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11/20/09 Tickfaw Man Indicted for Operating a $20 Million Investment Ponzi Scheme
11/19/09 Bills of Information and Guilty Pleas in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on Charges of Using Interstate Facilities in Aid of Bribery
11/19/09 Federal Jury Convicts Bossier Businessman of Bank Fraud and Bankruptcy Fraud
11/18/09 Illegal Alien Sentenced in Federal Court for Violation of a Protective Order
11/18/09 Local Art Gallery Owners Sentenced in Art Fraud Scheme
11/18/09 Bank Robber Sentenced to 51 Months in Prison
11/17/09 Owner of Local Medicaid Agency Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison for Health Care Offense
11/13/09 Belle Chasse Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Louisiana Road Home Program
11/12/09 Oklahoma Doctor Indicted for Health Care Fraud Committed While Practicing in New Orleans Area
11/12/09 Leader of St. Tammany Parish Cocaine Distribution Ring Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Law Violation
11/10/09 Woman Sentenced After Pleading Guilty to Wire Fraud
11/09/09 Duo Charged with Stealing Nearly $13,000,000 in Embezzlement Scheme
11/06/09 Slidell Woman Pleads Guilty to Defrauding American Red Cross
11/06/09 Greg Meffert, Former New Orleans Chief Technology Officer, Linda Meffert, and Mark St. Pierre Indicted on Federal Bribery, Fraud, Conspiracy, and Related Charges
11/06/09 President of First Fidelity Mortgage, Inc. Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud
11/06/09 Trustee of Shreveport Charitable Foundation Pleads Guilty to Fraud Charges Related to Haynesville Shale Mineral Rights
11/05/09 Woman Charged with Bank Theft
11/04/09 Another Bill of Information and Guilty Plea in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in Operation Illegal Motion
11/04/09 Scheme to Steal Nearly $300,000 Results in Guilty Plea
11/04/09 Ball, Louisiana Municipal Employee Pleads Guilty to Hurricane Disaster Fraud
11/04/09 New Orleans Man Sentenced to 30 Years for the Assault of a Federal Agent Resulting in the Death of DEA Supervisory Special Agent Thomas J. Byrne
11/03/09 Former Marriott Director of Finance Sentenced to 41 Months for Wire Fraud Involving Multi-Million Dollar Theft
11/02/09 Another Bill of Information and Guilty Plea in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in Operation Illegal Motion
10/30/09 Three Sulphur, Louisiana Individuals Sentenced in Federal Court for Transporting Illegal Aliens
10/30/09 Bills of Information and Guilty Pleas in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on Charges of Using Interstate Facilities in Aid of Bribery
10/29/09 Hammond Man Arrested and Charged with Endangering Safety of U.S. Army National Guard Aircraft
10/29/09 Bank Robber Sentenced in Federal Court
10/29/09 Laplace Woman Pleads Guilty to Defrauding American Red Cross
10/29/09 Power Wheelchair Company, Its Owner, and Physician Sentenced for Federal Health Care Fraud Offenses
10/29/09 Banker Guilty of Embezzling More Than $175,000
10/29/09 Slidell Man Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Charges
10/29/09 New Orleans Man Indicted for Bank Robbery
10/28/09 Louisiana Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding American Red Cross in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
10/28/09 Metairie Woman Sentenced for Defrauding FEMA
10/27/09 New Orleans Man Sentenced to 50 Months in Federal Prison for Fraud in Obtaining Automobiles
10/27/09 Former Bank Official Sentenced on Federal Bank Larceny Charges
10/27/09 Superseding Indictment in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in OCDETF “Operation Gator Bait” Case
10/21/09 Metairie Bank Official Sentenced to Over Two Years in Prison for Bank Theft and Larceny
10/21/09 Bank Teller Sentenced
10/21/09 Man Arrested and Charged with Bank Robbery
10/16/09 Grand Jury Supersedes Indictment Against Gretna City Councilman Jonathan Bolar with Two New Wire Fraud Counts
10/16/09 Mandeville Mayor Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Citizens of His Honest Services and Tax Evasion
10/16/09 New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Heroin Distribution Charges
10/15/09 Project Engineer, Two Prime Contractor Employees, and Subcontractor Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Bribe State Official
10/15/09 New Orleans Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Selling Deadly Dose of Heroin
10/15/09 Two Men Indicted on Federal Drug Charges
