conspiracy to steal Road Home money from the elderly
September 9, 2009 Covington man, Cody Callender, pleads guilty to violating Federal Gun Control Act and laws prohibiting possession of an unregistered sawed-off shotgun
September 3, 2009 Doctor, Joseph Braud, sentenced in drug trafficking conspiracy
September 3, 2009 Harvey man, Travis J. Every, sentenced to 25 years for federal drug charges
September 3, 2009 River Ridge man, Steven Darryl Harris, sentenced to 15 years for federal drug and gun charges
September 3, 2009 One local woman is sentenced, Danyale Barnett, and another, Arielle Anderson, enters guilty plea for roles in bank fraud conspiracy
September 3, 2009 Tax preparer, Anthony J. Batiste, sentenced to 21 months in federal prison
September 3, 2009 Avondale man, David A. Lewis, pleads guilty to receipt of child pornography
September 2, 2009 Orleans man, Shadrick Triche, pleads guilty to multiple bank robberies
September 2, 2009 New Orleans man, Steven Lemon, pleads guilty for failure to register as a sex offender
September 1, 2009 Man, Clyde Sistrunk, sentenced to 18 years in federal prison
August 31, 2009 Former HANO CFO, Elias Castellanos, charged in $900,000 theft
August 28, 2009 Illegal alien, David Orta-Ramos, pleads guilty in federal court
August 28, 2009 Eighteen individuals charged with Katrina-related federal fraud offenses,
141 charged in district since storm
August 27, 2009 Metairie man, Robert Comfort, indicted for threatening to destroy government buildings
August 20, 2009 Federal jury convicts New York man, Paul Henry Boritzer, for interference with flight crew and impersonation of a federal air marshal
August 20, 2009 Northshore doctor, Dr. Paul E. Nathan, indicted for obtaining controlled substances by fraud
August 19, 2009 New Orleans man, Everett Horton, sentenced to 24 months in federal prison for narcotics violations
August 17, 2009 United States seizes former riverboat pilot’s $180,000 annual retirement for payment of back taxes
August 12, 2009 Alien, Argemiro Caicedo Bonilla, sentenced for being a stowaway on a vessel and illegal reentry
August 12, 2009 New Orleans resident, Anitra Smith, sentenced for bank fraud
August 12, 2009 Former Standard Mortgage Corporation clerk, Jodie Hoang, charged with computer fraud
August 12, 2009 Mississippi man, Dyron L. Hart, pleads guilty to communicating death threats over “Facebook” internet website
August 6, 2009 New Orleans woman, Pearl Dileo, sentenced for defrauding Louisiana Road Home program
August 6, 2009 Former underwriter, Michelle Cochrane, sentenced for role in Citywide Mortgage house flipping scam
August 6, 2009 New Orleans man, George Magee, indicted for mail fraud and aggravated identity theft
August 6, 2009 Alien, David Orta-Ramos, indicted on one count of fraud and misuse of alien registration receipt card
August 6, 2009 Alien, Ofelia Odelia Rubio, indicted on one count of illegal re-entry
August 6, 2009 Illegal aliens, Pierre Emmanuel Jalla and Jackson Ntone Ndemba, charged with conspiracy and wire fraud
August 6, 2009 Former Department of Interior employee, Suzan Bacigalupi, pleads guilty to fraud related to Hurricane Katrina
August 5, 2009 Financial advisor involved in Ponzi scheme, Judith Zabalaoui, sentenced to over 8 years in prison
August 5, 2009 Covington woman, Mary Rickerson Letellier, sentenced for defrauding State Farm Insurance
August 5, 2009 Illegal alien, Jose De Jesus Garcia Guzman, sentenced to federal prison
August 5, 2009 New Orleans man, Anthony Hickman, pleads guilty to violating Federal Gun Control Act
August 5, 2009 Alien, Candido Rodriguez-Jurado, pleads guilty to illegal re-entry
August 4, 2009 Former Marriott director of finance, Shannon Harp, pleads guilty to wire fraud involving two million dollar theft
July 31, 2009 Former New Orleans resident, Loretta Pazon, indicted for stealing Social Security funds
July 29, 2009 New Orleans man, Louis J. Harris, sentenced to over 3 years in prison for federal gun violation
July 29, 2009 Former Louisiana film commission director, Mark S. Smith, sentenced in bribery scheme
July 29, 2009 Metairie man, Charles Neuman, sentenced to over 17 years for federal charges relating to counterfeit goods and gun violations
