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July 1, 2009 Bank robber, Isaac Ronald Skinner, Jr., sentenced to 20 years in federal prison
July 1, 2009 New Orleans man, Ronald Mitchell, pleads guilty in federal court to weapons charge
July 1, 2009 St. Bernard Parish judge, Wayne Cresap, and two lawyers: Nunzio Salvadore “Sal” Cusimano, Jr. and Victor J. (V.j.) Dauterive, charged in bribery scheme
July 1, 2009 Recidivist child pornographer, Jason Appeldorn, pleads guilty in federal court
July 1, 2009 1981 fraud case results in plea
July 1, 2009 Former mail carrier, Adam Jones, pleads guilty to obstructing mail
June 26, 2009 Picayune man, Robert Lombardino, pleads guilty in federal court to defrauding Louisiana Road Home Program
June 26, 2009 Medical supply company owner, Jeffrey McElveen, and physician, Dr. Robert Cleveland, plead guilty to federal health care fraud offenses
June 26, 2009 New York man, Paul Henry Boritzer, indicted for interference with flight crew and impersonation of a federal air marshal
June 26, 2009 New Orleans man, Anthony Hickman, indicted for violating Federal Gun Control Act
June 25, 2009 New Orleans man, Gerald M. Roberts, pleads guilty to federal drug and weapon charges
June 25, 2009 New Orleans woman, Glenda Hall, pleads guilty to wire fraud and conspiracy to commit theft of government funds
June 25, 2009 New Orleans man, Marcellus Esteves III, pleads guilty to federal gun violation
June 25, 2009 Plattenville man, Perry Albarado, pleads guilty to child pornography charge
June 24, 2009 Bank robber pleads, Damion Barnes, guilty in federal court
June 24, 2009 New Orleans man, Lewis Thomas, sentenced for assaulting federal agents
June 24, 2009 Two New Orleans heroin dealers: Kim Jerry Lee and Jeremiah Harris, sentenced to federal prison
June 24, 2009 Woman, Jacqueline Foreman-Pottinger, sentenced for defrauding Louisiana Road Home program
June 24, 2009 Illegal alien, Edgar Renteria Vallecilla, sentenced for being a stowaway on a vessel
June 24, 2009 Chalmette man, Charles David Thonn, charged with theft of government funds
June 24, 2009 Illegal alien, Carlos Alberto Cuero, pleads guilty to being a stowaway on a vessel
June 24, 2009 Emergency room doctor, Blainey J. Nicholas, charged with failure to file taxes
June 24, 2009 New Orleans man, Tory T. Williams, pleads guilty to federal drug charges
June 18, 2009 Hammond woman, Cynthia McGowan, indicted for defrauding American Red Cross
June 18, 2009 Covington man, Cody Callender, indicted on federal gun control act charges
June 18, 2009 Man, Bradford Wade, pleads guilty to charges in drug conspiracy that led to overdose
June 17, 2009 New Orleans man, Byron Ladell Williams, to spend 9 years in federal prison for violating federal gun laws
June 17, 2009 New Orleans man, Michael Wright, pleads guilty to child pornography charges
June 16, 2009 Texas resident, Gilbert Perez, pleads guilty to violating federal drug laws
June 15, 2009 New Orleans man, Oran David Adams, found guilty of crime aboard aircraft
June 11, 2009 New Orleans man, Calvin Davis, sentenced for role in Citywide Mortgage house flipping scam
June 11, 2009 New Orleans man, Brandon Berry, indicted for federal firearm and drug offenses
June 10, 2009 Dental student, Obialunamma Agubuzu, pleas guilty in federal court
June 7, 2009 New Orleans woman, Barbara Simmons Dowl, convicted for defrauding Louisiana Road Home and Small Business Administration
June 5, 2009 Local woman, Kimbra M. Whittey, charged with Social Security fraud
June 4, 2009 Convicted felon, Kim Jones, pleads guilty to federal drug charges
June 3, 2009 Former bank official, Loretta Balsamico, charged with bank larceny
June 3, 2009 Ex-bank teller, Shanquell Wilson, charged with bank larceny
June 3, 2009 Previously convicted Jefferson man, Roy L. Schmidt III, pleads guilty to illegally possessing a pipe bomb
June 3, 2009 New Orleans man, Michael Nelson, pleads guilty to bank robbery
June 2, 2009 Woman, Eva Baptiste, sentenced to five years probation for theft of government funds in connection with Louisiana Road Home program
