Kenner Man Sentenced After Pleading Guilty to Misprision of a Felony

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – RYAN MOREAU, age 30, a resident of Kenner, Louisiana, was sentenced on November 29, 2023 by United States District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo to time served, 1 year of supervised release, and a $100.00 mandatory special assessment fee after previously pleading guilty to misprision of a felony, a violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 4, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.

According to court documents, on November 19, 2020, a Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Deputy learned than an individual was traveling eastbound on Interstate 10 after having purchased narcotics from his source of supply. Agents established surveillance along Interstate 10 and conducted a traffic stop of the truck. As the agents approached the truck, the front seat passenger gave a bag containing several ounces of methamphetamine to MOREAU. MOREAU, who was seated in the back seat, put the bag into a container of bleach that was also located on the back seat. As one of the agents approached, he saw a torn plastic bag with methamphetamine next to MOREAU. MOREAU admitted placing the methamphetamine in the container of bleach to avoid detection by law enforcement. 

This case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office. The prosecution is being handled by Assistant United States Attorney André Jones of the Narcotics Unit.