July 29, 2009 Hammond woman, Tyra Cyprian, pleads guilty to defrauding American Red Cross
July 29, 2009 Slidell woman, Leandra Thorton, charged with defrauding American Red Cross
July 28, 2009 Department of Justice COPS grant to provide 43 new police officers in EDLA
July 27, 2009 Texas woman, Maria Rueda, sentenced for drug violation
July 27, 2009 Former bank assistant vice-president, Loretta Balsamico, guilty of bank larceny
July 23, 2009 Georgia man, Myron Moorehead, Jr., sentenced for criminal infringement of a copyright
July 23, 2009 Kenner man, Byron Chaplain, sentenced for possession of stolen firearms
July 23, 2009 Alien, Mario Arriaga Galvez, pleads guilty to illegal re-entry
July 23, 2009 Former doctor, Jacqueline Cleggett, enters plea of guilty to illegally dispensing controlled substances
July 23, 2009 New Orleans man, Ameal Parker, pleads guilty to murder of DEA supervisory special agent Thomas J. Byrne
July 21, 2009 New Orleans man, Steven R. Hansen, pleads guilty to wire fraud and misuse of SSN number
July 21, 2009 Tangipahoa man, Johnnie Alexander, charged with defrauding American Red Cross
July 17, 2009 Local drug dealer, Kentrell Wallace, sentenced to ten years in federal prison
July 17, 2009 New Orleans men: Donald Ellery Carter and Chad Clark, indicted on federal drug charges
July 17, 2009 Filipino man, Norman Simon, indicted on one count of false statement to a federal agency
July 17, 2009 Tangipahoa Parish sheriff’s deputy, Kevin Whittington, indicted on one count of possession with intent to distribute ecstasy
July 16, 2009 New Orleans man, Gralen Benson, sentenced to 21 months for federal gun charges
July 16, 2009 Treme Under the Bridge Market, a Department of Justice Weed & Seed Project Awards
July 16, 2009 Attorney involved in film commission bribe, William E. Bradley, sentenced
July 15, 2009 Man, Randy Dean, sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for heroin charges
July 15, 2009 Convicted bank robber, Jesse Michael Peters, Jr., sentenced in federal court
July 15, 2009 Mandeville man, Joseph Otero, pleads guilty to drug and gun charges
July 15, 2009 Metairie woman, Rhonda Williams, pleads guilty to defrauding FEMA
July 15, 2009 Ex-bank teller, Shanquell Wilson, guilty of bank larceny
July 15, 2009 Metairie bank official, Maria May, pleads guilty to bank theft and larceny
July 15, 2009 New Orleans woman, Ava Romair, pleads guilty to theft of money from the Department of Veterans Affairs
July 14, 2009 Gray resident, Kendra Joseph, sentenced for theft from federal program
July 14, 2009 Doctor, Blainey J. Nicholas, guilty of failing to file income tax returns
July 10, 2009 Former Marriott director of finance, Shannon Harp, charged with wire fraud involving two million dollar theft
July 8, 2009 Alien, Venancio Chavez-Enamorado, sentenced for illegal re-entry
July 8, 2009 Man, Thy Vu Nguyen, sentenced after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute ecstasy
July 8, 2009 Alien, Oscar Olvera-Patino, sentenced for illegal re-entry
July 8, 2009 Last defendant in Puglia burglary case, Kelvin Marshall, sentenced to federal prison for gun violations
July 8, 2009 St. Louis man, Joseph Brussel, sentenced for assault on the high seas
July 8, 2009 United States Postal Service letter carrier, Geronimo A. Cellamare, sentenced
July 8, 2009 Alien, Rene Jimenez-Martinez, pleads guilty to illegal re-entry
July 8, 2009 Alien, Reibin Rolando Castrillo-Garsia, pleads guilty to illegal re-entry
July 8, 2009 Illegal alien, Raul Garcia, pleads guilty to unlawful sale of Transportation Worker security credentials
July 8, 2009 New Orleans resident, Larry Edwards, pleads guilty to possession with the intent to distribute cocaine
July 8, 2009 Three people: Danyale N. Barnett, Gilda Davis, and Shondra Y. Irving, plead guilty to bank fraud conspiracy
July 8, 2009 Dental student, Anthony Juan Walker, pleads guilty to financial aid fraud in federal court
July 7, 2009 Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s deputy, Kevin Whittington, arrested on federal drug charge
July 7, 2009 LaPlace man, Wallace Bourgeois, Jr., faces federal charges for defrauding American Red Cross