June 2, 2009 Jefferson man, Ralph Roberts, pleads guilty to child pornography charges
June 2, 2009 Texas, Maria Rueda, resident pleads guilty to possession of drugs
May 29, 2009 Debit card bandit, Morris Virdean Warner, sentenced to fifty-seven months in federal prison for access device fraud and bank fraud
May 29, 2009 Orleans Parish man, George R. Jefferson, pleads guilty in federal court to weapons charge
May 29, 2009 New Orleans man, Adam Jones, charged with obstructing United States mail
May 28, 2009 New Orleans man, Vernon Thompson, sentenced in connection with theft of Social Security benefits
May 28, 2009 Avondale man, David A. Lewis, faces federal charges of production of child pornography
May 28, 2009 Alien, Mario Arriaga Galvez, indicted on one count of illegal re-entry
May 28, 2009 Federal grand jury indicts Terrebonne Parish man, Steven Hebert, for drugs
May 28, 2009 Gretna man, Tony Templet, indicted for receipt and possession of child pornography
May 28, 2009 Two students: Anthony Juan Walker and Obialunamma Agubuzu, indicted by federal grand jury for financial aid fraud
May 27, 2009 Federal jury recommends death for convicted murderer, John Wayne Johnson
May 27, 2009 Ex-broker, David Lester McFadden, pleads guilty to conspiracy to commit securities fraud
May 27, 2009 Tax preparer, Anthony J. Batiste, pleads guilty to preparing false returns
May 22, 2009 Federal grand jury returns superseding indictment against Mose Jefferson, Betty Jefferson, Angela Coleman, and former state representative Renee Gill Pratt
May 22, 2009 Mississippi man, Dyron L. Hart, indicted for communicating death threats over “Facebook” internet website
May 21, 2009 Arabi man, Abdul Rahman Khan, sentenced for harboring illegal aliens
May 21, 2009 Tax preparer, Monica Sanders, pleads guilty to filing false return
May 21, 2009 33 people indicted on federal drug charges
May 21, 2009 Former Postal Service employee, William E. Boone, pleads guilty to theft of mail matter
May 21, 2009 New Orleans woman, Ivy Walker, pleads guilty to theft of Social Security funds
May 21, 2009 Alien, Reibin Rolando Castrillo-Garsia, indicted on one count of illegal re-entry
May 21, 2009 Illegal aliens: Gilberto Zuniga-Valle, Hector Antonio Maldonado-Escalante, and Luis Carrasco-Rodriguez, plead guilty in federal court
May 21, 2009 Chalmette man, Nicholas Schumaker, pleads guilty to conveying false information
May 20, 2009 Former attorney, Curtis Coney, Jr., sentenced in federal court for for structuring financial transactions and obstruction of justice
May 20, 2009 Alien, Francisco Cedillo-Alvarez, sentenced for illegal re-entry
May 13, 2009 New Orleans woman, Tashieka Brown, sentenced for conspiracy to commit access device fraud
May 13, 2009 Bogalusa man, Marvin D. Magee, sentenced to 30 months for violation of federal gun charges
May 13, 2009 Former Shell Oil executive, Gregory L. Courtney, sentenced to 18 months imprisonment for income tax evasion and mail fraud
May 13, 2009 Illegal aliens: Harold Redway and Brenton St. Aubyn Smith, sentenced in federal court
May 13, 2009 Former St. Tammany Parish councilman, Joseph Impastato, and former Mandeville public works director, Joseph Mistich, sentenced in federal court
May 13, 2009 New Orleans woman, Shawntell Manuel, pleads guilty in Katrina fraud
May 13, 2009 New Orleans man, Kendall Bagneris, pleads guilty to role as crack cook in Metairie and Lakeview drug conspiracy
May 13, 2009 Hammond man, Jacob C. Weibelt, pleads guilty to child pornography charges
May 13, 2009 Woman, Irma Jean Haney, charged with defrauding the American Red Cross in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
May 13, 2009 Orleans Parish man, Everett Horton, pleads guilty in federal court to drug charges
May 13, 2009 Illegal alien, Argemiro Caicedo Bonilla, pleads guilty in federal court
May 8, 2009 Hammond woman, Tyra Cyprian, charged with defrauding American Red Cross
May 8, 2009 Illegal alien, Raul Garcia, indicted on one count of unlawful transfer of documents
