Tag: Louisiana

Blake Anthony Bachemin, Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, Louisiana 2026
⏱ 2 min read Blake Anthony Bachemin, a 28-year-old New Orleans man, was caught with multiple plastic baggies of methamphetamine on his person when he was arrested near the 500 block of Esplanade Avenue. The arrest was made by the New Orleans Police Department, who were acting on a pending felony arrest warrant for possession…

Juanita Faye Holtschneider, Wire Fraud and Tax Evasion, Missouri 2026
⏱ 2 min read Juanita Faye Holtschneider, a 58-year-old accountant from Fort Polk, Louisiana, has been sentenced to 33 months in prison for embezzling money from her employer and the US government. Holtschneider worked for G2 Material Handling, where she redirected automatic deposits meant for the US Treasury and the company’s account to her own…

Ariel Kornienko, Distributing Animal Crush Videos, Louisiana 2024
Covington Woman Sentenced For Distributing Brutally Cruel Animal Videos Ariel Kornienko, a 43-year-old resident of Covington, Louisiana, has been sentenced to 9 months of imprisonment and 6 months of home detention, followed by 3 years of supervised release, and a $100 mandatory special assessment fee. Kornienko pleaded guilty to distributing animal crush videos, in violation…

Yuan Buggage, Drug Trafficking, Louisiana 2026
A 25-year-old New Orleans man has pleaded guilty to federal drug and firearm charges in a high-profile case that has left law enforcement officials breathing a sigh of relief. Yuan Buggage, 25, of New Orleans, pled guilty on May 12, 2026, before United States District Judge Carl J. Barbier to a six-count indictment charging him…

MAYCOL JAVIER CARCAMO-ANTUNEZ, Illegal Entry, Louisiana 2026
⏱ 2 min read MAYCOL JAVIER CARCAMO-ANTUNEZ, a 21-year-old Honduran national, was found in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana on April 15, 2026, after allegedly entering the United States illegally, avoiding examination and inspection by U.S. immigration officials. This incident occurred in violation of Title 8, United States Code, Section 1325(a). CARCAMO-ANTUNEZ was charged by bill of…

Ezequiel Lara-Reyes, Illegal Entry, Louisiana 2026
⏱ 2 min read Ezequiel Lara-Reyes, a 27-year-old Honduran national, was found in Tangipahoa Parish on April 15, 2026, and subsequently charged with illegal entry into the United States. Lara-Reyes, an illegal alien, allegedly avoided examination and inspection by U.S. immigration officials, violating Title 8, United States Code, Section 1325(a). The incident occurred in Louisiana,…

Amanda Wilkerson, Tax Fraud, Louisiana 2026
⏱ 2 min read Amanda Wilkerson, a 57-year-old woman from Marrero, Louisiana, pleaded guilty to tax fraud and PPP loan fraud on April 21, 2026. Wilkerson, who owned and operated Divine Purpose Home Care LLC, a home healthcare business, withheld taxes from her employees’ paychecks but failed to report and remit them to the IRS.…

Felanda Ashton, Meth Trafficking, Louisiana 2026
⏱ 2 min read Felanda Ashton, a 53-year-old Shreveport resident, was busted for selling large quantities of methamphetamine from his vehicle. On April 27, 2026, he faced the music, sentenced to 211 months in prison for possessing meth with intent to distribute and possessing a firearm to further his drug operation. Ashton’s troubles began when…

Kelly Denise Hernandez, Conspiracy to Transport Illegal Aliens for Profit, Louisiana 2026
⏱ 2 min read Kelly Denise Hernandez, 38, of Birmingham, Alabama, and Enrique Garcia-Gonzalez, 27, a Mexican national, have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to transport illegal aliens for profit in Louisiana. The duo, along with another co-conspirator, had been smuggling aliens from Mexico into the US, then transporting them within the country for a fee.…

Amanda Cangelosi, Counterfeiting, Louisiana 2026
⏱ 2 min read Amanda Cangelosi, a 40-year-old New Orleans resident, pleaded guilty on April 23, 2026, to conspiring to make and pass counterfeit $100 bills in the city. Cangelosi and her co-conspirators used genuine $1 bills to create the fake currency, attempting to deceive merchants into accepting the counterfeit bills as real. The scheme…
