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December 17, 2007 New Orleans, David “Doc” Williams, man sentenced in traffic court investigation
December 12, 2007 Illegal alien, Jean Ariboinote, sentenced for re-entry after deportation
December 12, 2007 New Orleans woman, Debra Lallande, pleads guilty to fraudulently obtaining social security benefits
December 12, 2007 New Orleans man, Kim C. Thompson, sentenced to 57 months in federal prison
December 12, 2007 Local attorney, Mayer Finkelstein, pleads guilty to possession of child pornography and two others: Christopher Bland and Michael Larrieu, sentenced to federal prison
December 7, 2007 Texas/Louisiana men: Lizandro Tijerina, aka “Junior”; Ernest Turner, aka “Baldie”, “B-man”; Pablo Solis; Ricardo Rivera; Celestino Rivera; and Nicolas Alanis, indicted for federal drug conspiracy
December 7, 2007 ATF arrest leads to federal grand jury indictment of mother, Betty Richburg, and son, Mark Richburg, for federal gun violations
December 6, 2007 Four men: Sheldon Dean, Sheldon Thompson, Randy Dean, and Xavier O’Connor, indicted on federal drug and gun charges
December 6, 2007 Roseland man, Joshua Daniel Morgan, sentenced to 37 months in federal prison for conspiracy to commit bank robbery
December 5, 2007 New Orleans man, Anthony Williams, sentenced to 2 years in federal prison for gun violations
December 5, 2007 Drug dealer, Reginald Elzy, sentenced to over eight years in federal prison
December 5, 2007 Illegal alien, Olvin Orlando Ramirez-Carcamo, pleads guilty in federal court
December 5, 2007 Illegal alien, Jose Torres-Morales, pleads guilty in federal court
December 5, 2007 New Orleans man, Timrek Andrews, sentenced to 14 months in federal prison for gun violations
November 29, 2007 Ex-NOPD officer, Donald Battiste, faces federal indictment
November 29, 2007 New Orleans man, Tyrone Hyams, sentenced for federal firearms charges
November 29, 2007 Man, Steven L. Johnson, sentenced to over 5 years in federal prison for receiving child pornography images
November 29, 2007 Jermaine Brumfield and Alpha Galloway: Two Covington residents sentenced to federal prison
November 29, 2007 Alien, Franklin Omar Cruz-Velasquez, pleads guilty to illegal entry
November 29, 2007 Thibodaux woman, Linda Southall, pleads guilty to Hurricane Katrina related FEMA fraud
November 29, 2007 New Orleans man, Anthony C. King, pleads guilty to federal drug and weapons charges
November 28, 2007 New Orleans man, Nakia Williams, sentenced to over 6 years in federal prison for crack distribution
November 28, 2007 New Orleans man, Lonny Reaux, sentenced to 71 months in federal prison for gun violations
November 28, 2007 Armed robber, Michael Declouet, pleads guilty in federal court
November 28, 2007 Kenner man, Lance Everson, pleads guilty to federal firearms charges
November 28, 2007 Former gun shop owner, Hermann Eicke, III, and two others, Timothy Harris, Sr. & Rebecca Zitzmann, plead guilty in federal court
November 28, 2007 Man, Delinege King, sentenced to 20 years in federal prison
November 28, 2007 Alien, Carla Antonia Murillo Reyes, pleads guilty to illegal entry
November 28, 2007 Key member of distribution network, Bruce Carter, Jr., pleads guilty to drug charge as a result of wiretap evidence
November 28, 2007 New Orleans man, Alfred Pennington, IV, sentenced to 14 months in federal prison for receiving a Firearm while under indictment
November 27, 2007 Local woman, Roshondra Celious, sentenced for making false Katrina aid claim
November 21, 2007 Oliver Thomas, former New Orleans city council member, sentenced
to over 3 years in federal prison
November 16, 2007 Immigration and Customs Enforcement detain alien, Marco Antonio Chavarria-Luna, after illegal re-entry
November 16, 2007 Slidell woman, Renada Thornton, indicted for defrauding American Red Cross
November 15, 2007 Angela Sholes and Angie Campbell: Two former New Orleans Traffic Court employees sentenced to prison for embezzling over $109,000.00 from Section “D”
November 15, 2007 LaPlace resident, Michele Stuart, pleads guilty to theft of bank funds
