Hammond Woman Sentenced for Laundering Drug Trafficking Proceeds

NEW ORLEANS, LA – Acting U.S. Attorney Michael Simpson announced that LARIJERIA MARTIN, (“MARTIN”), age 34, of Hammond, Louisiana, was sentenced by the U.S. District Judge Greg G. Guidry to five years of probation on December 9, 2025, after previously pleading guilty to conspiracy to launder monetary instruments, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1956(h).

According to the court documents, beginning at a time unknown and continuing to on or about December 13, 2023, in both the Middle and Eastern Districts of Louisiana, MARTIN conspired with and assisted her boyfriend, Dequarius Hamler, by taking the cash proceeds of Hamler’s drug trafficking sales and depositing this cash in various banks around the Hammond area. MARTIN was fully aware this cash was drug money yet still deposited the money to disguise it as legitimate business profits. MARTIN helped Hamler launder at least $615,650.00 of drug trafficking proceeds.

This effort is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) operation. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level criminal organizations that threaten the United States using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach. Additional information about the OCDETF Program can be found at http://www.justice.gov/OCDETF.

Acting U.S. Attorney Michael Simpson praised the work of the Drug Enforcement Administration. The prosecution is being handled by Assistant United States Attorney Stuart Theriot of the Narcotics Unit.