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November 2009 |
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Nov 2, 2009 |
ROME, GA - AARON FREEMAN, 49, of Rome, Georgia, and eight other Georgia men have been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly taking part in a scheme that caused FREEMAN’s employer, Temple Inland Inc., to pay more than $4.8 million for timber that did not exist. ROME MAN CHARGED WITH TRICKING EMPLOYER INTO PAYING MORE THAN $4 MILLION FOR NON-EXISTENT TIMBER  |
October 2009 |
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Oct 30, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - Acting United States Attorney Sally Quillian Yates today announced that, during the government’s fiscal year ending on September 30, 2009, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia was credited with collection of over $243 million from individuals and businesses that committed federal crimes or are civilly indebted to the United States and reside in the District. U.S. ATTORNEY’S OFFICE CREDITED WITH COLLECTING MORE THAN $243 MILLION IN CIVIL & CRIMINAL ACTIONS IN FISCAL YEAR 2009 |
Oct 29, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - Members of an international ecstasy trafficking and money laundering cartel were sentenced this week by Chief United States District Judge Julie E. Carnes. DEFENDANTS SENTENCED IN INTERNATIONAL ECSTASY RING CODE-NAMED “OPERATION CANDYBOX” |
Oct 29, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - MIGUEL RUGERIO, 28, a Mexican national, pleaded guilty today in federal district court in Atlanta to charges of conspiracy to illegally transport young women from Mexico into the United States, and to harbor them, all for purposes of prostitution, and to engage in the sex trafficking of these victims. ATLANTA MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL SEX TRAFFICKING AND MANN ACT CHARGES |
Oct 23, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - ANNA K. WRIGHT, 33, of Atlanta, Georgia, was arrested on charges of making false statements to a federal agent and distributing marijuana. WRIGHT made an initial appearance this afternoon before United States Magistrate Judge E. Clayton Scofield, III. UPS STORE MANAGER ALLEGEDLY STEALS MARIJUANA PACKAGE FROM MAIL, SELLS IT, AND LIES TO FEDERAL AGENTS |
Oct 22, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - The United States Attorney's Office announced today that DEA Strike Force Atlanta, composed of agents from DEA and other agents from the David G. Wilhelm Strike Force, which includes the FBI, ICE, IRS, the U.S. Marshal's Service, and local metro-Atlanta law enforcement agencies, have arrested eleven defendants within the past two days on drug trafficking and money laundering charges, as part of the nationwide “Project Coronado” drug takedown, announced in Washington D.C. earlier today. MEXICAN DRUG TRAFFICKERS ARRESTED HERE AS PART OF NATIONWIDE “PROJECT CORONADO” TAKEDOWN |
Oct 21, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - IAN JAY EVANS, 49, of Mableton, Georgia, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on one count of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering, and 17 additional counts of money laundering, related to bribes that he allegedly paid to a high-level Home Depot employee. MABLETON MAN FACES FEDERAL CHARGES ARISING OUT OF HOME DEPOT KICKBACK SCHEME |
Oct 16, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - RENE PEREZ, 31, of San Marcos, Texas, ADRIAN PEREZ, 23, of San Marcos, Texas, JORGE OLIVO, 24, of Roswell, Georgia, and DONALD FONTANA, 68, of Plano, Texas, were arraigned today by a United States Magistrate Judge on felony charges of conspiring to possess, and of possession with the intent to distribute, cocaine that had been couriered by flight from Texas to Peachtree City (Georgia) Airport. FOUR DEFENDANTS INDICTED ON DRUG TRAFFICKING CHARGES |
Oct 15, 2009 |
ROME, GA - JOSHUA DAVID LOWE, 25, of Aragon, Georgia, a former sergeant at the Polk County Jail, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Robert L. Vining, Jr., on civil rights charges of using excessive force against an inmate in his custody. FORMER POLK COUNTY JAIL SERGEANT SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR BEATING INMATE |
Oct 14, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - CARLTON J. MAXEY, 40, of Atlanta, Georgia, LEE STERLING BROCKWELL, 32, of Atlanta, Georgia, AGHEDO PIUS IYAMU, 43, of Atlanta, Georgia, and JAMES O. OMOTOSHO, 39, of Atlanta, Georgia, were sentenced today by
United States District Judge Orinda D. Evans on charges of bank fraud, credit card fraud
and aggravated identity theft. RETAIL SALES ASSOCIATES SENTENCED FOR ASSISTING CREDIT CARD FRAUD SCHEME |
Oct 9, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - ANDREW L. SOKOL, 41, and JULIE B. WEISBERG, 35, both of Marietta, Georgia, were arraigned today on felony charges of fraudulently submitting millions of dollars of insurance claims to Blue Cross Blue Shield and other private insurers for physical therapy services that were not actually provided. ATLANTA CHIROPRACTORS INDICTED FOR HEALTH CARE FRAUD |
Oct 7, 2009 |
GAINESVILLE, GA - WILLIAM THOMAS MASON, 54, of Banks County, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge William C. O’Kelley to serve 15 years in federal prison on a charge of possession of ammunition by a convicted felon. THREE-TIME CONVICTED FELON SENTENCED TO 15 YEARS FOR POSSESSION OF AMMUNITION |
Oct 5, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - A federal jury today returned a guilty verdict against VARIAN V. SCOTT, 36, of Miami, Florida, in a health care fraud scheme that used forged doctors’ prescriptions for high-dollar cancer and HIV medications and caused the cost of those medications to be billed to the Georgia Medicaid program, resulting in an approximately $1.1 million loss to state and federal taxpayers. MIAMI MAN CONVICTED IN MILLION DOLLAR MEDICAID FRAUD |
