U.S. Department
of Justice
Press Release
California Woman Sentenced for Violating the Federal Controlled Substances Act
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – LORRAINE SANCHEZ VALDEZ, age 31, of Covina, California, was sentenced on May 17, 2023, to 57 months imprisonment, 3 years of supervised release, and a mandatory $100 special assessment fee by U.S. District Judge Ivan L. R. Lemelle, after pleading guilty to a one-count superseding bill of information that charged her with conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute a quantity of methamphetamine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(C), and 846, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
According to court documents, SANCHEZ VALDEZ conspired with others to distribute a quantity of methamphetamine within the Eastern District of Louisiana and elsewhere on or about May 15, 2021 and continuing to on or about June 7, 2021.
This case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration, Louisiana State Police, the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office, and the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office. The prosecution was handled by Assistant United States Attorney Lynn E. Schiffman of the Narcotics Unit.
Contact
Shane M. Jones
Public Information Officer
United States Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana
United States Department of Justice
Updated May 22, 2023
Topic
Drug Trafficking