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The Department of Justice has awarded $2,000,000 collectively to Louisiana State Police and the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections for their efforts in reducing DNA backlog and bolstering re-entry resources, respectively. 

Sedrick Skinner, age 37, of Tickfaw, Louisiana, was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison following his conviction for possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine.

AC Dantzler, age 45, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was sentenced to 74 months in federal prison following his conviction for distribution of fentanyl and methamphetamine.

Edenilson Alexander Castaneda-Del Valle, age 19, of El Salvador, who is present in the United States without authorization, pleaded guilty before United States District Judge John W. deGravelles to possession with the intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine.

A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment charging Wendell R. McCarroll, Jr., age 46, of Albany Louisiana, with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a stolen firearm.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Louisiana is proud to join the U.S. Department of Justice and the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) in observing Domestic Violence Awareness Month this October.

The United States Department of Justice’s Office for Victims of Crime has awarded $1,000,000 to Louisiana Department of Justice Office of the Attorney General.

U.S. Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick sentenced the last of four defendants in a multi-state conspiracy to transport a stolen motor vehicle, altering, removing and obliterating a vehicle identification number, possession of fifteen or more unauthorized access devices and conspiracy to sell a firearm to a conviction felon.

Malik Strodder, age 25, of Flint, Michigan, was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison, and Dondrell Smith, age 25, of Mount Morris, Michigan, was sentenced to 35 months in federal prison for their roles in a scheme to defraud Walmart using fraudulent cash cards to obtain merchandise which they then subsequently returned for cash.

Six individuals were sentenced by Judge Brian A. Jackson for various charges, including firearm and drug trafficking offenses resulting from an investigation into a drug trafficking organization based out of Ascension Parish.

The Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs, Office for Victims of Crime, has awarded a combined $20,036,461 to the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement (“LCLE”) to provide resources to Louisiana agencies to specifically assist victims of crimes, said U.S. Attorney Kurt L. Wall. 

Romney Manuel, age 52, of Prairieville, Louisiana, was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison and Demietriek Scott, age 50, of New Orleans, Louisiana, was sentenced to 29 months in federal prison following their convictions for conspiracy to commit wire fraud.