September 2009 |
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Sep 30, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - KRISTI KIRKUS WILSON, 45, of Conyers, Georgia, the former Executive Director for the Conyers, Georgia, Public Housing Authority, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr., to serve 1 year, 6 months in federal prison for stealing over $130,000 from housing programs receiving federal funds. FORMER HOUSING AUTHORITY DIRECTOR SENTENCED |
Sep 29, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - NIKOLAY NIKOLOV, 24, of Bulgaria, was sentenced today by Senior United States District Judge Willis B. Hunt, Jr. to serve over 4 years in federal prison on multiple felony charges for conspiring to steal the bank debit card numbers and passwords of over 200 individuals through the use of a skimming device the defendant connected to ATM’s in the metro Atlanta area. SECOND DEFENDANT SENTENCED IN MAJOR ATM SKIMMING SCHEME |
Sep 28, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - GBEMISOLA WELLINGTON-SALAKO, 35, of Marietta, Georgia, was arraigned today on federal criminal charges of extortion, conspiracy, and working with three men to issue Georgia driver’s licenses for $2,000 to illegal aliens and others who did not meet the state qualifications for licenses. MARIETTA DRIVER’S LICENSE EXAMINER CHARGED WITH EXTORTION |
Sep 25, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - CANDICE PAIGE THOMPSON, 38, of Ridgeland, Mississippi was arrested today on federal charges making of false statements to federal officials, credit card fraud, and aggravated identity theft. MISSISSPPI WOMAN INDICTED ON CHARGES RELATED TO HURRICANE KATRINA FRAUD |
Sep 25, 2009 |
ROME, GA - RICKY LEE MCDANIEL, 53, of Adairsville, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Harold L. Murphy to serve 5 years in federal prison on charges of possessing child pornography. ADAIRSVILLE MAN SENTENCED FOR CHILD PORNOGRAPHY |
Sep 24, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - ARMANDO GALARDO-NAVARRETE, 28, of Marietta, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge J. Owen Forrester on a charge of illegal re-entry by a removed alien. ILLEGAL ALIEN SENTENCED FOR ILLEGAL RE-ENTRY INTO U.S. |
Sep 22, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA – DERONTAY ANTON LANGFORD, 34, of Fairburn, Georgia, a former detention officer at the Fulton County Jail, pleaded guilty today in federal court in Atlanta to obstructing justice by lying to a federal grand jury investigating the 2008 death of an inmate at the jail. FORMER FULTON COUNTY JAIL DETENTION OFFICER PLEADS GUILTY TO LYING TO FEDERAL GRAND JURY ABOUT DEATH OF INMATE |
Sep 21, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - HASMUKH PATEL, 53, of McDonough, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Clarence Cooper on charges of accepting a $100,000 bribe, bringing aliens into the United States illegally, and unauthorized access of a law enforcement computer. FORMER FEDERAL EMPLOYEE SENTENCED FOR ACCEPTING BRIBE TO BRING ALIENS INTO UNITED STATES |
Sep 21, 2009 |
GAINESVILLE, GA - CHARLES R. VAN BRACKLE, 49, of Rabun Gap, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge William C. O’Kelley on charges of receiving child pornography. GAINESVILLE MAN SENTENCED FOR CHILD PORNOGRAPHY OFFENSES |
Sep 16, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - CYNTHIA WHITEHEAD, 44, of Atlanta, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Orinda D. Evans to serve 5 years, 1 month in federal prison on charges of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. FORMER RANDSTAD BRANCH MANAGER SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR EMBEZZLEMENT |
Sep 16, 2009 |
ROME, GA – ARTHANIEL SMITH JR., 37, pleaded guilty today in federal court in Rome to the armed bank robbery of the Wachovia Bank at 4580 Jimmy Lee Smith Parkway in Hiram, Georgia. “CAREER CRIMINAL” PLEADS GUILTY TO ARMED BANK ROBBERY |
Sep 16, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - BRUCE JAMES REGISTER, 55, of McDonough, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Orinda Evans to serve 18 months in federal prison on charges of mail fraud. MASS MAILER SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR DEFRAUDING POSTAL SERVICE |
Sep 15, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - MICHAEL EZZARD, 47, of Atlanta, Georgia, pleaded guilty today in federal district court to four counts of threatening to use a bomb to kill employees of the Atlanta Housing Authority (“AHA”) and to damage and destroy AHA buildings. DEFENDANT PLEADS GUILTY TO MAKING BOMB THREATS TO THE ATLANTA HOUSING AUTHORITY |
Sep 14, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - RICHARD E. LONG, 63, of St. Augustine, Florida, and MACK S. SMITH, 56, of Bladenboro, North Carolina, were sentenced to federal prison today by United States District Judge Clarence Cooper on charges of bribery of a public official, wire fraud and money laundering. FORMER ARMY OFFICIAL AND FORMER MILITARY CONTRACTOR SENTENCED FOR MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR BRIBERY AND KICKBACK SCHEME |
Sep 10, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - YORDAN KAVAKLOV, 29, of Bulgaria, was sentenced today by Senior United States District Judge Willis B. Hunt, Jr. to serve over 4 years in federal prison on multiple felony charges for conspiring to steal the bank debit card numbers and passwords of over 200 individuals through the use of a skimming device the defendant connected to ATM’s in the metro Atlanta area. KAVAKLOV SENTENCED FOR MAJOR ATM SKIMMING OPERATION |
