Tag: Louisiana
Jairo Yoel Montoya-Amador, Assault and Damage to Government Property, Louisiana 2026
New Orleans, LA – In a brazen attack, Jairo Yoel Montoya-Amador, a 21-year-old Honduran national, allegedly rammed a pickup truck occupied by a United States Deportation Officer with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and forcibly assaulted the officer, who was performing official duties. According to the indictment, the incident occurred on May 14, 2026, when law…
Julio Valerio-Senteno, Re-Entry of Removed Alien, Louisiana 2025
Grimy Times Exposes Another Illegal Alien In a shocking turn of events, Julio Valerio-Senteno, a 40-year-old Honduran national, was sentenced to time served for re-entering the United States without permission. The crime occurred on May 15, 2025, in the Eastern District of Louisiana. According to court documents, Valerio-Senteno was previously removed from the United States…
Benjamin Holmes, Fentanyl Trafficking, Louisiana 2026
Bogalusa Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy and Federal Gun Violations. NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – On May 13, 2026, Benjamin Holmes, a Bogalusa resident, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Sarah Vance to 240 months imprisonment followed by four years of supervised release. Holmes was found guilty by a jury last year…
Dwayne West, Destruction of Mail, Louisiana 2026
New Orleans Man Sentenced for Destroying Mail A 24-year-old man from New Orleans has been sentenced to one year of probation and a $100 mandatory special assessment fee for destroying mail in his possession. Dwayne West was sentenced on May 21, 2026, by U.S. District Judge Carl J. Barbier. West, a former Postal Service employee,…
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…
Leshawn Parker, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Louisiana 2026
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – Leshawn Parker was sentenced by United States District Judge Sarah S. Vance on May 13, 2026, to serve a total of 60 months in federal prison. Parker had previously been convicted by a jury following a 1999 trial, in federal court in the Eastern District of Louisiana, for Conspiracy to Distribute…
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…
