WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:
NEW ORLEANS-STEVE BANKS ("BANKS"), age 50, of New Orleans, was sentenced on July 22, 2026, after previously pleading guilty to violations of the Federal Controlled Substances Act and the Federal Gun Control Act, announced U.S. Attorney David I. Courcelle.
United States District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo sentencedBANKS to 181 monthsimprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, and payment of a $100 mandatory special assessment fee.
According to court documents, law enforcement searchedBANKS's apartment on October 21, 2024, and seizedover 1,200 grams of crack cocaine, items used to ma...