May 8, 2009 Gretna city councilman, Jonathan Bolar, indicted for extortion, failure to file taxes, and illegal structuring
May 8, 2009 Georgia man, Adediran Osinloye, charged with fraud and misuse of entry document
May 6, 2009 Avondale man, David A. Lewis, arrested on child pornography charges
April 30, 2009 Alien, Jorge Alberto Eng-Avila, sentenced for illegal reentry
April 30, 2009 New Orleans resident, Billy Ray Lawrence, pleads guilty to theft of government funds for defrauding Road Home program
April 30, 2009 Laplace woman, Definey L. Brooks, pleads guilty to defrauding American Red Cross
April 30, 2009 Child pornography charges filed against Gray man, Jason Appeldorn, for second time
April 30, 2009 Federal grand jury indicts wheelchair dealer, Jeffrey McElveen, and physician, Dr. Robert Cleveland, for health care fraud
April 30, 2009 Marrero man, Michael Coleman, pleads guilty to theft of postal money orders
April 30, 2009 Federal grand jury indicts man, Michael Nelson, for bank robbery
April 30, 2009 Orleans Parish man, Morris Smith, pleads guilty in federal court to drug and weapons charges
April 29, 2009 Hammond man, Gary Dukes, Jr., sentenced to 5 years for distribution of crack cocaine
April 29, 2009 Alien, Christi Navidad Grant Ponce, sentenced for making false statements in a passport application
April 29, 2009 New Orleans man, Desmond Manuel Ray, sentenced to 12 years in prison for illegal drug and gun possession
April 29, 2009 California man, James Zoucha, sentenced for conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud
April 29, 2009 Alien, Jose De Jesus Garcia Guzman, pleads guilty to illegal re-entry
April 29, 2009 New Orleans man, Joshua Johnson, pleads guilty to federal drug charges
April 29, 2009 New Orleans man, Vincent Henderson, pleads guilty to drug charges in federal court
April 23, 2009 Film producer, Malcolm R. Petal, sentenced to 5 years in federal prison for conspiring to bribe state official
April 23, 2009 Child pornography charges filed against Jefferson man, Ralph Roberts
April 23, 2009 Ex-broker, David Lester McFadden, charged with conspiracy to commit securities fraud
April 23, 2009 Former alleged member of the “Seventh Ward Soldiers,” Marcellus Esteves III, indicted for federal gun violations
April 22, 2009 Metairie man, Charles W. Pane, sentenced for carrying weapon in airport
April 21, 2009 Mississippi man, Earl H. Fayard, Jr., sentenced for filing false Byrd Amendment claim
April 21, 2009 Former Florida resident, Ryan C. Calvin, sentenced to federal prison for possession of a firearm
April 21, 2009 Thibodaux woman, Kendra Joseph, pleads guilty to theft from federal program
April 20, 2009 President of Citywide Mortgage, Michael O’Keefe Jr., pleads guilty to making false statements during a HUD transaction
April 17, 2009 Alien, Carlos Alberto Cuero, indicted on stowaway and illegal re-entry charges
April 16, 2009 United States garnishes pension to pay superfund cleanup expenses
April 16, 2009 Ecuador resident, Jose Barragan, indicted for analog drug violations
April 16, 2009 Eight New Orleans residents indicted for gun and drug violations
April 16, 2009 Texas couple: Gilbert Perez and Maria Rueda, indicted for drug violations
April 15, 2009 Natalbany man, Antoine Attaway, pleads guilty to defrauding American Red Cross in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
April 15, 2009 Federal judge sentences major Orleans Parish School Board probe figure, Lillian Smith-Haydel
April 15, 2009 Simmesport woman, Everny Gordon, pleads guilty to bank fraud conspiracy
April 15, 2009 Hammond man, Gregory Broussard, pleads guilty to making threats against the President of the United States
April 14, 2009 Meth dealer, Stephen John Daigle, Jr., sentenced to 13 years in federal prison
April 14, 2009 Two tax preparers: Monica Sanders and Anthony J. Batiste, charged with preparing false tax returns
April 14, 2009 Independence woman, Tenita Marche Foster, pleads guilty to assaulting a federal law enforcement officer