Sep 2, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - CYNTHIA ANNETTE ELLIOTT, 44, of College Park, Georgia, made her first appearance today before a United States Magistrate Judge on charges of bank fraud in connection with a scheme to defraud the Bank of America through the deposit more than 100 stolen economic stimulus checks and income tax refund checks. DEPOSIT OF STOLEN ECONOMIC STIMULUS CHECKS & INCOME TAX REFUND CHECKS LEADS TO INDICTMENT OF TAX PREPARER ON CHARGES OF BANK FRAUD AND BANK BRIBERY |
August 2009 |
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Aug 31, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - SONGWOO SHIM, 48, of Lawrenceville, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Charles A. Pannell, Jr. to serve 3 years, 10 months in federal prison for conspiring to encourage and induce aliens to reside unlawfully in the United States and for manufacturing fraudulent visa documents. HEAD OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE SCHOOL SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR IMMIGRATION FRAUD CONSPIRACY |
Aug 26, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - ZANADA MOSES, 25, of Baltimore, Maryland, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Richard W. Story to serve over 5 years in federal prison on charges of importing heroin into the United States and possessing heroin with the intent to distribute it. AIRLINE PASSENGER SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR ATTEMPTING TO SMUGGLE HEROIN INTO THE UNITED STATES |
Aug 25, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - EARL GLENN, 47, of McDonough, Georgia, a former lieutenant at the Fulton County Jail, pleaded guilty today in federal court in Atlanta to using excessive force against an inmate in his custody and to lying to an FBI agent about the incident. FORMER FULTON COUNTY JAIL LIEUTENANT PLEADS GUILTY TO USING EXCESSIVE FORCE AGAINST INMATE AND LYING TO FBI AGENT |
Aug 21, 2009 |
GAINESVILLE, GA - BRUCE ALLEN HUGHES, 48, of Blairsville, Georgia, pleaded guilty this morning in federal district court to two counts of conspiracy to commit the armed robbery of 29 banks over 11 years, five counts of armed bank robbery, six counts of use of a firearm during the commission of a violent felony, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. “CROWN ROYAL BANDIT” PLEADS GUILTY |
Aug 21, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - Cells of two separate major Mexican drug trafficking organizations operating in metro Atlanta have been dismantled through federal indictments and arrests after a two-year investigation dubbed “Operation Four Horsemen.” The investigation was led by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and coordinated through the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) program. "OPERATION FOUR HORSEMEN" DISMANTLES TWO MAJOR MEXICAN DRUG TRAFFICKING CELLS OPERATING IN METRO ATLANTA |
Aug 20, 2009 |
GAINESVILLE, GA - WENDELL RAY SPELL, 50, of Gainesville, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge William C. O’Kelley to serve 12 years in federal prison for committing wire fraud in the execution of a scheme that defrauded investors out of more than $16 million. GAINESVILLE MAN SENTENCED TO 12 YEARS IN PRISON FOR OPERATING A PONZI SCHEME |
Aug 20, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - ROBERT P. COPELAND, 47, of Marietta, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Beverly B. Martin to serve over 10 years in federal prison on a charge of wire fraud, relating to a $40 million investment fraud scheme. ATLANTA AREA LAWYER SENTENCED TO OVER 10 YEARS IN PRISON FOR OPERATING A $40 MILLION “PONZI” INVESTMENT SCHEME |
Aug 19, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA – MARK L. HARRISON, 48, of Southport, Florida, and “HARRISON INTERNATIONAL LLC,” a Florida corporation, were sentenced today on multiple charges including violating the Lacey Act, a federal fish and wildlife trafficking law, by dealing in shark fins and not reporting their landing as required by law. SHARK FINS DEALER SENTENCED FOR ILLEGALLY DEALING IN FINS FROM PROTECTED SPECIES |
Aug 19, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - David E. Nahmias, the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, announced today that he will resign on August 23, 2009, to be appointed by Governor Sonny Perdue as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia. UNITED STATES ATTORNEY ANNOUNCES RESIGNATION |
Aug 19, 2009 |
GAINESVILLE, GA - MICHAEL ROBERT DEJONG, 24, of Auburn, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge William C. O’Kelley to serve 1 year in federal prison on a charge of using the internet to threaten to destroy buildings of the Federal Bureau of Investigation by fire or explosives. GEORGIA MAN SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR SENDING TERRORISTIC THREATS TO FBI |
Aug 18, 2009 |
GAINESVILLE, GA - LONNY GRAVITT, 41, his son, LINDSAY GRAVITT, 22, and JOSEPH TANTURRI, 24, all of Cartersville, Georgia, have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges relating to the theft of 40 weapons from a federally licensed firearms dealer in Jasper, Georgia. THREE INDICTED FOR THEFT OF 40 FIREARMS FROM STORE |
Aug 18, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - MICHAEL J. FALITE, 42, of Cumming, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Beverly Martin to serve two years in federal prison on charges of filing a false tax return. CHIROPRACTOR SENTENCED FOR TAX FRAUD |
