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NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – Following a two-day jury trial before U.S. District Judge Greg G. Guidry, BRANDON ALEXANDER (“ALEXANDER”) ,

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – U.S. Attorney David I. Courcelle announced today that WILHELM MOLINA FLORES (“FLORES”) ,   age 20,

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – U.S. Attorney David I. Courcelle announced today that ENIN GOMEZ RAMOS (“RAMOS”) ,   age 19,

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – KEVIN DEAN , age 34, a resident of Mississippi, pled guilty on September 10, 2026, to

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – SHYHIEM PINES , age 31, a resident of Tangipahoa Parish, pled guilty on September 17, 2026,

NEW ORLEANS  – DARREN HULBERT, SR. , age 54, of New Orleans, Louisiana, was sentenced on September 10, 2026, by

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JOSHUA STEPHEN JOHNSON (“JOHNSON”) ,   age 32, of Metairie, Louisiana, was indicted on September 17,

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – United States Attorney David I. Courcelle for the Eastern District of Louisiana announced today the successful

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – RAYNELL PEARSON (“PEARSON”) , age 48, a resident of New Orleans, pled guilty on September 10, 2026

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA –  All six defendants involved in a bribery scheme, that enabled more than 100 people to fraudulently

NEW ORLEANS , LOUISIANA – DAVID VILLADARES-MONTOYA ,  a/k/a “Alex Montoya,” a/k/a “David Alexander” (“VILLADARES-MONTOYA “), age 39, a native

NEW ORLEANS  – On August 21, 2026, United States District Judge Darrel James Papillion entered a Final Order of Forfeiture

NEW ORLEANS , LOUISIANA –ANDRES TOVAR-MERCADO ("TOVAR-MERCADO") , age 39, a native of Mexico, was indicted on September 3, 2026, for

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA –  On September 2, 2026,  REUBEN WEBB (“WEBB”) , age 33, a resident of New Orleans, pleaded

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – CHRISTOPHER O’CONNOR (“O’CONNOR”), a former Army pay technician, was sentenced on September 3, 2026 by U.S.

NEW ORLEANS, LA –  First Assistant United States Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced today that  JOHN PAUL GAGE JR .,

NEW ORLEANS, LA –  First Assistant United States Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced today that  MICHAEL LEWIS ,  (“LEWIS”) ,

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – RACHEL CRAWFORD ,  a/k/a “Rachel Davenport,” a/k/a “Rachel Monjure,” a/k/a “Rachel Haygood” (“CRAWFORD”), age 47, of Ponchatoula,

New Orleans – Today, U.S. Attorney David I. Courcelle announced that a jury returned a verdict of guilty for Sean

NEW ORLEANS, LA – On September 1, 2026,  DEVON FRITH ,  (“FRITH”) , age 27, of New Orleans, was found

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – CARLOS NAUN COREA-SUAZO (“COREA-SUAZO”) , age 34, a Honduran national, was charged on August 28, 2026,

NEW ORLEANS, LA – JOSHUA MOSS , (“ MOSS”), age 29, of Tangipahoa Parish, pled guilty today before U.S. District

NEW ORLEANS, LA –   ROBERT HINES (“HINES”),  age 47 of Ponchatoula, Louisiana, was sentenced on August 27, 2026, to

NEW ORLEANS , LOUISIANA – HECTOR ESPINOZA-CRUZ , age 41, a native of Honduras, was charged on August 21, 2026, via