Federal Bureau of Investigation - New Orleans Field Division

CONVICTION IN BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, ON CHARGES OF MAILING A THREATENING LETTER TO A FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER

BATON ROUGE, LA – United States Attorney David R. Dugas announced that on November 5, 2007, a federal jury in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, convicted BRANDON ORTEGO, age 21, a resident of Bunkie, Louisiana, on three counts of mailing a threatening letter to a federal law enforcement officer.

The indictment charged ORTEGO with sending three threatening letters to an FBI agent containing a threat to injure that agent and her family. The letters were sent in September of 2005 while ORTEGO was an inmate at the Elayn Hunt Correctional Center.

Judge James J. Brady presided over the one-day jury trial. Assistant United States Attorneys Joseph Blackwell and Walt Green prosecuted the case on behalf of the United States.

The defendant faces a maximum sentence of up to thirty years imprisonment and a maximum fine of $750,000. Judge Brady will sentence the defendant following the completion of a pre-sentence investigation.

The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation with the assistance of the Elayn Hunt Correctional Center.

The United States Attorney's Office

Middle District of Louisiana

The United States Attorney's Office Middle District of Louisiana November 6, 2007

CONVICTION IN BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, ON CHARGES OF MAILING A THREATENING LETTER TO A FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER BATON ROUGE, LA – United States Attorney David R. Dugas announced that on November 5, 2007, a federal jury in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, convicted BRANDON ORTEGO, age 21, a resident of Bunkie, Louisiana, on three counts of mailing a threatening letter to a federal law enforcement officer. The indictment charged ORTEGO with sending three threatening letters to an FBI agent containing a threat to injure that agent and her family. The letters were sent in September of 2005 while ORTEGO was an inmate at the Elayn Hunt Correctional Center. Judge James J. Brady presided over the one-day jury trial. Assistant United States Attorneys Joseph Blackwell and Walt Green prosecuted the case on behalf of the United States. The defendant faces a maximum sentence of up to thirty years imprisonment and a maximum fine of $750,000. Judge Brady will sentence the defendant following the completion of a pre-sentence investigation. The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation with the assistance of the Elayn Hunt Correctional Center.