Tag: Louisiana
David Morel, Child Sex Abuse Materials Possession, Louisiana 2026
⏱ 2 min read A prior convicted sex offender from New Orleans, David Morel, 42, has plead guilty to possession of child sex abuse materials. The guilty plea came on May 19, 2026, after a search of his home on October 20, 2025, uncovered images of pre-pubescent child pornography on his electronic devices. Morel, who…
Zihang Zeng, Marijuana Distribution, Louisiana 2026
⏱ 2 min read A Chinese national, Zihang Zeng, 24, has been caught up in a large-scale marijuana distribution operation in Louisiana. On April 14, 2025, DEA Special Agents observed a group of individuals, including Zeng, Yilei Zhou, and Hanjie Wu, traveling from Houston, Texas to Denham Springs, Louisiana. The following day, two other individuals,…
Jessica Portway, Fentanyl Distribution, Louisiana 2026
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James Michael KAFES, Medical Reimbursement Scheme, Louisiana 2025
⏱ 3 min read A New York man has been caught red-handed trying to cover up a lucrative medical reimbursement scam that bilked investors out of millions in New Orleans. James Michael KAFES, 57, pleaded guilty to conspiring to obstruct justice in an eight-count indictment that included charges of fraud and financial crimes. His scheme…
Olvin Javier Velasquez-Maldonado, Human Trafficking, Louisiana 2022
⏱ 2 min read Olvin Javier Velasquez-Maldonado, a 40-year-old Honduran national, was sentenced to over four years in prison for his role in a scheme to smuggle nearly two dozen illegal aliens and 24 kilograms of cocaine into the United States. The smuggling attempt occurred in February 2022, when Velasquez-Maldonado and his co-conspirators tried to…
Walystton Henrique De Souza, Reentry of Deported Alien, Louisiana 2026
⏱ 2 min read A 32-year-old Brazilian man, Walystton Henrique De Souza, slipped back into the US after being deported in 2021. He was caught in St. Tammany Parish on March 31, 2026, by agents of the US Customs and Border Patrol. De Souza was previously removed to Brazil on July 2, 2021. He’s now…
Jacob Eduardo US-REAL, Assault on Federal Officer, Louisiana 2026
⏱ 2 min read A 19-year-old Guatemalan national, Jacob Eduardo US-REAL, landed a brutal blow to a federal officer’s jaw on January 14, 2026, in Metairie, Louisiana. The officer, a member of the ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations team, had been conducting targeted enforcement operations in the area to catch removable aliens. US-REAL, who had…
Ariel Kornienko, Animal Crush Video Distribution, Louisiana 2023
⏱ 2 min read Ariel Kornienko, a 43-year-old woman from Covington, Louisiana, has been sentenced to 9 months in prison for distributing brutally cruel animal crush videos online. Between October 25, 2023, and June 7, 2024, Kornienko shared obscene and shockingly cruel videos depicting monkeys being impaled, penetrated with objects, set on fire, and subjected…
Osleidy Vanesa Chourio Diaz, Sex Trafficking by Force, Fraud, and Coercion, Louisiana 2024
⏱ 2 min read Two Venezuelan nationals, Osleidy Vanesa Chourio Diaz, 28, and Josmar Jesus Zambrano-Chirinos, 25, are behind bars for running a sex trafficking ring in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Between February 2024 and April 2024, they recruited women from outside the US, brought them in illegally, and forced them into prostitution. According to court…
Olvin Javier Velasquez-Maldonado, International Human and Drug Smuggling Conspiracy, Louisiana 2026
GrimyTimes.com – May 14, 2026 A Honduran national has been sentenced to four years and three months in prison for his role in a massive human and drug smuggling operation. Olvin Javier Velasquez-Maldonado, 35, was extradited from Honduras and brought to justice in the Eastern District of Louisiana. According to court documents, Velasquez-Maldonado and his…