Aug 12, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - A federal jury has found EHSANUL ISLAM SADEQUEE, 23, of Roswell, Georgia, guilty on all four counts of an indictment charging him with supporting terrorists and a foreign terrorist organization, after a trial that lasted seven days. ATLANTA DEFENDANT FOUND GUILTY OF SUPPORTING TERRORISTS |
Aug 10, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - JEFFREY W. McLAIN, 52, of Marietta, Georgia, pleaded guilty today in federal district court to a charge of wire fraud in connection with a nationwide scheme selling fraudulent business opportunities. BUSINESSMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO NATIONWIDE FRAUD SCHEME |
Aug 7, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - YOLANDA DENISE SCOTT, 31, of Hampton, Georgia, and GERMAINE MONROE, 57, of Atlanta, Georgia, have made initial appearances in court after being indicted by a federal grand jury on July 28, 2009, on charges of conspiracy to commit bank fraud. A third defendant charged in the same indictment, SCHNIKIA SCRUGGS, 37, of Duluth, Georgia, is now scheduled to make her initial appearance before a United States Magistrate Judge on August 14, 2009. THREE GEORGIA WOMEN INDICTED FOR BANK FRAUD CONSPIRACY AND AGGRAVATED IDENTITY THEFT |
Aug 6, 2009 |
ROME, GA - JOSHUA DAVID LOWE, 25, of Aragon, Georgia, a former sergeant at the Polk County Jail, pleaded guilty today in federal court to a civil rights charge of using excessive force against an inmate in his custody. FORMER POLK COUNTY JAIL SERGEANT PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL CIVIL RIGHTS CHARGES |
Aug 4, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - MARLANDOW JEFFRIES, 28, of Atlanta, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Richard W. Story to serve 30 years in prison on charges of possession with the intent to distribute cocaine and marijuana, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, assault on a Deputy United States Marshal with a deadly weapon, and use of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. ARMED CAREER CRIMINAL SENTENCED TO 30 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING, POSSESSION AND USE OF FIREARMS, AND ASSAULT ON A DEPUTY UNITED STATES MARSHAL |
July 2009 |
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July 30, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - JAMES G. OSSIE, 48, of Atlanta, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge William Duffey, Jr., to nearly seven years in federal prison for a wire fraud scheme involving the operations of his foreign exchange trading firm, “CRE Capital.” CURRENCY FUND MANAGER SENTENCED TO NEARLY 7 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR PERPETRATING PONZI SCHEME |
July 30, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - JUAN CORTES-MEZA, 31, of Mexico, pleaded guilty today in federal district court to sex trafficking offenses involving young Mexican women. OTTO JAIME LARIOS PEREZ, 25, of Guatemala, also pleaded guilty today to making a false statement to law enforcement and, thereby, obstructing a human trafficking investigation. ANOTHER KEY MEMBER OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING RING PLEADS GUILTY TO SEX TRAFFICKING CHARGES |
July 28, 2008 |
WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Vice President Joseph Biden and Attorney General Eric Holder today announced $1 billion in grants to fund the hiring and rehiring of 4,699 law enforcement officers under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. GEORGIA POLICE & SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENTS TO RECEIVE NEARLY $32 MILLION IN FEDERAL “C.O.P.S.”GRANTS |
July 28, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - QI GUI NIE, 33, of Charlotte, North Carolina, pleaded guilty today before United States District Court Judge Willis B. Hunt, Jr., to charges of smuggling endangered and prohibited wildlife into the United States through the port of Atlanta. FISH IMPORTER PLEADS GUILTY TO SMUGGLING ENDANGERED ASIAN BONYTONGUE FISH INTO THE U.S. |
July 28, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - EDGAR JAMAL GAMORY, 34, of Lilburn, Georgia, has been sentenced by United States District Judge Thomas Thrash, Jr. to federal prison on charges of conspiracy to distribute cocaine and marijuana and two counts of money laundering, and Judge Thrash also sentenced EDMOND GAMORY, 31, Atlanta, Georgia, to federal prison today on a charge of conspiracy to distribute cocaine and marijuana. GAMORY BROTHERS SENTENCED TO LONG PRISON TERMS FOR DRUG DISTRIBUTION & MONEY LAUNDERING |
July 23, 2009 |
GAINESVILLE, GA - MILTON SCOTT PRUITT, 41, of Forsyth County, Georgia, was found guilty late yesterday by a federal jury on two counts of receiving child pornography. He was found not guilty on a count of possession of child pornography. FORMER FORSYTH DEPUTY SHERIFF FOUND GUILTY BY FEDERAL JURY ON CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CHARGES |
July 22, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - ANTHONY TOBIN, 51, of Atlanta, Georgia, today pleaded guilty to federal charges of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, and one count of wire fraud. TOBIN was indicted on the charges along with two co-defendants on March 25, 2009. TOBIN PLEADS GUILTY TO BOGUS MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR FINANCING SCHEME |
July 17, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - CARLIN KING, 43, of Decatur, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Marvin Shoob to serve 3 years in federal prison on a charge of wire fraud, in connection with his operation of the foreign exchange investment house “Hanover Stevens” based in Atlanta. HEAD OF ATLANTA-BASED FOREIGN EXCHANGE BROKERAGE FIRM SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR DEFRAUDING INVESTORS |