November 14, 2007 Former NOPD officer, Daryl Odom, pleads guilty to workers compensation Fraud Scheme
August 13, 2007 New Orleans City Council Member, Oliver Thomas, Convicted Of Bribery In Federal Court
August 10, 2007 Federal Grand Jury Indictment of A New Orleans Man, Patrick Wayne Jones, Jr., For Illegally Possessing Firearms
August 10, 2007 Federal Grand Jury Returns Superseding Indictment On Gun Charges For Eric Lee Hudson
August 10, 2007 New Orleans Man, Anthony C. King, Indicted By Federal Grand Jury On Drug Distribution Charges
August 10, 2007 Napoleanville Woman, Albertine Wiggins, Indicted For Defrauding FEMA
August 10, 2007 Federal Grand Jury Indicts New Orleans Man, Shawn Lee, On Drug And Gun Charges
August 9, 2007 Federal Grand Jury Returns Bank Robbery Indictment For George Stephen Cuthbertson
August 9, 2007 Bogalusa Woman, Majorie Jordan, Indicted For Defrauding American Red Cross
August 9, 2007 New Orleans Man, Martin Blanco, Sentenced To Federal Prison For Gun Charges
August 8, 2007 Producer, Jerry Lucas, Of Child Pornography Sentenced To Over 21 Years In Federal Prison
August 7, 2007 Tax Consultant, Nile J. Vincent, Sentenced In Federal Court
August 7, 2007 Another Traffic Court Guilty Plea, Alfred Miller, In Federal Court
August 3, 2007 Crime Task Force Arrest Leads To Federal Gtrand Jury Indictment Of Convicted Felon, Edward Booker
August 3, 2007 Immigration And Customs Enforcement Detain Alien, Honorato Hernandez-Castillo, After Illegal Re-Entry
August 3, 2007 United Postal Service Letter Carrier, Nathan Williams, Indicted For Discarding Mail
August 3, 2007 Immigration And Customs Enforcement Detain Alien, Hugo Rolando Turcios-Castellanos, After Illegal Re-Entry
August 3, 2007 Metairie Man, Kenneth Vidales, Indicted By Federal Grand Jury On Drug Charges
August 3, 2007 Crime Task Force Arrest Leads To Federal Grand Jury Indictment Of A 9-1-1 Operator, Demond Boudoin, For Drug Distribution
August 3, 2007 Convicted Armed Robber, Shaun L. Bailey, Indicted By Grand Jury On Federal Gun Charge
August 1, 2007 Local Man, Ronald P. Leo, Pleads Guilty to Social Security Fraud
August 1, 2007 Former VA Labor Union Officer, Lorraine T. Payton, Pleads Guilty In Federal Court
August 1, 2007 New Orleans Man, Isaac Keshawn Williams, Pleads Guilty To Being Felon In Possession Of A Sawed-Off Shotgun
July 27, 2007 Stephen Mayeaux And Nellie Ann Miller Indicted By Federal Grand Jury With Stealing FEMA Trailers
July 27, 2007 New Orleans Man, John Wayne Thomas, Faces Federal Gun And Drug Charges
July 27, 2007 Immigration And Customs Enforcement Detain Alien, Edwin Masariegos-Baca, After Illegal Re-Entry
July 27, 2007 Immigration And Customs Enforcement Detain Alien, Walter Aguilar-Rodriguez, After Illegal Re-Entry
July 25, 2007 Convicted Felon, Lyndell Mosley, In Possession Of A Firearm Pleads Guilty In Federal Court
July 25, 2007 Federal Jury Returns Guilty Verdict On Firearms And Drug Charges For Chad James
July 19, 2007 Two "Brothers In Arms" Defendants, Jereme Thomas and Eddie Chaney, Sentenced To Lengthy Federal Jail Terms
July 18, 2007 Gretna Man, John Chiem, Pleads Guilty to "Katrina Fraud"
June 28, 2007 New Orleans Man, John McCormick, Indicted For Drug And Gun Crimes
June 28, 2007 29-Year Old Man, Jarange Durr, Indicted For Gun And Drug Crimes In Independence
June 28, 2007 Federal Grand Jury Charges Illegal Aien, Denis Abraham Chirino-Chirino
June 28, 2007 Eleven Local Men, Casey Lejeune, Ken A. Bardell, George R. Buckhalter, Rogers Coleman III, Terrance Henderson, Roderick Joseph, Zachary Labs, David Williams, Earl Williams, and Tracey T. Wright, Face Federal Gun Charges
June 28, 2007 Federal Indictment For Reentry Of A Deported Alien, Jean G. Ariboinote, Previously Convicted Of An Aggravated Felony
June 28, 2007 New Orleans Individual, Taron Blackmon, Pleads Guilty to Drug Charges In Federal Court
June 27, 2007 Tangipahoa Parish Jailer, Harris Robertson, Pleads Guilty To Federal Drug Charges
June 27, 2007 Kenner Man, Devaughan Smith, Sentenced To 25 Years In Federal Prison For Murder-For-Hire plot And Drug Charges
June 27, 2007 Northshore Area Man, Kojak Batiste, Sentenced To Over 20 Years In Federal Prison For Narcotics Violation
