Category: Louisiana – Eastern District
Federal Court Permanently Enjoins Tax Return Preparers in Louisiana | USAO-EDLA
A federal court in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana has permanently enjoined two New Orleans-area tax return preparers from preparing returns for others and from…
Eastern District of Louisiana U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans Reminds the Public to be Aware of Fraud when Disaster Strikes and Report it to The National Center for Disaster Fraud | USAO-EDLA
NEW ORLEANS – The Department of Justice established the National Center for Disaster Fraud (NCDF) in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, when billions of dollars in federal disaster relief poured…
New Orleans Man Sentenced To 272 Months in Prison for Eight Armed Robberies | USAO-EDLA
NEW ORLEANS, LA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that ERISTON WILSON (“WILSON”), age 28, of New Orleans, Louisiana was sentenced to imprisonment on September 15, 2021 by U.S….
Louisiana Doctor Indicted for Illegally Dispensing Over One Million Doses of Opioids and for $5.1 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme | USAO-EDLA
WASHINGTON – A federal grand jury in New Orleans, Louisiana, returned an indictment on August 26, 2021 charging a Louisiana physician for his role in distributing over 1,200,000 doses of…
California Resident Charged in Superseding Indictment for Role in Sim Swap Scam Targeting at Least 40 People, Including New Orleans Resident | USAO-EDLA
NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that RICHARD YUAN LI, age 21, a resident of Hercules, California, was charged on August 26, 2021 by a federal grand…
Seven More Charged for Involvement in Staged Automobile Accident Scheme | USAO-EDLA
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today the August 26, 2021 Indictment of ASHLEY McGOWAN (“McGOWAN”), age 35; LERTRICE JOHNSON (“L. JOHNSON”), age 45; DAVIENQUE…
Bank Teller Charged with Federal Fraud Charges | USAO-EDLA
NEW ORLEANS, LA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that on August 27, 2021 a Bill of Information charging DEMETRIA MYERS SILVIO, age 32, of New Orleans, Louisiana,…
New York Man Pleads Guilty to Passing Altered Postal Money Orders and Theft | USAO-EDLA
NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that ANTOINE MERCHANT, age 32, of New York, New York, pleaded guilty on August 26, 2021 to conspiracy to pass altered…
New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing More Than 1 Kilogram of Heroin and Agrees to Forfeit a Mercedes Benz And Six Pieces of Diamond Encrusted Jewelry, Including A Rolex, All Purchased with Heroin Proceeds | USAO-EDLA
NEW ORLEANS, LA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that ARTHUR JOHNSON, age 44, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, pled guilty on August 24, 2021 to conspiring to…
New Orleans Man Sentenced To 46 Months in Prison for Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm | USAO-EDLA
NEW ORLEANS, LA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that TORREL KNOX (“KNOX”), age 28, of New Orleans, Louisiana was sentenced to imprisonment on August 19, 2021 by U.S….