April 14, 2009 New Orleans man, Gralen Benson, pleads guilty in federal court to gun charges
April 9, 2009 Man, Thy Vu Nguyen, pleads guilty to possession with intent to distribute ecstasy
April 9, 2009 Madisonville man, Stephen M. Farrell, sentenced in federal court for failure to pay child support
April 9, 2009 St. Louis man, Joseph Brussel, pleads guilty to assault on the high seas
April 9, 2009 Westbank drug dealer, Jermaine Winchester, pleads guilty in federal court
April 9, 2009 New Orleans woman, Glenda Hall, charged with wire fraud and conspiracy to commit theft of government funds
April 8, 2009 Child pornography charges filed against New Orleans man, Michael Wright
April 3, 2009 Texas woman, Nishia Wilson, sentenced to 3 years for issuing false bomb threat
April 3, 2009 Guilty plea brings far-reaching federal methamphetamine investigation full circle
April 3, 2009 Local drug dealer, Kentrell Wallace, pleads guilty in federal court
April 3, 2009 B.W. Cooper housing development employee, Norman Taylor, pleads guilty to theft
April 3, 2009 Garyville woman, Ethel Duhe, pleads guilty to defrauding American Red Cross
April 2, 2009 Harvey woman, Gloria D. Young, sentenced to 18 months imprisonment for possession of stolen mail
April 2, 2009 New Orleans man, Damien Woods, sentenced to 10 years for federal drug charges
April 2, 2009 Illegal alien, J. Francisco Garza-Castillo, sentenced in federal court
April 2, 2009 Illegal alien, Miguel Oswaldo Cano-Soto, pleads guilty in federal court
April 2, 2009 Bogalusa woman, Ericka Conerly, pleads guilty to defrauding American Red Cross
April 2, 2009 Federal grand jury indicts New Orleans man, Larry Edwards, for drug violation
April 2, 2009 Federal grand jury indicts New Orleans man, Steve Caston, for drug and gun violations
April 2, 2009 Alien, Luis Carrasco-Rodriguez, indicted on one count of illegal re-entry
April 1, 2009 New Orleans woman, Laura Lapaz, faces 15 years in federal prison on drug charges
April 1, 2009 Orleans Parish man, Willard White, sentenced to over 6 years in federal prison for drug charges
April 1, 2009 New Orleans man, Oran David Adams, charged with crime aboard aircraft
April 1, 2009 Illegal alien, Oscar Olvera-Patino, pleads guilty in federal court
April 1, 2009 United Utates Postal Service letter carrier, Geronimo A. Cellamare, pled guilty to detaining mail
April 1, 2009 Laplace man, Charles Williams, pleads guilty to dealing in counterfeit money
March 27, 2009 Federal grand jury indicts man, Shadrick Triche, for bank robbery
March 27, 2009 Alien, Gilberto Zuniga-Valle, indicted by federal grand jury
March 26, 2009 Four defendants sentenced for conspiracy to possess stolen United States mail and one defendant sentenced for theft of United States mail by United States Postal employee and conspiracy
March 26, 2009 New Orleans man, Michael Wright, arrested on child pornography charges
March 25, 2009 Local attorney, James Perdigao, sentenced to over 15 years in federal prison
March 25, 2009 Illegal alien, Hibert Barrios-Guity, sentenced to 15 months in federal prison
March 25, 2009 Drug offender, Clyde Perez, pleads guilty in federal court
March 25, 2009 Woman, Eva Baptiste, pleads guilty to theft of government funds in connection with Louisiana Road Home Program
March 25, 2009 Illegal alien, Venancio Chavez-Enamorado, pleads guilty in federal court
March 25, 2009 New Orleans man, Michael Deshawn Badon, pleads guilty to federal gun charge
March 24, 2009 Avondale man, Harry Temple, sentenced for access device fraud, identity theft
March 24, 2009 U.S. Attorney’s Office seizes pensions for payment of restitution to Orleans Parish School System
March 24, 2009 Georgia man, Taylor Williams, pleads guilty in federal court to criminal infringement of a copyright
March 24, 2009 Harvey woman, Lisa N. Carey, sentenced in Katrina fraud case
March 23, 2009 Owner and employee of local Medicaid agency plead guilty to federal health care offenses
March 19, 2009 Kenner man, Byron Chaplain, pleads guilty to possession of firearms stolen from gun show
