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Honduran National Guilty of Firearm Possession
Jun 2, 2025
U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS – ActingUnited States Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced that JHOSMY JOSUE PEREZ-ALVAREZ (“PEREZ-ALVAREZ”), age 32, a native of Honduras, pleaded guilty on January 8, 2025, before U.S. District Judge Jay C. Zainey to being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g)(5)(A) and 924(a)(8).
According to court documents, an armed robbery occurred on the evening of February 8, 2022, in the parking lot of a church located on the 400 block of N. Dorgenois Street in New Orleans. New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) officers responded and began canvassing the area for potential suspects. During their search, NOPD officers discovered PEREZ-ALVAREZ crouching in a patch of overgrown grass near the 2500 block of St. Louis Street. PEREZ-ALVAREZ was found in possession of a Kel-Tec Model PF-9, nine-millimeter semi-automatic pistol.
At sentencing, PEREZ-ALVAREZ faces a maximum penalty of 10 years of imprisonment, up to a $250,000 fine, up to three years of supervised release, and a $100 mandatory special assessment fee. Sentencing has been scheduled for April 10, 2025.
Acting U.S. Attorney Simpson praised the work of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement – Enforcement and Removal Operations, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Office of the Inspector General – Social Security Administration and the New Orleans Police Department in investigating this matter. Assistant United States Attorney Spiro G. Latsis of the General Crimes Unit oversees the prosecution.
This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETFs) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN).
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