According to the U.S. Department of Justice, JOSHUA BENSON (“ BENSON ”), a/k/a “Big Mal,” age 36, of New Orleans, pled guilty on November 3, 2026, before United States District Judge Wendy B. Vitter to Counts One, Three, Four, Five, and Six of a six-count indictment charging him with violations of the Federal Controlled Substances and Gun Control Acts, announced United States Attorney David I. Courcelle.
New Orleans Man Guilty of Federal Fentanyl and Firearm Charges
By Marcus Reed
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The report, filed in our CartelWatching · USA section, was first published by the U.S. Department of Justice on Monday, November 9 and concerns the United States.
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- U.S. Department of Justice: New Orleans Man Guilty of Federal Fentanyl and Firearm Charges
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