Minnesota Man Pleads Guilty of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender

NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that ERIC EDWARD ARMSTRONG, age 31, of Anoka, Minnesota, pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Court Judge Barry W. Ashe to one count of failure to register as a sex offender under the federal Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA).

ARMSTRONG faces a maximum term of 10 years in prison and a $250,000.00 fine.  He also faces a term of supervised release of between 5 years and life.  Judge Ashe set his sentencing for January 24, 2019.

U.S. Attorney Strasser praised the work of the United States Marshals Service, the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office, the New Orleans Police Department, and the Louisiana State Police in this matter.  He extended his thanks to the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office for their assistance.  Assistant United States Attorney Matthew R. Payne is in charge of prosecution.