April 28, 2022
United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that Donisha Lee,age 32, of Harvey, Louisiana, was sentenced for Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 371, by United States District Court Judge Sarah …
April 22, 2022
United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that Chandrika Brown, age 31, and Aisha Thompson, age 44, both of New Orleans, Louisiana, were sentenced for Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 371, …
April 1, 2022
United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced March 30 that Dewayne Coleman, age 22, of Marrero, Louisiana, was sentenced for Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 371, arising out of staged automobile …
February 14, 2022
Seven more people have been charged in New Orleans for their participation in a scheme to stage collisions with commercial trucks, bringing the total number of defendants charged in the federal probe up to 47. United States Attorney Duane A. …
January 13, 2022
A Louisiana woman has pled guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud arising out of a staged automobile accident with a tractor-trailer occurring in New Orleans, making her the 30th guilty plea in “Operation Sideswipe.” Donisha Lee, age 30, admitted …
September 13, 2021
Seven more defendants have been indicted in New Orleans for their alleged involvement in schemes to stage accidents with commercial trucks. United States Attorney Duane A. Evans said Ashley McGowan, age 35; Lertrice Johnson, age 45; Davienque Johnson, age 27; …
August 12, 2021
A Louisiana man pleaded guilty of participating in insurance fraud scheme involving staged accidents with commercial trucks in the New Orleans area. The U.S. Justice Department said Dewayne Coleman, age 22, of Marrero, Louisiana, entered a plea of guilty to …
June 17, 2021
Two more defendants have pleaded guilty conspiring to stage automobile accidents in order to defraud insurance and trucking companies. The defendants from Orleans and Jefferson Parishes pleaded guilty before United States District Court Judge Sarah S. Vance to helping stage …
January 25, 2021
A New Orleans, Louisiana, man has been sentenced to prison for conspiring to stage automobile accidents as part of a scheme to defraud insurance and trucking companies, federal officials say. U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser with the U.S. Attorney’s Office …