July 16, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - JUDY YVETTE ROSSER, 41, of Newnan, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Charles A. Pannell, Jr. to serve over 3 years in federal prison on a charge of embezzling more than $1.2 million from Wachovia Bank. NEWNAN WOMAN SENTENCEDTO FEDERAL PRISON FOR EMBEZZLING MORE THAN $1.2 MILLION FROM WACHOVIA BANK |
July 15, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - PAMELA D. JONES, 36, of Tucker, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Orinda D. Evans to serve 18 months in federal prison on charges that she embezzled more than $139,000 from ServeHAITI, a charitable organization that receives federal funds. FORMER ASSISTANT TREASURER SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR EMBEZZLING $139,000 FROM CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION |
July 14, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - ROGER HAMMOND, 30, of Atlanta, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Timothy C. Batten to serve over 23 years in federal prison on a charge of heroin trafficking. ATLANTA MAN SENTENCED TO OVER TWO DECADES IN PRISON FOR HEROIN TRAFFICKING |
July 13, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - LAING YANG, 37, of Duluth, Georgia was sentenced today by United States District Judge Timothy C. Batten to serve 5 years in federal prison on charges of conspiring to harbor illegal aliens. OPERATOR OF EMPLOYMENT AGENCY SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR HARBORING ILLEGAL ALIENS |
July 9, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - STEVEN H. BALLARD, 53, of McDonough, Georgia pleaded guilty today in federal district court to committing a real estate investment scam that lasted over five and a half years and defrauded over a dozen victims in Georgia, Florida and Tennessee. FORMER GEORGIA ATTORNEY PLEADS GUILTY TO MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR REAL ESTATE PONZI SCHEME |
July 7, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - VICTOR ABILES GOMEZ, 20, OMAR MENDOZA-VILLEGAS, 19, and GERARDO SOLORIO REYES, a/k/a “Gera,” 23, all illegal immigrants from Mexico, have been sentenced to federal prison on hostage-taking and related charges, arising from the week-long kidnapping and abuse of a drug dealer. CAPTORS SENTENCED TO DECADES IN PRISON FOR KIDNAPPING & ABUSING DRUG DEALER OVER DRUG DEBT |
June 2009 |
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June 29, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - CHAUNSAY BECKWITH, 46, of Tucker, Georgia, was sentenced today by Senior United States District Judge Marvin H. Shoob to serve nearly 5 years in federal prison on a charge of health care fraud. “ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE” CLINIC OPERATOR SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR HEALTH CARE FRAUD |
June 26, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - BRUCE JAMES REGISTER, 55, of McDonough, Georgia, pleaded guilty today in federal court to two counts of mail fraud against the United States Postal Service (USPS). MASS MAILER PLEADS GUILTY TO DEFRAUDING POSTAL SERVICE |
June 23, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - FREDERICK BARTON, 48, of Atlanta, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Thomas W. Thrash to serve over six years in federal prison on a charge of wire fraud, for having fraudulently diverted approximately $2 million from several clients and investors. FORMER INVESTMENT BROKER SENTENCED TO OVER SIX YEARS IN PRISON FOR DEFRAUDING CLIENTS |
June 19, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - WILBERT STALLINGS, 45, of Conyers, Georgia, was sentenced to prison today by United States District Judge Julie E. Carnes on the charge of conspiring to violate civil rights by breaking into a private residence to search for drugs without a warrant. FORMER ATLANTA POLICE SERGEANT SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR WARRANTLESS BREAK-IN OF PRIVATE HOME |
June 12, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA – MARK L. HARRISON, 47, of Southport, Florida, and “HARRISON INTERNATIONAL LLC,” a Florida corporation, today pleaded guilty in federal district court to violating the Lacey Act, a federal fish and wildlife trafficking law, by dealing in shark fins and not reporting their landing as required by law. SHARK FINS DEALER PLEADS GUILTY TO ILLEGALLY DEALING IN FINS FROM PROTECTED SPECIES |
June 11, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - NATALIE NICOLE DUNN, 32, of Ellenwood, Georgia, a former DeKalb County State Court Probation Officer, pleaded guilty late yesterday to conspiracy to commit extortion under color of official right in a criminal charge-fixing scheme. FORMER DEKALB COUNTY PROBATION OFFICER PLEADS GUILTY TO CRIMINAL CHARGE-FIXING EXTORTION SCHEME |
June 11, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - ANTHONY M. TESVICH, 42, of Atlanta, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Richard W. Story to serve over 6 years in federal prison on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and filing false tax returns, in connection with a scheme to defraud Home Depot. FORMER HOME DEPOT EMPLOYEE SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR ORCHESTRATING VENDOR KICKBACK SCHEME |
June 10, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - After a bench trial held last week, United States District Judge William S. Duffey, Jr., announced today that SYED HARIS AHMED, 24, has been found guilty of conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists. DEFENDANT FOUND GUILTY OF CONSPIRACY TO SUPPORT TERRORISTS |
