U.S. Department
of Justice
Press Release
Westbank Resident Pleaded Guilty to Theft of Stolen Mail
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA –United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that TYREN TYRONE SHENALL (“SHENALL”), age 19, pleaded guilty on August 31, 2023 to one count of for theft or receipt of stolen mail matter, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1708.
According to court documents, on November 15, 2022, SHENALL along with his co-conspirators Eric Williams and Kelan Gennings, stole U.S. Mail from post office mailboxes located at the Covington Post Office using a postal arrow key to access said mailbox. At sentencing, which was scheduled by Judge Eldon Fallon for November 30, 2023, SHENALL faces a maximum prison term of five years, a fine of up to $250,000, and up to three years of supervised release.
The case was investigated by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service. Assistant United States Attorney Spiro G. Latsis of the General Crimes Unit is in charge of the prosecution.
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Shane M. Jones
Public Information Officer
United States Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana
United States Department of Justice
Updated September 1, 2023
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