Tag: New Orleans
Tamyra Travis, Mail Theft, Louisiana 2026
⏱ 2 min read A 27-year-old mail handler, Tamyra Travis, has pleaded guilty to stealing cell phones from the mail in New Orleans. Travis, who worked for the United States Postal Service (USPS), was accused of swiping phones that had been sent through the mail. The crime occurred while Travis was working as a mail…
Sheldon Smith Sr., Fentanyl and Oxycodone Possession, Louisiana 2024
⏱ 2 min read Sheldon Smith Sr., a 60-year-old New Orleans man, was sentenced to 78 months in prison for possessing fentanyl, oxycodone, and firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. On December 17, 2024, Smith was found with a quantity of fentanyl and oxycodone, as well as two handguns, a Glock Model 19…
Derrick Serignet, Fentanyl Trafficking, Louisiana 2026
⏱ 2 min read Derrick Serignet, a 44-year-old New Orleans felon, was caught red-handed with a loaded Glock and over 100 baggies of fentanyl and cocaine on February 4, 2026, during a traffic stop in the Central City area. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) had been surveilling Serignet after receiving tips that he was…
Jiaxin Tian, Receiving Child Sex Abuse Material, Louisiana 2025
⏱ 2 min read A 29-year-old Chinese graduate student, Jiaxin Tian, has pleaded guilty to receiving child sex abuse material in New Orleans. The case began with an undercover online investigation by the Pearl River County Sheriff’s Office, which led to Tian’s residence in New Orleans. On December 12, 2025, agents with the Louisiana Bureau…
Erik Roberto Machado-Mencia, Alien Re-Entry, Louisiana 2026
⏱ 2 min read Erik Roberto Machado-Mencia, a 37-year-old Honduran native, was busted by US Border Patrol agents on Interstate 12 near Lacombe, Louisiana, on May 15, 2025, for re-entering the country without permission after being deported in 2019. Machado-Mencia was sentenced to three months in federal prison on July 30, 2026, for his crime.…
Mahmoud Alhattab, Bribery Concerning Programs Receiving Federal Funds, Louisiana 2026
⏱ 2 min read Over 100 people fraudulently obtained commercial driver’s licenses in a bribery scheme led by Mahmoud Alhattab, a local restaurant owner, in Louisiana. The scheme, which involved bribing employees of a Donaldsonville OMV office, allowed applicants to bypass federally-mandated steps of the CDL qualification process, including knowledge testing, entry-level driver training, and…
Jock Walker, Fentanyl Possession with Intent to Distribute and Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Louisiana 2026
⏱ 2 min read Jock Walker, a 45-year-old New Orleans man, has been indicted for possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute and federal gun charges. The incident occurred on July 15, 2026, in Orleans Parish. Walker, who has a prior felony conviction, allegedly possessed a controlled substance, namely fentanyl, while in possession of a…
Jose Jovany Cruz-Hernandez, Illegal Reentry, Louisiana 2026
⏱ 2 min read Jose Jovany Cruz-Hernandez, a 41-year-old Honduran native, was caught reentering the US without permission in the Eastern District of Louisiana on March 16, 2026. This was not his first time – he had been removed from the US on five previous occasions, with the most recent removal being on June 1,…
Tino Pierre, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Louisiana 2026
⏱ 2 min read Tino Pierre, a 25-year-old New Orleans man, has been indicted for being a felon in possession of a firearm. The crime occurred on April 8, 2026, in the Eastern District of Louisiana, where Pierre was found with a gun despite being a previously convicted felon. Pierre’s prior convictions, which are punishable…
Michael Brooks, Drug Trafficking, Louisiana 2025
⏱ 2 min read Michael Brooks, a 30-year-old New Orleans felon, pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking and firearms offenses on July 23, 2026. Brooks was pulled over by Louisiana State Police on August 13, 2025, with over 2.5 pounds of marijuana, tapentadol pills, and two firearms, including a Glock handgun with a machinegun conversion…