June 9, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - MICHAEL J. FALITE, 41, of Cumming, Georgia, pleaded guilty today in federal district court to filing a false income tax return. CHIROPRACTOR PLEADS GUILTY TO FILING FALSE TAX RETURN |
June 4, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - THELENIOUS REED, a/k/a “Anthony Thomas,” 35, of Texas, was sentenced today by United States District Court Judge Orinda D. Evans to serve 6 years in prison on charges of transporting a victim interstate to work as a prostitute, and persuading, inducing, enticing and coercing a victim to travel across state lines to work as a prostitute. PIMP WHO CLAIMED TO BE MODELING AGENT SENTENCED TO PRISON |
June 4, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - SONGWOO SHIM, 47, of Lawrenceville, Georgia, pleaded guilty today in federal district court to conspiracy to encourage and induce aliens to reside unlawfully in the United States, to manufacture fraudulent immigration and government identification documents, and to make false statements under oath on applications submitted to the Department of Homeland Security, Student and Exchange Visitors Program. HEAD OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE SCHOOL PLEADS GUILTY TO IMMIGRATION FRAUD CONSPIRAC |
June 3, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - PHILIP GERRY, 58, of Mableton, Georgia, was sentenced today by Senior United States District Judge J. Owen Forrester to serve 12 years in prison on charges of receipt and possession of child pornography. MAN SENTENCED FOR MASSIVE CHILD PORNOGRAPHY COLLECTION |
June 3, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - KRISTI KIRKUS WILSON, 44, of Conyers, Georgia, pleaded guilty today in federal district court to theft of U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) program funds from the Conyers Public Housing Authority. FORMER CONYERS HOUSING AUTHORITY DIRECTOR PLEADS GUILTY |
June 3, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - KRISTINE CLARK, 37, of Decatur, Georgia; MICHAEL ROUZAN, 24, of Decatur, Georgia; MARKISHA BURKS, 26, of Texas, and LUCIEN DANTHON, 43, of Atlanta, Georgia, have been indicted by a federal grand jury on felony charges for fraudulently obtaining FEMA assistance funds intended for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. FOUR INDICTED FOR HURRICANE KATRINA FRAUD |
May 2009 |
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May 29, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - TERRILL MARION CRANE, 47, of Atlanta, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr. to serve over 10 years in federal prison for producing child pornography. PRODUCER OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY SENTENCED TO OVER 10 YEARS |
May 28, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA – JOSHUA DAVID LOWE, 25, of Aragon, Georgia, a former sergeant at the Polk County Jail, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on a felony charge of using excessive force against an inmate. FORMER POLK COUNTY JAIL SERGEANT CHARGED WITH USING EXCESSIVE FORCE |
May 22, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - DESMOND COOPER, 26, of Duluth, Georgia was arrested today on an indictment returned by a federal grand jury on May 19, 2009. ARMORED TRUCK EMPLOYEE INDICTED FOR ROLE IN ARMED ROBBERY |
May 21, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - On May 19, 2009, a federal grand jury indicted 13 defendants for their involvement in counterfeiting and distributing counterfeit DVD movies, music CDs and disc packaging. Arraignment and bond hearings for the defendants will begin on May 21, 2009, at 3:30 p.m. before Magistrate Judge Linda T. Walker. LARGE GROUP OF DVD AND CD COUNTERFEITERS AND SUPPLIERS INDICTED |
May 21, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - JAMES G. OSSIE, 48, of Atlanta, pleaded guilty today in federal district court to a wire fraud scheme involving the operations of his foreign exchange trading firm, CRE Capital. CURRENCY FUND MANAGER PLEADS GUILTY TO PERPETRATING PONZI SCHEME |
May 20, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - PRESTON DANIEL COOPER, 43, of Atlanta, Georgia was arrested on May 15, 2009, on a federal criminal complaint charging him with mailing child pornography. CONVICTED CHILD MOLESTER CHARGED WITH MAILING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY TO INMATE IN STATE PRISON |
May 19, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - RONALD DOUGLASS MATHENY II, 42, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, pleaded guilty today before United States District Judge Richard W. Story to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering in relation to a scheme to defraud his former employer, Home Depot. FORMER HOME DEPOT “PRODUCT MERCHANT” PLEADS GUILTY |
May 14, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - MELISSA DEATON TESVICH, 41, of Mobile, Alabama, today pleaded guilty to one count of filing a false tax return before United States District Judge Richard W. Story. EX-WIFE OF FORMER HOME DEPOT EMPLOYEE PLEADS GUILTY TO FILING FALSE TAX RETURN |
May 13, 2009 |
NEWNAN, GA - JEFFREY WALLACE “J.W.” EDWARDS, 43, of Bremen, Georgia, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of mail fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering in connection with an alleged $7 million fraud scheme. EDWARDS was arrested this morning and has made an initial appearance before a federal magistrate. BREMEN MAN CHARGED WITH OPERATING $7 MILLION INVESTMENT SCAM |
May 12, 2009 |
NEWNAN, Georgia - PHILIP C. ASTIN, III, 52, of Carrollton, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Jack T. Camp to serve 10 years in federal prison for his conviction on 175 counts of illegally dispensing prescription drugs from 2002 until his arrest in 2007. DOCTOR SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS IN PRISON FOR ILLEGAL PRESCRIPTIONS |
