Louisiana Jury Verdicts, Settlements and Court Decisions
<h2> <center> The People v. Durk Devontay Banks, aka Lil Durk, et al. </h2> </center>
Los Angeles, California criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with: Conspiracy and Use of Interstate Facilities to Commit Murder-For-Hire Resulting in Death in violation of 8 U.S.C. 1958 Use, Carry, and Discharge of Firearms and Machinegun, and Possession of Such Firearms, in Furtherance of a Crime of Violence, Resulting in Death in violation of 18 U.S.C. 924 Co... More...
$ (09-11-2026 - LA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Mahmoud Alhattab </h2> <center>
New Orleans, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1349 and bribery concerning programs receiving federal funds in violation of 18 U.S.C. 666. Reported by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Mahmoud Alh... More...
$ (09-11-2026 - LA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Maurilio Lazcano-Vargas </h2> </center>
Baton Rouge, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of children by force, fraud, or coercion in violation 18 U.S.C. 1594 or 18 U.S.C. 371. Reported by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Maurilio Lazcano-Vargas, age 40, of Mexico, and ... More...
$ (09-11-2026 - LA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jamie P. McNamara </h2> </center>
New Orleans, Louisiana criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with commit health care fraud, in violation of Title 18 U.S.C. 1349 and 1347. Reported by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Jamie P. McNamara operated several laboratories in Louisiana and Texas, which obtained fraudulent do... More...
$ (09-11-2026 - LA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Micah James Legmon </h21> </center>
Lafayette, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists. Reported by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Micah James Legnon, 29, of New Iberia, a former U.S. Marine and former New Iberia police officer. In early 2025, Legnon joi... More...
$ (09-10-2026 - LA)<h2> <center> State of Louisiana v. Misty Roberts </h2> </center>
DeRidder, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with raping a 16-year-old boy. Reported by: <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a Misty Roberts, age 44, was accused of raping a 16-year-old boy while still in elected office as the mayor of DeRidder.... More...
$ (09-08-2026 - LA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Luis Morales </h2> </center>
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with DISTRIBUTION OF METHAMPHETAMINE, ITS SALTS, ISOMERS, AND SALTS OF ITS ISOMERS, A SCHEDULE II CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE in violation of 21:841(a)(1) AND 841(b)(1)(B) Luis Morales, age 36, sold methamphetamine to individuals he believed to be legitimate buyers on three separate occasions. In total, MORALES distr... More...
$ (08-14-2026 - LA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Adrian Dexter Talbot, M.D. </h2> </center>
New Orleans, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with seven counts related to prescribing controlled substances without a legitimate medical purpose and outside the course of professional practice. Digested by: <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Adrian Dexter Talbot is a phys... More...
$ (07-24-2026 - LA)<h2> <center> Lennie Dazet v. Joshua Nicolini </h2> </center>
Metairie, Louisiana, family law lawyers represented the parties in a divorce actions. Digested by: <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> In this case arising from parents disputing custody of a minor child, plaintiff Lennie Dazat, mother of minor child D.N., appeals a January 5, 2026 judgment of the trial court... More...
$ (07-22-2026 - LA)<h2> <center> State of Louisiana v. Gregory Earl Jones </h2> </center>
Shreveport, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the defendant seeking post conviction relief. Digested by: <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a>... More...
$ (07-21-2026 - LA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jentonia Williams </h2> </center>
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2113(a). Digested by: <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Jentonia Williams, age 40, of New Orleans, robbed the Capital One Bank located on Canal Street, in New Orleans, of United Stat... More...
$ (07-22-2026 - LA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Calvin Kemp and Chevez Tywan Robillard </h2> </center>
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud along with multiple counts of aggravated identify theft. Digested by: <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Calvin Kemp, age 60, of Gonzales, Louisiana, and Chevez Tywan Robillard, age 33, of... More...
$ (07-23-2026 - LA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Henry Holloway </h2> </center>
Monroe, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute cocaine and possession of a firearm during and in relation to drug trafficking. Digested by: <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Henry Holloway, 34, of Tallulah, was accused of drug traffick... More...
$ (07-23-2026 - LA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Mohammed Hamed </h2> </center>
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343. Reported by: <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Mohammed Hamed, age 34, was arrested on June 10, 2026, pursuant to a previously issued criminal complaint. An investigation by the... More...
