U.S. Attorney's Office Western District of Louisiana
Recent News About U.S. Attorney's Office Western District of Louisiana
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ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OF LOUISIANA: Qui Tam Lawsuit and Federal Investigation Results in Half a Million Dollar Settlement to Resolve False Claims Act Liabilities
United States Attorney David C. Joseph of the Western District of Louisiana announces that Biomedical Research Foundation of Northwest Louisiana and its related companies, and the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College have agreed to pay $531,241.74 in damages and/or civil penalties. -
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OF LOUISIANA: Department of Justice releases reports focused on improving safety and wellness of the nation’s 800,000 law enforcement officers
The Department of Justice released two complementary reports that focus on the mental health and safety of the nation’s federal, state, local and tribal police officers. -
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OF LOUISIANA: U.S. Attorney David C. Joseph observes National Crime Victims’ Rights Week with Shreveport event
In observance of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, April 7 to 13, 2019, U.S. Attorney David. C. Joseph was the guest speaker on Monday at the annual proclamation ceremony in Shreveport, hosted by the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office and the Caddo Parish District Attorney’s Office, which was at the Shreveport-Caddo Government Plaza on Travis Street. -
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OF LOUISIANA: U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Louisiana takes part in largest-ever nationwide elder fraud sweep
Attorney General William P. Barr and U.S. Attorney David C. Joseph announced the largest coordinated sweep of elder fraud cases in history, surpassing last year’s nationwide sweep. -
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OF LOUISIANA: U.S. Attorney’s Office collects more than $4.8 million in civil, criminal actions for U.S. taxpayers in Fiscal Year 2018
United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced that the Western District of Louisiana collected $4,849,432 in criminal and civil actions in Fiscal Year 2018. -
Worker files $3 million claim for alleged injuries working on Hess Stampede
A man is suing Hess Corporation for a steel cabinet that allegedly fell on him, causing injuries, during work he was performing for Hess. The lawsuit also claims as a foreign operation Hess does not have the authority to do business in Louisiana. -
Assistant U.S. attorney suspended for failing to disclose relationship with FBI agent
Shreveport attorney and assistant U.S. attorney C. Mignonne Griffing has been suspended six months following an Oct. 18 Louisiana Supreme Court disciplinary proceeding for failing to disclose an intimate relationship with an FBI agent. -
SEC accuses Lafayette man of unlawful insider trading of Shaw Group stock
LAFAYETTE – A Lafayette individual is accused of unlawful insider trading regarding the sock of a Louisiana-based energy construction company.