May 5, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - ALAIN AMADOR, 31, of Miami, Florida, was sentenced today by Senior United States District Judge Jack T. Camp to serve over 4 years in prison on a charge of conspiracy to commit health care fraud. CONSPIRATOR IN $12 MILLION MEDICARE FRAUD RING SENTENCED TO PRISON |
May 5, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - OSCAR REYNOSO, 31, originally of the Dominican Republic, was sentenced in federal
court today to serve almost 4 years in prison for his role in distributing cocaine supplied by a drug cell operating in Gwinnett County, Georgia. DRUG-DEALING VICTIM OF HOSTAGE-TAKING SENTENCED TO NEARLY 4 YEARS IN PRISON |
May 4, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA – DERONTAY ANTON LANGFORD, 34, of Fairburn, Georgia, a Fulton County Sheriff’s Detention Officer, and MITNEE MARKETTE JONES, 46, of Atlanta, Georgia, a Fulton County Deputy Sheriff, both of whom work as officers at the Fulton County Jail, were arrested today by FBI agents following their indictment by a federal grand jury on felony charges of filing a false report, making false statements to federal agents, and obstruction of justice. MORE FULTON COUNTY JAILERS ARRESTED ON OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE CHARGES |
April 2009 |
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April 29, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA – Federal, state and local agents have completed initial searches and arrests in a multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency investigation coordinated through the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) program targeting a major Mexican drug trafficking organization (DTO) operating in Mexico; the McAllen, Texas area of the Rio Grande Valley; and the metropolitan Atlanta area. NUMEROUS ARREST & SEARCH WARRANTS EXECUTED SIMULTANEOUSLY TODAY IN ATLANTA AREA AND MCALLEN, TEXAS IN TAKEDOWN OF MAJOR DRUG ORGANIZATION |
April 28, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - ZANADA MOSES, 25, of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty today in federal district court to importing heroin into the United States and possessing heroin with the intent to distribute it. AIRLINE PASSENGER PLEADS GUILTY TO ATTEMPTING TO SMUGGLE MORE THAN 2 POUNDS OF HEROIN INTO THE UNITED STATES |
April 28, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - PIK TO CHENG, 49, a/k/a “Shirley Wise,” of Norcross, Georgia; LIN CHEN, 33, of Tucker, Georgia; and FRANCISCO MARTINEZ-ANAYA, 47, of Chamblee, Georgia, were each sentenced to prison today by Chief United States District Judge Julie E. Carnes on charges of conspiracy to engage in alien harboring and transportation of aliens. CO-CONSPIRATORS SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR ALIEN HARBORING CRIMES |
April 28, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - QI GUI NIE, 33, of Charlotte, North Carolina, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of illegally importing, and attempting to import endangered and prohibited wildlife into the United States through the port of Atlanta, and violating the Lacey Act. FISH IMPORTER INDICTED FOR IMPORTING ENDANGERED ASIAN BONYTONGUE FISH AND STONY CORAL INTO THE U.S. |
April 24, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA – Four more key defendants were sentenced today by Chief United States District Judge Julie E. Carnes in the marijuana investigation code-named “Hooked On ‘Ponics,” which netted 36 so-called “grow houses” and 24 defendants with the marijuana’s street value totaling over $3.5 million. “HOOKED ON PONICS” DEFENDANTS SENTENCED |
April 24, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - MARK ANTHONY MCBRIDE, 43, a/k/a “Charles Conley,” “Charles Conley, Jr.,” and “Manuel Evans,” of East Point, Georgia, pleaded guilty today in federal district court to a conspiracy to obtain millions of dollars in fraudulent mortgages and other loans and to a bankruptcy fraud designed to stay foreclosures on dozens of fraudulently obtained properties. FIRST GUILTY PLEA RELATED TO FRAUDULENT LOANS FUNDED BY FAILED BANK |
April 24, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - David E. Nahmias, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, and all heads of federal investigative agencies in the Northern District of Georgia announce that the Annual Crime Victims Rights Week is scheduled for April 26- May 2, 2009. NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS’ RIGHTS WEEK |
April 23, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - Lieutenant ROBERT W. HILL, JR., 46, of Decatur, Georgia, and Lieutenant EARL GLENN, 47, of McDonough, Georgia, both Fulton County Deputy Sheriffs at the Fulton County Jail, were arrested today by FBI agents after a federal grand jury indicted each of them for violating the civil rights of an inmate, obstructing justice, filing a false report, and making false statements to federal agents. TWO FULTON COUNTY SHERIFF’S LIEUTENANTS ARRESTED |
April 23, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - A jury in federal district court has returned a guilty verdict against LIANG YANG, 37, of Duluth, Georgia on charges of conspiring to transport, harbor and induce illegal aliens to remain in the United States. YANG was indicted on April 15, 2008 along with ten other employment agency owners and individuals who would transport the illegal workers to their jobs. EMPLOYMENT AGENCY OPERATOR CONVICTED ON CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT IMMIGRATION CRIMES |