$ (07-06-2026 - LA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Godson Oghenebrume </h2> </center>
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful transportation of a firearm. Reported by: <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Godson Oghenebrume, age 23, a Nigerian national residing in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, possessed a Glock model 43X, 9mm pistol, while he wa... More...
$ (07-06-2026 - LA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. David Courvelle </h2> </center>
Lafayette, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sexual Abuse of a Ward. Reported by: <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> David Courvelle, 56, a former Contract Detention Officer at the South Louisiana ICE Processing Center in Basile, Louisiana, engaged in prohibited sexu... More...
$ (07-06-2026 - LA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Zoe Marie Francis </h2> </center>
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with theft concerning programs receiving federal funds in violation of 18 U.S.C. 666(a)(1)(A). Reported by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Zoe Marie Francis, age 47, of New Orleans, was the chief operating officer of the Ins... More...
$ (06-25-2026 - LA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Cody Gaspard </h2? </center>
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assaulting a federal officer. Reported by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> On April 15, 2025, a United States Postal Service rural letter carrier was delivering mail and packages at an apartment complex in Livingston Par... More...
$ (06-25-2026 - LA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Gustavo Mendoza-Alvarez and Osvaldo Lopez-Sanchez </h2> </center>
An investigation into Gustavo Mendoza-Alvarez, 25, and Osvaldo Lopez-Sanchez, 28, both of Mexico, smuggling drugs into a federal prison using drones, began on June 14, 2026, when the Grant Parish Sheriff’s Office received reports of a drone flying near the Federal Correctional Complex in Pollock, Louisiana (FCC-Pollock). Detectives responding to the area found recent footprints and observed a v... More...
$ (06-25-2026 - LA)<h2> <center> State of Louisiana v. Lenton James VanBuren </h2> </center>
The Defendant was found guilt.... More...
$ (05-06-2026 - LA)<h2> <center> State of Louisiana v. Markel Lee </h2> </center>
Baton Rouge, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with first-degree murder charge, five counts of attempted murder and one count of illegal use of a weapon, Markel Lee, age 17, accused of shooing and killing three people at Mall of Louisiana.... More...
$ (05-06-2026 - LA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Chelsey Powell </h2> </center>
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making false statements to the small business administration. By Kent Morlan Chelsea Powell, age 34, of of Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, made false statements to the Small Business Administration (SBA) for the purpose of fraudulently obtaining a pandemic-related relief Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loa... More...
$ (05-06-2026 - LA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Richard Lance Cline, Jr. </h2> </center>
criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of controlled drugs with intent to distribute. By Kent Morlan On February 25, 2021, and March 3, 2021, Richard Lance Cline Jr., age 35, of Walker, Louisiana, sold 50 grams or more of methamphetamine to an undercover law enforcement officer. On March 9, 2021, he was arrested in possession of 50 grams or more of methamp... More...
$ (05-06-2026 - LA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Sadig Rauf Perry </h2> </center>
Lafayette, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with transportation of a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity. By Kent Morlan This case arose from a parent reporting her 14-year-old daughter to have run away from home after the mother found her engaging in inappropriate communications with someone online claiming to be 18 years old. Shortly... More...
$ (05-06-2026 - LA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Brandon Dunn </h2> </center>
New Orleans, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to possess and distribute marijuana and possession of a machine gun. Brandon Dunn, age 20, sold marijuana and tapentadol in the New Orleans area. On May 9, 2024, New Orleans Police Department Officers were surveilling DUNN’s residence. DUNN arrived in a stolen Infinity Q60 and exited the driver�... More...
$ (04-03-2026 - LA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Kleider Enrique Garcia Ocho </h2> </center>
Baton Rouge, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with coercion or enticement of a female and transfer of obscene material to minors.Kleider Enrique Garcia Ochoa, age 30, a Venezuelan national who is present in the United States without authorization, used social media applications and the name “Conociendo” in an attempt to convince someone he believed was a 15-y... More...
$ (04-03-2026 - LA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jack Montoucet </h2> </center>
Lafayette, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States, wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit money laundering. Jack Montoucet agreed, while Secretary of the LDWF, to steer a LDWF contract to a company called DGL1, LLC, in exchange for one-third of the profit that would result from the contract, with the other two-thirds divi... More...
$ (04-03-2026 - LA)<h2> <center> United States of Missouri v. Hardell Mack </h2> </center>
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making false statements related to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), conspiring to commit mail fraud, money laundering, and possessing a stolen vehicle. Hardell Mack, age 54, of New Orleans, fraudulently obtained a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP”) loan, which was author... More...