10/15/09 Federal Law Enforcement Officer Charged with Fraud
10/13/09 Louisiana Man Convicted of Federal Hate Crime for Burning His Neighbors’ Home
10/09/09 FBI Arrests Man for Murder Aboard a Vessel
10/08/09 Hammond Woman Pleads Guilty to Defrauding American Red Cross
10/08/09 Man Indicted for Heroin Distribution
10/08/09 Man Indicted for Crack Distribution
10/08/09 Two LSU Students Sentenced for Financial Aid Fraud
10/07/09 Chalmette Man Sentenced for Conveying False Information
10/07/09 New Orleans Woman Sentenced for Defrauding Louisiana Road Home and Small Business Administration
10/03/09 Bossier City Doctor, His Wife, and Former Employee Convicted at Trial for Prescription Fraud Scheme
10/01/09 Remaining Member of Home Invasion Gang Sentenced in Federal Court
10/01/09 St. Bernard Judge and Lawyers Plead Guilty to Bribery Scheme
10/01/09 Harvey Woman Sentenced for Role in Health Care Fraud
09/30/09 Houma Man Arrested on Child Pornography Charges
09/30/09 Man Indicted for Civil Rights Violations in Connection with Cross-Burning in Athens, Louisiana
09/28/09 Project Engineer, Prime Contractor Employees, and Subcontractor Charged with Conspiracy to Bribe State Official in Connection with Federally Funded Highway Project
09/25/09 St. John Parish President Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Solicit and Receive Bribes
09/25/09 Mayor and Police Chief of Ball, Louisiana Indicted for Hurricane Disaster Fraud
09/25/09 Sentencing in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on Charges of Health Care Fraud and Money Laundering
09/23/09 Former HANO CFO Pleads Guilty to $900,000 Theft
09/23/09 Metairie Man Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud
09/23/09 Slidell Woman Pleads Guilty to Defrauding American Red Cross
09/22/09 Sentencing in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on Civil Rights Violation
09/22/09 Personal Banker Charged with Embezzling More Than $175,000
09/22/09 Former Employee Charged with Stealing Nearly $300,000
09/22/09 Gretna Man Pleads Guilty to Unauthorized Access to Information by Use of a Computer
09/21/09 Indictment in Lafayette, Louisiana on Charges of Mail Fraud
09/18/09 Saint Rose Resident Indicted for Defrauding the Louisiana Road Home Program and FEMA
09/16/09 Former Patterson Police Department Officer Convicted for Civil Rights Violation
09/10/09 Indictment in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on Charges of Mail Fraud
09/10/09 Guilty Plea in Baton Rouge, Lousiana to Charge of Health Care Fraud
09/09/09 Five Sentenced on Federal Charges for Defrauding Bossier Parish School Board
09/09/09 Employees of Local Medicaid Agency Found Guilty of Federal Conspiracy Charges, Heath Care Offenses, and Making False Statements to Federal Agents
09/09/09 New Orleans Man Sentenced to Over Four Years for Bank Robbery
09/03/09 Calcasieu Parish Drug Traffickers Convicted in Federal Court
09/03/09 Baton Rouge Man Charged with Making False Bomb Threat
08/31/09 Former HANO CFO Charged in $900,000 Theft
08/28/09 Eighteen Individuals Charged with Katrina-Related Federal Fraud Offenses, 141 Charged in District Since Storm
08/26/09 Texas Man Sentenced in Federal Court on Drug Charges and for Impersonation of a Federal Officer
08/26/09 Inmate at Federal Detention Center in Oakdale, Louisiana Sentenced in Federal Court
08/26/09 Three Plead Guilty to Purposefully Evading Bank Reporting Requirements for Large Cash Deposits
08/20/09 Federal Jury Convicts New York Man for Interference with Flight Crew and Impersonation of a Federal Air Marshal
08/19/09 Members of Drug Trafficking Organization Indicted by a Federal Grand Jury
08/19/09 U.S. Penitentiary Inmate Convicted of Voluntary Manslaughter of Another Inmate
08/18/09 Drug Dealer Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison
08/14/09 Pollock Inmate Convicted on Federal Assault Charges
08/12/09 Mississippi Man Pleads Guilty to Communicating Death Threats Over Facebook Internet Website
08/12/09 Former Standard Mortgage Corporation Clerk Charged with Computer Fraud
08/06/09 New Orleans Man Indicted for Mail Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft
08/06/09 Former Underwriter Sentenced for Role in Citywide Mortgage House Flipping Scam
08/06/09 Illegal Aliens Charged with Conspiracy and Wire Fraud
08/05/09 Covington Woman Sentenced for Defrauding State Farm Insurance
08/04/09 Former Marriott Director of Finance Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud Involving Two Million Dollar Theft