March 19, 2009 New Orleans man, Randolph Polk, Jr., sentenced to 6 months for conspiracy to commit mail fraud
March 19, 2009 Illegal alien, Ervey Arcos Rosas, sentenced to 5 months in federal prison
March 19, 2009 New Orleans man, Ernest Turner, sentenced to over 30 years in federal prison for in cocaine conspiracy
March 19, 2009 New Orleans man, Terrence Leavell, sentenced to over 9 years in federal prison for illegal gun and drug possession
March 19, 2009 New Orleans man, Dwayne Hitchens, sentenced for federal drug trafficking charges
March 18, 2009 Felon, Chris Lamont McCann, found guilty of federal gun violation
March 18, 2009 Harvey man, Jumaa Abdel Rahim Alshalabi, sentenced for trafficking in counterfeit goods
March 18, 2009 Reserve resident, Kendell Jackson, pleads guilty to federal drug and firearm charges
March 18, 2009 North shore man, Arthur Chabaud, pleads guilty to federal meth manufacturing conspiracy
March 17, 2009 Illegal alien, Jorge Alberto Hernandez-Castillo, pleads guilty in federal court
March 13, 2009 New Orleans resident, Billy Ray Lawrence, faces federal charges for defrauding Louisiana Road Home program
March 13, 2009 Brothers: Jovaughn A. Risin and Quinn P. Risin, indicted for Hurricane Katrina related FEMA fraud
March 12, 2009 Illegal alien, Jose Altunar-Cruz, sentenced in federal court
March 11, 2009 Multi-kilogram cocaine distributer, Quincy Brown, pleads guilty to federal drug charges
March 11, 2009 New Orleans man, Craig Jones, sentenced to over 13 years in federal prison for role in cocaine conspiracy
March 5, 2009 Federal judge sentences two major Orleans Parish School Board probe figures
March 5, 2009 Texas source of ecstacy pleads guilty in federal court
March 5, 2009 Attorney, William E. Bradley, involved in film commission bribe pleads guilty
March 4, 2009 Former NOBRA president, Clifford E. Clayton, sentenced in federal court
March 4, 2009 Loranger woman, Yanata Brown, sentenced for defrauding American Red Cross
March 4, 2009 New Orleans man, Charles V. Benedetto, sentenced for failure to file tax returns
March 4, 2009 Illegal alien, Jorge Alberto Eng-Avila, pleads guilty in federal court
March 4, 2009 Illinois man, Teak O. Campbell, sentenced to 46 months in federal prison for being felon in possession of firearm
March 4, 2009 Gibson man, Sheldon Matthews, sentenced for defrauding American Red Cross
March 4, 2009 Honduran man, Pedro Quintana, sentenced in federal court for bank fraud
March 4, 2009 New Orleans man, Quitman Alexander, sentenced to over 5 years in federal prison for trafficking crack cocaine
March 4, 2009 Metairie woman, Jacqueline Foreman-Pottinger, pleads guilty to defrauding Louisiana Road Home program
March 2, 2009 One of the city’s most notorious criminals, Marchello Jones, pleads guilty to drug conspiracy and firearms charges in federal court
February 26, 2009 Former Catholic charities employee, Margare Segura, sentenced to federal prison for theft
February 26, 2009 New Orleans drug offender, Byron Orlando Smith, pleads guilty in federal court
February 20, 2009 Federal jury convicts Orleans man, Byron Ladell Williams, in Project Safe Neighborhood case for illegal gun possession
February 20, 2009 Alien, Jose De Jesus Garcia Guzman, indicted on one count of illegal re-entry
February 19, 2009 Man, Steven Hardrick, sentenced to over 5 years in prison for federal firearms violations
February 18, 2009 Orleans Parish man, Jermaine Zeno, sentenced to over 3 years in federal prison for drug charges
February 18, 2009 New Orleans man, Jerome Cambrice, sentenced to 7 years in federal prison
February 18, 2009 Two defendants: Diego Perez and David Battenberg, involved in drug conspiracy that led to overdose sentenced in federal court
February 18, 2009 Houma man, Antonnio Pickett, sentenced to over 7 years imprisonment in federal child pornography case
February 18, 2009 Texas man, Jose Alfredo Gonzales, pleads guilty to making false statements to a government agency
