Thibodaux Man Guilty of Federal Controlled Substances Act Violations

NEW ORLEANS, LA – Acting U.S. Attorney Michael Simpson announced today that LINEZ GREEN, (“GREEN”), age 31, of Thibodaux, Louisiana, pled guilty on September 2, 2025, before Judge Brandon S. Long to all five counts of a superseding bill of information pending against him. Judge Long scheduled sentencing for December 16, 2025.

GREEN pled guilty to Count 1, Conspiracy to distribute, and possess with intent to distribute, controlled substances, in violation of Title 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1); § 841(b)(1)(B), and 846. At sentencing, GREEN faces a minimum of 5 years and up to 40 years imprisonment, up to a $5,000,000 fine, and at least 4 years of supervised release following imprisonment.

GREEN pled guilty to Counts 2, 4, and 5 for Distribution of a quantity of a mixture of methamphetamine, in violation of Title 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and § 841(b)(1)(C). At sentencing, GREEN faces up to twenty years imprisonment, up to a $1,000,000 fine, and at least three years supervised release following imprisonment.

GREEN pled guilty to Count 3 for illegal use of communications facility, in violation of Title 21, U.S.C. §843(b) and Title 18, U.S.C. §2. At sentencing, GREEN faces up to 4 years imprisonment, up to a $1,000,000 fine, and at least 3 years supervised release following imprisonment.

As to each count, GREEN also faces payment of a $100 mandatory special assessment fee.

According to the superseding bill of information, beginning at a time unknown, but continuing until at least May 4, 2024, GREEN conspired with several individuals to distribute, and possess with intent to distribute, methamphetamine throughout the Lafourche and Terrebonne Parish region of the Eastern District of Louisiana. The conspiracy involved obtaining narcotics from Houston, Texas and transporting them to Thibodaux, Louisiana. The conspiracy was carried out through wire and electronic communications. On numerous occasions, GREEN used his cell phone to further this conspiracy and distributed methamphetamine to numerous customers in Thibodaux.

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 United States Attorney Simpson praised the work of the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Louisiana State Police, the Thibodaux Police Department, the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office, and the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office. The prosecution is being handled by Assistant United States Attorney Stuart Theriot of the Narcotics Unit.