07/31/09 President of First Fidelity Mortgage, Inc. Indicted and Arrested on Federal Charges
07/30/09 Illegal Aliens Arrested on Wire Fraud Charges
07/29/09 Hammond Woman Pleads Guilty to Defrauding American Red Cross
07/29/09 Slidell Woman Charged with Defrauding American Red Cross
07/29/09 Former Louisiana Film Commission Director Sentenced in Bribery Scheme
07/27/09 Former Bank Assistant Vice-President Guilty of Bank Larceny
07/23/09 New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to Murder of DEA Supervisory Special Agent Thomas J. Byrne
07/23/09 Tangipahoa Man Charged with Defrauding American Red Cross
07/17/09 New Orleans Men Indicted on Federal Drug Charges
07/16/09 Attorney Involved in Film Commission Bribe Sentenced
07/15/09 Metairie Bank Official Pleads Guilty to Bank Theft and Larceny
07/15/09 Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Heroin Charges
07/15/09 Ex-Bank Teller Guilty of Bank Larceny
07/15/09 Convicted Bank Robber Sentenced in Federal Court
07/15/09 Metairie Woman Pleads Guilty to Defrauding FEMA
07/10/09 Former Marriott Director of Finance Charged with Wire Fraud Involving Two-Million-Dollar Theft
07/10/09 Two More Plead Guilty in Baton Rouge, Louisiana to Disaster Relief Fraud Charges
07/08/09 Dental Student Pleads Guilty to Financial Aid Fraud in Federal Court
07/07/09 Laplace Man Faces Federal Charges for Defrauding American Red Cross
07/02/09 FBI Recruiting Initiative During Essence Festival
07/01/09 New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty in Federal Court to Weapons Charge
07/01/09 Bank Robber Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison
07/01/09 Recidivist Child Pornographer Pleads Guilty in Federal Court
07/01/09 St. Bernard Parish Judge Wayne Cresap, Two Lawyers Charged in Bribery Scheme
07/01/09 FBI and NOPD Seek Public’s Assistance in Identifying Bank Robber
07/01/09 1981 Fraud Case Results in Plea
06/26/09 Medical Supply Company Owner and Physician Plead Guilty to Federal Health Care Fraud Offenses
06/26/09 New York Man Indicted for Interference with Flight Crew and Impersonation of a Federal Air Marshal
06/25/09 Plattenville Man Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Charge
06/24/09 Federal Authorities Confirm Execution of Computer Search at New Orleans City Hall
06/19/09 New Orleans Man Indicted for Fraud Charges Related to Hurricane Katrina
06/19/09 Shreveport Drug Dealer Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison
06/18/09 Man Pleads Guilty to Charges in Drug Conspiracy That Led to Overdose
06/18/09 Hammond Woman Indicted for Defrauding American Red Cross
06/17/09 Another Pleads Guilty in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on Disaster Relief Fraud Charges
06/15/09 New Orleans Man Found Guilty of Crime Aboard Aircraft
06/11/09 New Orleans Man Sentenced for Role in Citywide Mortgage House Flipping Scam
06/10/09 Dental Student Pleads Guilty in Federal Court
06/07/09 New Orleans Woman Convicted for Defrauding Louisiana Road Home and Small Business Administration
06/04/09 Louisiana Cardiologist Sentenced in Federal Court for Performing Unnecessary Medical Procedures
06/03/09 Ex-Bank Teller Charged with Bank Larceny
06/03/09 New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to Bank Robbery
06/03/09 Former Bank Official Charged with Bank Larceny
05/29/09 Debit Card Bandit Sentenced to Fifty-Seven Months in Federal Prison for Access Device Fraud and Bank Fraud
05/29/09 Jury Convicts for Receipt of Stolen FEMA Trailer
05/28/09 Air Force Sergeant Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Sexual Exploitation of Children
05/28/09 Logansport, La Man Sentenced in Federal Court for FEMA Fraud
05/28/09 Two Students Indicted by Federal Grand Jury for Financial Aid Fraud
05/28/09 Operation Zenith Defendant Sentenced on Charges of Mail Fraud and Bribery
05/27/09 Ex-Broker Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Securities Fraud
05/27/09 Federal Jury Recommends Death for Convicted Murderer
05/27/09 Guilty Pleas in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to Fraud and Identity Theft Charges
05/22/09 Mississippi Man Indicted for Communicating Death Threats Over “Facebook” Internet Website
05/22/09 Federal Grand Jury Returns Superseding Indictment Against Mose Jefferson, Betty Jefferson, Angela Coleman, and Former State Representative Renee Gill Pratt
05/22/09 FBI and NOPD Seek Public’s Assistance in Identifying Bank Robber
05/22/09 Conviction in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Charges of Conspiracy to Distribute and to Possess with the Intent to Distribute Cocaine, and Unlawful Use of Communications Facilities