June 21, 2007 Central City Drug Dealer, Carnell Meredith, Pleads Guilty In Federal Court To Drug And Firearms Violations
June 21, 2007 New Orleans Woman, Glyendale Stevenson, Pleads Guilty In Federal Court
June 21, 2007 Six, John Martinez, Fortunato Albornoz, Carlos Santiago-Caparros, Jabier Colon, Jabier Rentera, and Joe Pabon, Indicted For Possession Of 83 Kilograms Of Cocaine
June 21, 2007 Under Project Safe Childhood - Covington Man, Steven L. Johnson, Pleads Guilty To Receipt Of Child Pornography
June 21, 2007 Ivory “B-Stupid” Harris Pleads Guilty In Federal Court
June 20, 2007 Ongoing School Board Probe Nets Former Orleans Parish School board President, Ellenese Brooks-Simms, Who Pleads Guilty In Federal Court
June 14, 2007 Local Psychiatrist, Dr. Maria Carmen Palazzo, Indicted For Fraud Associated With Mentally Ill Patients And Children In Clinical Trials
June 14, 2007 Covington Man, Kenneth T. Earlycutt, Sentenced For Making False Katrina Aid Claim
June 13, 2007 Covington Man, John Thompson, Sentenced To 41 Months In Federal Prison For Destruction Of Communication Lines Or Systems Of Civil Defense Facilities
June 13, 2007 Illegal Alien, Juan Castillo-Espitia, Sentenced To 30 Months In Federal Prison For Re-Entry After Deportation
June 13, 2007 Bank Robber, Romero Ceasar, Sentenced To 85 Months Imprisonment
June 8, 2007 Federal Grand Jury Indicts Eric Lee Hudson On Weapons Charges
June 7, 2007 Two Former New Orleans Traffic Court Employees, Angela Sholes and Angie Campbell, Indicted For Embezzlilng Over $109,000 From Section "D"
June 6, 2007 Contractor, Randall Moore, Sentenced In City Hall Corruption Investigation To Three Years Probation For Misprision Of A Felony
June 6, 2007 New Orleans Man, Kendall Williams, Convicted Of Federal Narcotics And Firearms Violations
June 1, 2007 Defendant, James D. Chancey, Enters Plea In Plaquemines Parish Courthouse Arson And Other Arsons And Mail Frauds
June 1, 2007 Federal Grand Jury Indicts Terrence Leavell and Arnold Jones on Drug And Gun Charges
May 31, 2007 Two Men, David "Doc" Miller and Alfred Williams, Indicted For Fraud In Connection With New Orleans Traffic Court
May 30, 2007 Jefferson Parish Man, Michael Tesch, Pleads Guilty to Production Of Child Pornography
May 30, 2007 Kenner Woman, Marjorie Reddicks, Sentenced To 99 Months In Federal Prison For Drug/Gun Violation
May 30, 2007 Belle Chase Man, Michael P. Nance, Sentenced To 21 Months In Federal Prison For Failure To File Federal Income Tax Returns
May 24, 2007 Alien, Efrain Isidro Pineda-Lozano, Indicted For Re-Entry After Deportation After Prior Felony Conviction
May 24, 2007 Federal Grand Jury Indicts Felon, Larry McCray, On Possession Of Firearms, "Crack" Cocaine, Heroin & Marijuana Charges
May 24, 2007 Arrest Leads To Federal Grand Jury Indictment Of Alleged Drug Offender, Kin L. Gayle
May 24, 2007 Local Man, Travis Jon Bush, Charged With Damaging U.S. Postal Facility
May 24, 2007 Pontchatoula Man, Joseph Francis Verneuil, Indicted for False Statement In Passport Application For A Third Time
May 23, 2007 Federal Complaint Filed Against Convicted Felon, Michael Anderson, For Violations Of The Federal Gun Control Act
May 17, 2007 Federal Grand Jury Indicts Felon, Dwayne Carter, In Possession Of Firearm
May 17, 2007 Slidell Man, Danny M. Daugherty, Indicted On Child Pornography Charges And Assault With A Deadly Weapon On A Federal Officer
May 17, 2007 Reginald Elzy Indicted For Possession With Intent To Distribute Crack
May 17, 2007 Deported Alien, Martin Licona-Landa, Previously Convicted Of A Felony Indicted For Illegal Reentry
May 17, 2007 Convicted Felon, Andre Macklin, In Possession Of A Firearm Pleads Guilty In Federal Court
May 17, 2007 St. John Parish Ecstasy Dealer, Steven Bailey, Pleads Guilty In Federal Court
May 10, 2007 Avondale Man, Charles Temple, Sentenced To 24 Months In Federal Prison For Trafficking In Counterfeit Goods
May 10, 2007 Nakia Williams Indicted By Federal Grand Jury After Seizure Of Drugs
May 10, 2007 Cousins, Jarrow Allen and Herbert Allen, Indicted By Federal Grand Jury On Drug And Gun Charges