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Offices of the United States Attorneys   You are subscribed to USAO - Louisiana, Eastern news updates. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Companies that Own and Operate Oil Tanker Plead Guilty to Environmental Crimes 05/21/2024 08:00 AM EDT Two related companies that operated the motor tanker PS Dream – Prive Overseas Marine LLC and Prive Shipping Denizcilik Ticaret – pleaded guilty today to conspiracy, knowingly violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS) and obstruction of justice related to the falsification of the tanker's Oil Record Book, which is a required log. Man Sentenced for Sex Trafficking Conspiracy 05/21/2024 08:00 AM EDT WASHINGTON – A Texas man was sentenced today to 22 years and six months in prison for conspiracy to commit sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion. Lafayette Parish Couple Charged With Drug Trafficking 05/21/2024 08:00 AM EDT NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – TERRY REED, age 54, and CHASSIDY MENARD, age 38, a couple from Lafayette Parish, were charged on May 9, 2024, in a four-count indictment by a federal grand Jury.  REED was charged with possession with intent to distribute fifty grams or more of methamphetamine, a Schedule II controlled substance, its salts, isomers, and salts of its isomers, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(A); felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1); and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c).  MENARD was charged with simple possession of heroin, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 844(a), announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.  You have received this e-mail because you have asked to be notified of changes to the Offices of the United States Attorneys website. GovDelivery is providing this service on behalf of the Executive Office for United States Attorneys, Department of Justice, 950 Pennsylvania Ave., NW · Washington, DC 20530 · 202-514-2000 and may not use your subscription information for any other purposes. Manage your Subscriptions | Department of Justice Privacy Policy  | GovDelivery Privacy Policy Follow the Offices of the United States Attorneys on Twitter: @USAttorneys