NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A Mississippi woman has pleaded guilty in New Orleans to using counterfeit bank checks to purchase vehicles from several dealerships in southeast Louisiana. Twenty-six-year-old Gina Seawright, of Bay St. Louis, Miss., faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine following her... more »
ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) - A 39-year-old Pineville woman has pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide in the October 2011 death of a prison inmate on work detail. The Town Talk reports Kellie Geisel also pleaded guilty to vehicular negligent injury on Monday. She will be sentenced April 27 by state district... more »
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A 48-year-old Avondale woman is facing up to 10 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to theft of government funds. U.S. Attorney Jim Letten says Alma Williams entered the plea Wednesday before U.S. District Judge Stanwood Duval Jr. Letten's office says Williams received Social Security... more »
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A LaPlace woman has pleaded guilty to unlawfully receiving Social Security disability benefits. U.S. Attorney Jim Letten says 51-year-old Donna Marie Duhe entered the plea Wednesday before U.S. District Judge Kurt D. Engelhardt. Letten, in a news release, says Duhe admitted receiving benefits in June 2007,... more »
ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) - A Pineville woman has pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud in a case that involved using someone else's identity to steal money by opening accounts at various banks and credit card companies. The Town Talk reports that 36-year-old Lanetta Littleton faces... more »
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A Slidell woman has pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining disaster aid from the American Red Cross in Hurricane Katrina's aftermath. Federal prosecutors said 27-year-old Sylvia Barnes submitted four applications for assistance and received $4,695 when the Red Cross limited awards to a one-time payment of up... more »
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A 27-year-old Hammond woman has pleaded guilty in federal court to defrauding the American Red Cross. Keyona Dalton pleaded guilty to making fraudulent applications for financial assistance during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. According to court documents, the Red Cross made disaster assistance money of up... more »
LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) - A woman who caused a traffic accident that proved fatal to a state trooper has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor traffic offense. The American Press reports 50-year-old Debra Bourque was fined $100 and court costs and was ordered Thursday to complete a defensive driving course... more »