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Kenner Man Sentenced for Theft of Government Funds

December 01, 2025

U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Louisiana

NEW ORLEANS – Acting United States Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced that JOHNREN GAINES (“GAINES”), age 28, of Kenner, was sentenced on November 20, 2025, for Theft of Government Funds, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 641.

According to court documents, from May 2019 through April 2022, GAINES knowingly accessed and converted approximately $49,232.40 in Social Security Administration funds.

United States District Judge Barry W. Ashe sentenced GAINES to two (2) years’ probation, six (6) months to be served in home incarceration, $49,232.40 in restitution, and payment of a $100 mandatory special assessment fee.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office would also like to acknowledge the assistance of the Social Security Administration, Office of the Inspector General, with this matter.  The prosecution of this case is being handled by Assistant U.S. Attorney Brian M. Klebba, Chief of the Financial Crimes Unit, and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Mary Anne Flippo.

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