February 18, 2009 Financial advisor, Judith Zabalaoui, guilty of stealing millions in “Ponzi” scheme
February 18, 2009 Two: Darren Paul and Randy Dean, plead guilty in federal drug conspiracy
February 18, 2009 15 indicted on federal gun and drug charges arrested in early morning roundup
February 13, 2009 Six people indicted by federal grand jury for bank fraud conspiracy
February 13, 2009 Mother and son: Gloria Mireles and Merlin Mireles, indicted for transporting and harboring illegal aliens
February 12, 2009 Kenner man, Raymond Cuccia, pleads guilty in federal court to Louisiana Road Home program fraud
February 12, 2009 New Orleans man, Shanon E. Frank, pleads guilty to heroin distribution conspiracy
February 11, 2009 Metairie man, Matthew S. Olvany, charged in drug conspiracy that led to overdose
February 5, 2009 Missouri man, Joseph H. Brussel, III, charged with assault on the high seas
February 5, 2009 Woman, Candince McMillian, faces federal sentence for false statements to the SBA following Hurricane Katrina
February 5, 2009 Harvey man, Desi Wilson, sentenced for criminal infringement of trademarks and copyrighted materials
February 5, 2009 Metairie man, Jeremy Reason, sentenced to over 5 years in federal prison in child pornography case
February 5, 2009 New Orleans man, Kurt A. Dixon, sentenced to 33 months in federal prison for narcotics and gun violations
February 5, 2009 Metairie man, Kwame Michou Nantambu, sentenced for identification fraud
February 5, 2009 St. Tammany man, Shane Patrick Bossier, sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for role in drug distribution network
February 5, 2009 Arabi man, Abdul Rahman Khan, pleads guilty to harboring illegal aliens
February 5, 2009 New Orleans woman, Ashley N. Brooks, charged with violating federal gun laws
February 5, 2009 Brothers: Byron Neal and Shad Neal, indicted for conspiracy to kill DEA confidential source
February 5, 2009 Illegal alien, Christi Navidad Grant Ponce, pleads guilty in federal court
February 5, 2009 Illegal alien, Emar Escobar-Rivera, pleads guilty in federal court
February 5, 2009 Illegal aliens: Harold Redway and Brenton St. Aubyn Smith, plead guilty to being illegal stowaways
February 5, 2009 Two New Orleans men: Kenwuane Moore and Louis Duplesis, charged with violating federal drug and gun laws
February 5, 2009 New Orleans man, Steve Wilson, charged with violating federal drug laws and attempted arson
February 3, 2009 Former MMS official, Donald C. Howard, sentenced in gift-taking scandal
February 3, 2009 Financial advisor, Judith Zabalaoui, charged with stealing more than $3,000,000 in “ponzi” scheme
February 2, 2009 United Postal Service letter carrier, Geronimo A. Cellamare, charged after detaining mail
January 29, 2009 Grand jury indicts New Orleans man, Gralen Benson, for violation of federal gun laws
January 29, 2009 New Orleans man, Vernon Thompson, pleads guilty to stealing Social Security benefits
January 29, 2009 Two men: Miguel Oswaldo Cano-Soto and Hector Antonio Maldonado-Escalante, indicted on federal immigration charges
January 28, 2009 Illegal alien, Antoni Laboriel-Martinez, pleads guilty in federal court
January 28, 2009 New Orleans man, Wilbert J. Smith, Jr., sentenced to 2 years in federal prison for concealment of a felony
January 28, 2009 New Orleans man, Thomas Harrison, sentenced to over 5 years in federal prison for narcotics violation
January 28, 2009 Man, Kevin Cockerham, sentenced to 20 years for role in heroin and cocaine conspiracy
January 28, 2009 Man, Christopher Brown, sentenced to 20 years for crack cocaine conspiracy and operating a crack house
January 28, 2009 Former Shell Oil executive, Gregory L. Courtney, pleads guilty to income tax evasion and mail fraud
January 26, 2009 St. John Parish drug dealers: Louis Johnson and Trevor Jeffery, plead guilty in federal court
January 23, 2009 Six individuals face faces federal charges for defrauding Louisiana Road Home program
January 23, 2009 Former St. Tammany D.A. employee and private investigator plead guilty in government computer access scheme