July 1, 2009 Bank robber, Isaac Ronald Skinner, Jr., sentenced to 20 years in federal prison
July 1, 2009 New Orleans man, Ronald Mitchell, pleads guilty in federal court to weapons charge
July 1, 2009 St. Bernard Parish judge, Wayne Cresap, and two lawyers: Nunzio Salvadore “Sal” Cusimano, Jr. and Victor J. (V.j.) Dauterive, charged in bribery scheme
July 1, 2009 Recidivist child pornographer, Jason Appeldorn, pleads guilty in federal court
July 1, 2009 1981 fraud case results in plea
July 1, 2009 Former mail carrier, Adam Jones, pleads guilty to obstructing mail
June 26, 2009 Picayune man, Robert Lombardino, pleads guilty in federal court to defrauding Louisiana Road Home Program
June 26, 2009 Medical supply company owner, Jeffrey McElveen, and physician, Dr. Robert Cleveland, plead guilty to federal health care fraud offenses
June 26, 2009 New York man, Paul Henry Boritzer, indicted for interference with flight crew and impersonation of a federal air marshal
June 26, 2009 New Orleans man, Anthony Hickman, indicted for violating Federal Gun Control Act
June 25, 2009 New Orleans man, Gerald M. Roberts, pleads guilty to federal drug and weapon charges
June 25, 2009 New Orleans woman, Glenda Hall, pleads guilty to wire fraud and conspiracy to commit theft of government funds
June 25, 2009 New Orleans man, Marcellus Esteves III, pleads guilty to federal gun violation
June 25, 2009 Plattenville man, Perry Albarado, pleads guilty to child pornography charge
June 24, 2009 Bank robber pleads, Damion Barnes, guilty in federal court
June 24, 2009 New Orleans man, Lewis Thomas, sentenced for assaulting federal agents
June 24, 2009 Two New Orleans heroin dealers: Kim Jerry Lee and Jeremiah Harris, sentenced to federal prison
June 24, 2009 Woman, Jacqueline Foreman-Pottinger, sentenced for defrauding Louisiana Road Home program
June 24, 2009 Illegal alien, Edgar Renteria Vallecilla, sentenced for being a stowaway on a vessel
June 24, 2009 Chalmette man, Charles David Thonn, charged with theft of government funds
June 24, 2009 Illegal alien, Carlos Alberto Cuero, pleads guilty to being a stowaway on a vessel
June 24, 2009 Emergency room doctor, Blainey J. Nicholas, charged with failure to file taxes
June 24, 2009 New Orleans man, Tory T. Williams, pleads guilty to federal drug charges
June 18, 2009 Hammond woman, Cynthia McGowan, indicted for defrauding American Red Cross
June 18, 2009 Covington man, Cody Callender, indicted on federal gun control act charges
June 18, 2009 Man, Bradford Wade, pleads guilty to charges in drug conspiracy that led to overdose
June 17, 2009 New Orleans man, Byron Ladell Williams, to spend 9 years in federal prison for violating federal gun laws
June 17, 2009 New Orleans man, Michael Wright, pleads guilty to child pornography charges
June 16, 2009 Texas resident, Gilbert Perez, pleads guilty to violating federal drug laws
June 15, 2009 New Orleans man, Oran David Adams, found guilty of crime aboard aircraft
June 11, 2009 New Orleans man, Calvin Davis, sentenced for role in Citywide Mortgage house flipping scam
June 11, 2009 New Orleans man, Brandon Berry, indicted for federal firearm and drug offenses
June 10, 2009 Dental student, Obialunamma Agubuzu, pleas guilty in federal court
June 7, 2009 New Orleans woman, Barbara Simmons Dowl, convicted for defrauding Louisiana Road Home and Small Business Administration
June 5, 2009 Local woman, Kimbra M. Whittey, charged with Social Security fraud
June 4, 2009 Convicted felon, Kim Jones, pleads guilty to federal drug charges
June 3, 2009 Former bank official, Loretta Balsamico, charged with bank larceny
June 3, 2009 Ex-bank teller, Shanquell Wilson, charged with bank larceny
June 3, 2009 Previously convicted Jefferson man, Roy L. Schmidt III, pleads guilty to illegally possessing a pipe bomb
June 3, 2009 New Orleans man, Michael Nelson, pleads guilty to bank robbery
June 2, 2009 Woman, Eva Baptiste, sentenced to five years probation for theft of government funds in connection with Louisiana Road Home program
June 2, 2009 Jefferson man, Ralph Roberts, pleads guilty to child pornography charges
