All USAO Press Releases

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JARVIS WILSON (WILSON), age 39, a resident of Jackson, Mississippi was charged on May 9, 2024 by a federal grand jury in a six-count indictment announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. Counts 1 and 2 charges him with distribution of 500 grams or more of methamphetamine, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(A). Count 3 charges him with 50 grams or more of distribution of methamphetamine in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(B).  Count 4 charges him with being a felon in possession of firearm and

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – DEVIN JUNEAU (JUNEAU), age 38, a resident of Slidell, Louisiana was charged on May 9, 2024 by a federal grand jury in a four-count indictment announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.  Counts 1, 2, and 3 charges him with engaging in the business of manufacturing and dealing in explosive materials without a license, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 842(a)(1) and 844(a)(1). Count 4 charges him with improper storage of explosive materials, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 842(j) and 844(b), and Title 27, Code of Federal

A Florida man was convicted on May 10, 2024, of felony and misdemeanor charges related to his conduct during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election.

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA –DANTE FRAZIER, age 33, a resident of New Orleans, pleaded guilty on May 9, 2024 before U.S. District Judge Eldon E. Fallon to possession with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and a quantity of cocaine, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(B), and 841(b)(1)(C); and being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2), announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.

NEW ORLEANS, LA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that KEITH THOMAS CHANDLER (“CHANDLER”), age 54, of Covington, Louisiana, was charged in a two-count indictment for Production of Materials Involving the Sexual Exploitation of Minors, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2251(a) and (e); and for Possession of Materials Involving the Sexual Exploitation of Minors, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2252(a)(4)(B) and (b)(2). If convicted, CHANDLER faces a mandatory minimum sentence of not less than fifteen (15) years and a maximum sentence of

BOSTON – Bankrupt lender Kabbage, Inc. d/b/a KServicing, has agreed to resolve allegations that it knowingly submitted thousands of false claims for loan forgiveness, loan guarantees, and processing fees to the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) as part of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), in violation of the False Claims Act (FCA). 

SAN FRANCISCO – HSQ Technology, A Corporation, a Hayward-based subsidiary of RailWorks Corporation, has agreed to pay $250,000 in penalties to resolve allegations that it knowingly violated the False Claims Act by submitting false claims for payment for network communications equipment it provided for the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority’s (VTA) Silicon Valley Berryessa Extension Project (Project) for the Bay Area Rapid Transit rail system, announced United States Attorney Ismail J.

BOSTON – A Boston man was arrested today for allegedly aiming a high-powered laser pointer at a Coast Guard helicopter that was attempting to land at Massachusetts General Hospital during a training mission.