Tag: Lafayette
Moses Hernandez, Child Pornography and Molestation, Louisiana 2025
⏱ 2 min read Moses Hernandez, a 34-year-old former Lafayette resident, has been sentenced to 19 years in federal prison for heinous crimes against children. In July 2025, the FBI received a tip that Hernandez had confessed to molesting a young girl and producing child pornography. An investigation was launched, and a search of his…
Scammer Nabbed for $9.75M Tax Swindle
⏱ 2 min read A 63-year-old Boyce resident is facing a lengthy prison sentence after allegedly swindling the IRS out of more than $9.75 million in tax refunds. Jane Frances Pierce claimed the refunds on behalf of a trust she controlled, but used the funds for personal expenses. Pierce filed false tax returns with the…
US Wildlife Official, Poaching, California 2020
⏱ 2 min read Jack Montoucet, the former Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, has pleaded guilty to conspiring to take illegal kickbacks in exchange for awarding government contracts. The scheme, which took place in Lafayette, Louisiana, involved Montoucet corruptly soliciting and accepting kickbacks in return for being influenced in awarding state…
Western LA Drug Trafficking Busts, Louisiana, 2024
⏱ 2 min read In a series of raids across Louisiana’s Western District, federal agents have busted multiple drug trafficking rings, arresting over a dozen defendants, including illegal aliens and local gang members. The operation, which took place between mid-February and mid-March, targeted major traffickers of fentanyl, cocaine, and methamphetamine. The US Attorney’s Office, in…
