Louisiana Man Faces Mandatory Minimum of 10 Years in Prison and Up to a $10 Million Fine After Pleading Guilty to Methamphetamine Distribution Charges
Louisiana Man Faces Mandatory Minimum of 10 Years in Prison and Up to a $10 Million Fine After Pleading Guilty to Methamphetamine Distribution Charges
New Orleans, Louisiana – A Louisiana man now faces a mandatory minimum of 10 years in prison and up to a $10 million fine after pleading guilty to methamphetamine distribution charges.
On March 22, 2023, U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that Theodore Tardie, age 53, of Orleans Parish pled guilty on March 21, 2023, before United States District Court Judge Jay C. Zainey to a one-count superseding bill of information charging him with conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute five hundred grams or more of methamphetamine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(A), and 846.
Tardie, according to court records, plotted with others to distribute methamphetamine in the Eastern District of Louisiana and elsewhere beginning on or about January 22, 2020, and ending on or around July 29, 2020.
Tardie’s sentencing date is set for June 20, 2023. Tardie faces a mandatory minimum term of ten years in prison, a fine of up to $10,000,000, at least five years of supervised release, and an obligatory special assessment charge of $100.
The Drug Enforcement Administration, Louisiana State Police, Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office, Gretna Serious Crimes Task Force, and Kenner Police Department all investigated this case. Assistant United States Attorney Lynn E. Schiffman of the Narcotics Section is in charge of the prosecution.
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