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NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – U.S. Attorney David I. Courcelle announced today that Chinese national, JIAXIN TIAN (“TIAN”) ,   age

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – United States Attorney David I. Courcelle announced that ELIBERTO GUAJARDO (“GUAJARDO”), age 37, of San Juan,

A defendant pleaded guilty today for his role in a scheme to illegally smuggle Honduran nationals and cocaine into the

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – GILBERT DARBY (“DARBY”) , age 48, a resident of New Orleans, was indicted on January 30,

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA –  DEVIN HUTTON (“HUTTON”) , of Kenner, Louisiana, was indicted on January 29, 2026,  for theft of

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA  –  KYLE ARMSTRONG,  age 23, of New Orleans, was indicted on January 29, 2026, for being a felon

NEW ORLEANS, LA – JOHN PAUL GAGE JR. , (“ GAGE JR.” ) age 43, of Des Allemands, Louisiana, pled guilty

NEW ORLEANS, LA –GARRETT MCCLAIN JR.(“MCCLAIN”) , age 24, of Tangipahoa Parish, pled guilty on January 29, 2026, before U.S.

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – HAVEN PATTERSON (“PATTERSON”) , age 43, a resident of New Orleans, was sentenced by U.S. District

NEW ORLEANS –   On January 28, 2026, U.S. District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo sentenced  KENNETH G. AKPIEYI ,   a/k/a

NEW ORLEANS – JOHN DENNIS MICHAEL PEYROUX (“PEYROUX”) , age 58, of Slidell, Louisiana, was sentenced on January 26, 2026

NEW ORLEANS –  U.S. Attorney David I. Courcelle announced that  KENNETH LAWSON (“LAWSON ”),   age 39, a resident of

NEW ORLEANS, LA –   LARRY G. TURNER , ( TURNER), age 41, of Tangipahoa Parish, pled guilty on January

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA –  U.S. Attorney David I. Courcelle announced that TANYANEEKA POWELL (“POWELL”) ,   age 38, of Laplace,

NEW ORLEANS,LOUISIANA  –United States Attorney David I. Courcelle announced that STEVEN D. PEYROUX (“PEYROUX”) , age 56, of Canton, Georgia, pled

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – MIGUEL ANGEL LOPEZ-MEJIA (“ LOPEZ-MEJIA ”), age 34, pled guilty on January 15, 2026, to illegal

NEW ORLEANS , LOUISIANA – CARLOS ALBERTO ESCOBAR-LOZA (“ESCOBAR-LOZA”) ,   age 47, a native of Honduras, was charged on January

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA  – JESSICA PORTWAY , age 42, of St. John the Baptist Parish, RACHEL PORTWAY , age 23

NEW ORLEANS, LA.  –  LAMONT WILLIAMS (“WILLIAMS”),  age 50, of New Orleans, was indicted on January 15, 2026, for possession

NEW ORLEANS , LOUISIANA –  United States Attorney David I. Courcelle announced today that  FEDERICO MENDEZ-FRANCISCO a/k/a “JORGE SANTOS ARROYO,” a/k/a

A defendant convicted in a scheme to illegally smuggle Honduran nationals and cocaine into the United States was sentenced today

NEW ORLEANS, LA –  United States Attorney David I. Courcelle announced that PJ WHITAKER (“WHITAKER”) , age 36, a resident

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – U.S. Attorney David I. Courcelle announced that ROBERT ANTHONY MARSH, JR. (“MARSH”) ,   age 60,

NEW ORLEANS , LOUISIANA –  United States Attorney David I. Courcelle announced that LUCAS TINOCO-TIERES ("TINOCO-TIERES") , age 33, a native of