New Orleans Woman Sentenced For Federal Controlled Substances Act Violation

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – KIANNA SCOTT (“SCOTT”), age 24, a resident of New Orleans, was sentenced on June 10, 2025, after previously pleading guilty to use of a communication facility in causing, and, the distribution, and possession with intent to distribute, fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section 843(b). SCOTT was sentenced to five years probation and a $100 mandatory special assessment fee.

According to court documents, SCOTT used a telephone to assist another known individual in the distribution, and possession with intent to distribute, narcotics within the Eastern District of Louisiana.

This investigation was led by the Drug Enforcement Administration – New Orleans Field Division Office, and assisted by the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office, the Saint Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office, the Saint John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office, the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office, and the Harahan Police Department.  The prosecution is being handled by Assistant United States Attorney Lynn E. Schiffman of the Narcotics Unit.

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