January 23, 2009 One defendant sentenced, another pleads guilty to federal charges arising from Tangipahoa Parish childcare program fraud probe
January 22, 2009 Texas man, Jesse Michael Peters, Jr., pleads guilty in federal court to bank robbery
January 22, 2009 Alien, Victor Manuel Rivera-Herrera, pleads guilty on one count of illegal re-entry
January 22, 2009 Metairie man, Charles W. Pane, pleads guilty to carrying weapon in airport
January 22, 2009 New Orleans man, Steven Lemon, indicted for failure to register as a sex offender
January 21, 2009 Texas Petroleum Investment Company is sentenced today for misdemeanor environmental crime
January 21, 2009 New Orleans man, Leonardo Johnson, sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for gun violation
January 21, 2009 Cincinnati man, Jefferson Daniels, sentenced to over 8 years in federal prison for gun violation
January 21, 2009 Sorrento man, Mark D. Millien, sentenced to 5 years probation for use of unlawful Coast Guard license
January 21, 2009 Hammond man, Jacob C. Weibelt, arrested on child pornography charges
January 21, 2009 Hammond man, Gary Dukes, Jr., pleads guilty to distributing crack cocaine
January 21, 2009 California man, Cashmen Robinson, pleads guilty to federal drug and gun charges
January 21, 2009 Baton Rouge man, Derrick Jones, pleads guilty to conspiracy to commit access device fraud
January 21, 2009 Mississippi man, Earl H. Fayard, Jr., pleads guilty to filing false Byrd Amendment claim
January 16, 2009 Bogalusa woman, Ericka Conerly, indicted for defrauding American Red Cross
January 16, 2009 Garyville woman, Ethel Duhe, indicted for defrauding American Red Cross
January 15, 2009 Hammond man, Gregory Broussard, indicted for making threats against the President of the United States
January 15, 2009 FBI arrests New Orleans man, Steven R. Hansen, for wire fraud and misuse of SSN number
January 15, 2009 New Orleans woman, Tasheika Brown, charged for conspiracy to commit access device fraud
January 15, 2009 Aliens: Larisa Ivanovna Yudina and Aleksandr M. Zarechnyi, indicted for Social Security fraud
January 15, 2009 Alien, Venancio Chavez-Enamorado, indicted on one count of illegal re-entry
January 14, 2009 Former New Orleans resident, Samantha Scott, sentenced to three years probation for access device fraud
January 14, 2009 New Orleans murderer and drug dealer, Eldridge Simpson, sentenced to three terms of life in federal prison
January 14, 2009 Illegal alien, Mario Roberto Andrade, sentenced in passport fraud
January 14, 2009 New Orleans doctor, Maria Carmen Palazzo, sentenced to seven years, 3 months in federal prison for health care fraud violations
January 14, 2009 Marrero woman, Mammie Washington, sentenced to three years probation for bank theft
January 14, 2009 New Orleans man, Steven Lemon, charged with failure to register as a sex offender
January 13, 2009 Hammond man, Gregory Broussard, charged with making threats against the President of the United States
January 9, 2009 New Orleans woman, Barbara Simmons Dowl, faces federal indictment for fraud charges
January 8, 2009 Metairie man, Terence Rhodes, sentenced in federal child pornography case
January 8, 2009 Orleans man, John Wayne Thomas, pleads guilty to federal charges of drug dealing, illegal gun possession, and theft of U.S. mail
January 8, 2009 New Orleans man, Charles C. Henry, pleads guilty to misprision of felony
January 7, 2009 Slidell man, Agegnehu Tsega, sentenced in child pornography case
January 7, 2009 New Orleans man, Zeno Price, sentenced for role in drug conspiracy
January 7, 2009 Local woman, Diane Stafford, sentenced for Katrina related theft of public money and theft from an employee pension plan
January 7, 2009 United States garnishes Barre/De Cay state pensions for payment of restitution to City of New Orleans
January 7, 2009 Reserve woman, Leola Stewart, sentenced for defrauding American Red Cross
January 7, 2009 Orleans man, Manuel Ray, pleads guilty to federal drug and gun charges