$ (04-02-2026 - LA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Vanessa Motta, Jason Giles, Diaminike F. Stalbert, Motta Law, L.L.C. and The King Firm, L.L.C. </h2> </center>
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and obstruction of justice. Vanessa Motta, age 44, Jason Giles, age 44 and Diamanike Stalbert, age 35, were charged in the federal probe into the staging of fake automobile collisions in the New Orleans metro area. Count 1 charged all five defendants with conspira... More...
$ (03-22-2026 - LA)<h2> <center> State of Louisiana v. Dwight David Celestine </h2> </center>
Lafayette, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with rape. The crime occurred on April 21, 2019 at the victim’s home in Youngsville, and the victim was at home in bed when the incident occurred. The case was immediately reported by the victim and was investigated by the Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office. The Celestine claimed he was intoxicated and “pro... More...
$ (03-15-2026 - LA)<h2> <center> State of Louisiana v. Eutravious Houston </h2> <center>
Shreveport, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with pointing a handgun at a police drone. On July 30, 2025, Shreveport police, along with the U.S. Marshals' Violent Offender Task Force, were executing arrest warrants in the 1500 block of Belwood Street in the Caddo Heights neighborhood. While looking for another individual suspected to be inside a residence, off... More...
$ (03-15-2026 - LA)<h2> <center> State of Louisiana v. Jerbin Albarec, Kevin Nunez, and Joshua Bonifacio </h2> </center>
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with murdering Kristie Thibodeaux in 2022.... More...
$ (03-15-2026 - LA)<h2> <center> State of Louisiana v.
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second degree murder, obstruction of justice, and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. 2 In the early morning hours of May 8, 2021, Defendant and Markitha Sinegal (“Victim”) were engaged in a heated argument at 7434 Read Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana (the “Howard residence”). Shortly afterward... More...
$ (03-15-2026 - LA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Janette Ramirez </h2> </center>
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit kidnapping and conspiracy to receive ransom payments. Janette Ramirez, age 34, co-defendant Hector Mondragon-Flores and Edwin Salgado-Nunez kidnapped the victim. They bound the victim’s hands and legs together, held him at gunpoint in Mondragon-Flores’s apartment, and demanded the pa... More...
$ (03-15-2026 - LA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Cody Gaspard </h2> </center>
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assaulting a postal employ. Cody Gaspard, age 27, of Denham Springs, Louisiana, approached a United States Postal Service worker who was delivering mail at an apartment complex in Livingston Parish and began using aggressive and racially charged language. Gaspard’s conduct interfered with the postal worker�... More...
$ (03-15-2026 - LA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. David Fail </h2> </center>
Lafayette, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of child pornography. David Fail, a 43-year-old former Abbeville resident, was arrested for transporting and possessing child sexual abuse materials (“CSAM”). Fail, who had been convicted for possessing and receiving child pornography in 2006 and for sexually exploiting a minor in 2013, was th... More...
$ (03-15-2026 - LA)<h2> <center> State of Louisiana v. Misty Roberts </h2> </center>
DeRidder, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with two felonies: carnal knowledge of a juvenile – or statutory rape – as well as indecent behavior with a minor. Former DeRidder, Louisiana, mayor Misty Robert, age 43, was accused for raping a 16-year-old boy.... More...
$ (03-06-2026 - LA)United States of America v. Darvale Williams
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a stolen firearm. In March 2024, the FBI surveilled an apartment complex in New Orleans East and observed a suspicious looking Toyota Camry parked behind the complex. As the FBI agents who were watching the apartment complex saw the Camry begin to circle the complex to leave, they blocked the... More...
$ (02-18-2026 - LA)United States of America v. Hannah Kinchen
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with sexual exploitation of children and producing child pornography. Beginning in at least July of 2020 and continuing through at least February 2021, Hannah Kinchen, age 41, of Gonzales, Louisiana, communicated with a photographer who self-identified as a pedophile, using the Internet, about the minor victim’... More...
$ (02-25-2026 - LA)United States of America v. Brian Paul Desormeaux, Amy Desormeaux Hernandez, and Lenzi Desormeaux Babineaux
Lafayette, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with attempt and conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud. Desormeaux was the executive director of Regional Nutrition Assistance, Inc., a non-profit sponsoring organization for the Child and Adult Care Food Program, a federal program operated by the USDA and administered by the Louisiana Department of Education. ... More...
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