05/21/09 Business Owner Sentenced in Bankruptcy Fraud Case
05/21/09 Former Pharmacist Technician Sentenced in Federal Court
05/21/09 Pollock Inmate Sentenced on Federal Assault Charges
05/21/09 33 People Indicted on Federal Drug Charges
05/21/09 Arabi Man Sentenced for Harboring Illegal Aliens
05/21/09 Chalmette Man Pleads Guilty to Conveying False Information
05/21/09 Indictment in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Charges of Mail Fraud
05/14/09 Crowley Man Sentenced in Federal Court for Production of Child Pornography
05/14/09 Former St. Tammany D.A. Employee and Private Investigator Sentenced for Unauthorized Access of Government Computer
05/14/09 Indictment in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on Charges of Bankruptcy Fraud
05/13/09 Former St. Tammany Parish Councilman Joseph Impastato and Former Mandeville Public Works Director Sentenced in Federal Court
05/13/09 Former Shell Oil Executive Sentenced to 18 Months' Imprisonment for Income Tax Evasion and Mail Fraud
05/08/09 Lafayette Man Sentenced in Federal Court for Child Pornography Charges
05/08/09 Hammond Woman Charged with Defrauding American Red Cross
05/08/09 Gretna City Councilman Indicted for Extortion, Failure to File Taxes, and Illegal Structuring
04/30/09 Two Members of Home Invasion Gang Sentenced in Federal Court
04/30/09 New Orleans Resident Pleads Guilty to Theft of Government Funds for Defrauding Road Home Program
04/30/09 Laplace Woman Pleads Guilty to Defrauding American Red Cross
04/30/09 Child Pornography Charges Filed Against Gray Man for Second Time
04/30/09 Federal Grand Jury Indicts Wheelchair Dealer and Physician for Health Care Fraud
04/30/09 Federal Grand Jury Indicts Man for Bank Robbery
04/30/09 Orleans Parish Man Pleads Guilty in Federal Court to Drug and Weapons Charges
04/29/09 California Man Sentenced for Conspiracy to Commit Mail and Wire Fraud
04/29/09 Natalbany Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding American Red Cross in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
04/24/09 Defendant Sentenced in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Charge of Unlawful Dispensation of Controlled Substances
04/24/09 St. Bernard Parish Judge Arrested on Federal Corruption Charges
04/23/09 Film Producer Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison for Conspiring to Bribe State Official
04/23/09 Ex-Broker Charged with Conspiracy to Commit Securities Fraud
04/22/09 Local Real Estate Broker Sentenced for Falsifying Loan Applications
04/21/09 Thibodaux Woman Pleads Guilty to Theft from Federal Program
04/20/09 President of Citywide Mortgage Michael O’keefe, Jr. Pleads Guilty to Making False Statements During a HUD Transaction
04/16/09 Gang Members Sentenced in Federal Court
04/16/09 Former Police Chief Sentenced on Firearms Charges
04/15/09 Federal Judge Sentences Major Orleans Parish School Board Probe Figure
04/15/09 Gwendolyn Joseph Moyo, AA Communications, Inc. and Capital Management Asset Group Sentenced Today
04/15/09 New Orleans Man Involved in Drug Conspiracy That Led to Overdose Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison
04/10/09 Member of Home Invasion Gang Convicted
04/09/09 St. Louis Man Pleads Guilty to Assault on the High Seas
04/09/09 Westbank Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty in Federal Court
04/03/09 B.W. Cooper Housing Development Employee Pleads Guilty to Theft
04/03/09 Texas Woman Sentenced to Three Years for Issuing False Bomb Threat
04/03/09 Garyville Woman Pleads Guilty to Defrauding American Red Cross
04/02/09 Bogalusa Woman Pleads Guilty to Defrauding American Red Cross
04/02/09 New Orleans Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Federal Drug Charges
04/01/09 Former Baton Rouge, Louisiana Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Violation
04/01/09 New Orleans Man Charged with Crime Aboard Aircraft
03/27/09 Federal Grand Jury Indicts Man for Bank Robbery
03/25/09 Local Attorney James Perdigao Sentenced to Over 15 Years in Federal Prison
03/25/09 Drug Offender Pleads Guilty in Federal Court
03/24/09 Three Charged in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, with Conspiracy to Possess Cocaine, Distribution of Cocaine, and Firearms Charges
03/23/09 New Orleans Man Arrested on Bank Robbery Charges
03/23/09 Owner and Employee of Local Medicaid Agency Plead Guilty to Federal Health Care Offenses