June 2, 2009 Texas, Maria Rueda, resident pleads guilty to possession of drugs
May 29, 2009 Debit card bandit, Morris Virdean Warner, sentenced to fifty-seven months in federal prison for access device fraud and bank fraud
May 29, 2009 Orleans Parish man, George R. Jefferson, pleads guilty in federal court to weapons charge
May 29, 2009 New Orleans man, Adam Jones, charged with obstructing United States mail
May 28, 2009 New Orleans man, Vernon Thompson, sentenced in connection with theft of Social Security benefits
May 28, 2009 Avondale man, David A. Lewis, faces federal charges of production of child pornography
May 28, 2009 Alien, Mario Arriaga Galvez, indicted on one count of illegal re-entry
May 28, 2009 Federal grand jury indicts Terrebonne Parish man, Steven Hebert, for drugs
May 28, 2009 Gretna man, Tony Templet, indicted for receipt and possession of child pornography
May 28, 2009 Two students: Anthony Juan Walker and Obialunamma Agubuzu, indicted by federal grand jury for financial aid fraud
May 27, 2009 Federal jury recommends death for convicted murderer, John Wayne Johnson
May 27, 2009 Ex-broker, David Lester McFadden, pleads guilty to conspiracy to commit securities fraud
May 27, 2009 Tax preparer, Anthony J. Batiste, pleads guilty to preparing false returns
May 22, 2009 Federal grand jury returns superseding indictment against Mose Jefferson, Betty Jefferson, Angela Coleman, and former state representative Renee Gill Pratt
May 22, 2009 Mississippi man, Dyron L. Hart, indicted for communicating death threats over “Facebook” internet website
May 21, 2009 Arabi man, Abdul Rahman Khan, sentenced for harboring illegal aliens
May 21, 2009 Tax preparer, Monica Sanders, pleads guilty to filing false return
May 21, 2009 33 people indicted on federal drug charges
May 21, 2009 Former Postal Service employee, William E. Boone, pleads guilty to theft of mail matter
May 21, 2009 New Orleans woman, Ivy Walker, pleads guilty to theft of Social Security funds
May 21, 2009 Alien, Reibin Rolando Castrillo-Garsia, indicted on one count of illegal re-entry
May 21, 2009 Illegal aliens: Gilberto Zuniga-Valle, Hector Antonio Maldonado-Escalante, and Luis Carrasco-Rodriguez, plead guilty in federal court
May 21, 2009 Chalmette man, Nicholas Schumaker, pleads guilty to conveying false information
May 20, 2009 Former attorney, Curtis Coney, Jr., sentenced in federal court for for structuring financial transactions and obstruction of justice
May 20, 2009 Alien, Francisco Cedillo-Alvarez, sentenced for illegal re-entry
May 13, 2009 New Orleans woman, Tashieka Brown, sentenced for conspiracy to commit access device fraud
May 13, 2009 Bogalusa man, Marvin D. Magee, sentenced to 30 months for violation of federal gun charges
May 13, 2009 Former Shell Oil executive, Gregory L. Courtney, sentenced to 18 months imprisonment for income tax evasion and mail fraud
May 13, 2009 Illegal aliens: Harold Redway and Brenton St. Aubyn Smith, sentenced in federal court
May 13, 2009 Former St. Tammany Parish councilman, Joseph Impastato, and former Mandeville public works director, Joseph Mistich, sentenced in federal court
May 13, 2009 New Orleans woman, Shawntell Manuel, pleads guilty in Katrina fraud
May 13, 2009 New Orleans man, Kendall Bagneris, pleads guilty to role as crack cook in Metairie and Lakeview drug conspiracy
May 13, 2009 Hammond man, Jacob C. Weibelt, pleads guilty to child pornography charges
May 13, 2009 Woman, Irma Jean Haney, charged with defrauding the American Red Cross in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
May 13, 2009 Orleans Parish man, Everett Horton, pleads guilty in federal court to drug charges
May 13, 2009 Illegal alien, Argemiro Caicedo Bonilla, pleads guilty in federal court
May 8, 2009 Hammond woman, Tyra Cyprian, charged with defrauding American Red Cross
May 8, 2009 Illegal alien, Raul Garcia, indicted on one count of unlawful transfer of documents
May 8, 2009 Gretna city councilman, Jonathan Bolar, indicted for extortion, failure to file taxes, and illegal structuring
May 8, 2009 Georgia man, Adediran Osinloye, charged with fraud and misuse of entry document
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