03/19/09 New Orleans Man Sentenced to Six Months for Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud
03/19/09 FBI and NOPD Seek Public’s Assistance in Identifying Would-Be Bank Robbers
03/18/09 Harvey Man Sentenced for Trafficking in Counterfeit Goods
03/13/09 New Orleans Resident Faces Federal Charges for Defrauding Louisiana Road Home Program
03/11/09 New Orleans Man Sentenced to Over 13 Years in Federal Prison for Role in Cocaine Conspiracy
03/10/09 Bill of Information in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on a Charge of Distribution of Child Pornography
03/08/09 Fugitive Arrested
03/07/09 Kidnapping Suspect Arrested
03/05/09 Lafayette Parish Drug Dealers Plead Guilty in Federal Court
03/05/09 Federal Judge Sentences Two Major Orleans Parish School Board Probe Figures
03/05/09 Attorney Involved in Film Commission Bribe Pleads Guilty
03/04/09 Loranger Woman Sentenced for Defrauding American Red Cross
03/04/09 Metairie Woman Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Louisiana Road Home Program
03/04/09 Gibson Man Sentenced for Defrauding American Red Cross
03/04/09 Honduran Man Sentenced in Federal Court for Bank Fraud
03/02/09 Bossier Parish School Board Employee Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Bossier Parish School Board
02/26/09 Another Indicted, Two More Plead Guilty in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Disaster Relief Fraud Charges
02/26/09 Former Catholic Charities Employee Sentenced to Federal Prison for Theft
02/18/09 New Orleans Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Federal Prison
02/18/09 Two Plead Guilty in Federal Drug Conspiracy
02/18/09 Bossier Parish School Board Employee Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Bossier Parish School Board
02/18/09 Two Defendants Involved in Drug Conspiracy That Led to Overdose Sentenced in Federal Court
02/17/09 Another Sentenced in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on Disaster Relief Fraud Charges
02/17/09 Indictment in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on Charges of Transporting and Possessing Child Pornography
02/12/09 New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to Heroin Distribution Conspiracy
02/11/09 Metairie Man Charged in Drug Conspiracy That Led to Overdose
02/05/09 Metairie Man Sentenced for Identification Fraud
02/05/09 Arabi Man Pleads Guilty to Harboring Illegal Aliens
02/05/09 St. Tammany Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Role in Drug Distribution Network
01/29/09 Four Defendants Convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute Crystal Methamphetamine
01/28/09 Mark Rowe Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Bossier Parish School Board
01/28/09 Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Role in Heroin and Cocaine Conspiracy
01/28/09 Former Shell Oil Executive Pleads Guilty to Income Tax Evasion and Mail Fraud
01/23/09 Former St. Tammany D.A. Employee and Private Investigator Plead Guilty in Government Computer Access Scheme
01/23/09 Six Individuals Face Faces Federal Charges for Defrauding Louisiana Road Home Program
01/23/09 Metairie Man Pleads Guilty to Carrying Weapon in Airport
01/23/09 One Defendant Sentenced, Another Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges Arising from Tangipahoa Parish Childcare Program Fraud Probe
01/22/09 Garrett Wilson Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Bossier Parish School Board
01/22/09 Texas Man Pleads Guilty in Federal Court to Bank Robbery
01/15/09 Guilty Verdict in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Charge of Possession of Child Pornography
01/15/09 New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Conspiracy That Led to Overdose Death
01/14/09 Alan Lee and Ark-La-Tex Air Repair, Inc. Plead Guilty to Defrauding Bossier Parish School Board
01/14/09 New Orleans Doctor Sentenced to Seven Years, Three Months in Federal Prison for Health Care Fraud Violations
01/12/09 FBI and Gretna PD Seeking Public's Assistance in Identifying a Bank Robber
01/10/09 FBI and NOPD Seeking Public's Assistance in Identifying a Cross Dressing Bank Robber
01/08/09 New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to Misprision of Felony
01/08/09 Metairie Man Sentenced in Federal Child Pornography Case
01/08/09 Prosecutions in Baton Rouge, Louisiana Under the Project Safe Childhood Initiative
01/07/09 Reserve Woman Sentenced for Defrauding American Red Cross
01/02/09 FBI to Hand Out Child Identification Kits at Sugar Bowl Game