April 23, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - CAROLYN EDWARDS HERRON, 48, of Lithonia, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Marvin H. Shoob on charges that she embezzled more than $164,000 from a charitable organization that receives federal funds. FORMER ACCOUNTANT SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR EMBEZZLING $164,000 FROM CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION |
April 21, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - SONGWOO SHIM, 47, of Lawrenceville, Georgia, and IN YOUNG PARK, 36, of Duluth, Georgia, have been indicted by a federal grand jury on felony charges for conspiring to encourage and induce aliens to reside unlawfully in the United States and for manufacturing fraudulent documents, including fraudulent government identification documents. TWO INDICTED ON IMMIGRATION CONSPIRACY CHARGES |
April 20, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - ROBERT P. COPELAND, 48, of Marietta, Georgia, pleaded guilty today in federal district court to committing a five-year long investment scam that defrauded more than 125 victims of more than $28 million. GEORGIA ATTORNEY PLEADS GUILTY TO OVER $28 MILLION INVESTMENT FRAUD SCHEME |
April 16, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - LAWRENCE EDWARD PRUITT, a/k/a “Paulo,” 26, of Central Islip, New York, and MARVIS NICHOLE HARRIS, a/k/a “Brianna,” 26, of Columbia, South Carolina, have been indicted by a federal grand jury for sex trafficking of a minor, and this afternoon made an initial appearance before a federal magistrate. PAIR INDICTED, APPEAR IN COURT FOR SEX TRAFFICKING OF A MINOR |
April 15, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - JACQUELINE ANN DEMER, 50, of Gainesville, Georgia, was sentenced today to serve more than five years in federal prison on six counts relating to a scheme to impede the IRS in its collection of income taxes. Her co-conspirator, JERRY ROBERT LAHR, 65, of Hurst, Texas, also was sentenced today to serve more than three years in prison for a conspiracy to impede the IRS. GAINESVILLE WOMAN SENTENCED IN TAX CONSPIRACY; COOPERATING CO-CONSPIRATOR ALSO SENTENCED |
April 15, 2009 |
ROME, GA - JOHNNY LAMAR SMITH, 54, of Bridgeport, Alabama, and WILLIAM J. PERCY, 65, of Dalton, Georgia, were sentenced to prison today by United States District Judge Harold L. Murphy on a charge of conspiracy to commit interstate transportation of property obtained by fraud. CARPET COMPANY INSIDERS SENTENCED IN MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR FRAUD |
April 14, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - Late this afternoon, a federal jury returned a guilty verdict against HASMUKH PATEL, 54, of McDonough, Georgia, on a dozen counts related to a fraud and bribery scheme and a conspiracy to encourage and induce aliens to come to and reside in the United States. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY EMPLOYEE CONVICTED OF ALIEN HARBORING, TAKING A BRIBE, AND COMPUTER INTRUSION |
April 14, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - The United States Attorney’s Office today announced that more tax-related criminal cases are being pursued by IRS investigators and federal prosecutors, and two more tax-related defendants will be sentenced this week and face significant time in federal prison. WITH APRIL 15 TAX DEADLINE APPROACHING, FEDERAL TAX PROSECUTIONS CONTINUE TO SEND MESSAGE THAT TAX FRAUD CAN MEAN PRISON TIME |
April 10, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - HERIBERTO SANABRIA, 55, of McDonough, Georgia, a former Social Security Administration official, pleaded guilty today in federal district court to charges of theft of government funds. FORMER SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL PLEADS GUILTY TO THEFT OF GOVERNMENT FUNDS |
April 10, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - MICHAEL MACALUSO III, 37, formerly of Smyrna, and now of Marietta, Georgia, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of producing, distributing and receiving child pornography, and using a computer to entice a minor to engage in sexual activity. SMYRNA MAN INDICTED FOR TRICKING CHILDREN INTO SENDING NUDE PICTURES OVER THE INTERNET |
April 9, 2009 |
GAINESVILLE, GA - ANDREW JOHN SMITH, 29, of Cleveland, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge William C. O’Kelley to serve over 3 years in prison on a federal charge of conspiracy to commit bank, wire and mail fraud arising from a mortgage fraud scheme. “STING” SENDS FORMER LOAN OFFICER TO PRISON FOR MORTGAGE FRAUD |
April 9, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - ROBERT P. COPELAND, 48, of Marietta, Georgia, was charged today in a criminal information relating to a $28 million investment fraud scheme that duped more than 125 investors. MARIETTA ATTORNEY CHARGED IN $28 MILLION INVESTMENT FRAUD SCHEME |
April 8, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - NATHANIEL LITTLE, JR., 43, of Decatur, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Charles A. Pannell, Jr., to serve more than 20 years in prison on charges of armed bank robbery and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence. BANK-ROBBING “DRACULA” SENTENCED TO OVER 20 YEARS IN PRISON |
April 7, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - CHAUNSAY BECKWITH, 46, of Tucker, Georgia, pleaded guilty today in federal district court to a charge of health care fraud in connection with the operation of her clinic, “International Alternative Medicine, Inc.” She was indicted on 35 counts of health care fraud by a federal grand jury on December 16, 2008. “ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE” CLINIC OPERATOR PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL HEALTH CARE FRAUD CHARGE |
April 7, 2009 |
ROME, GA - GEORGIANNE CARLISLE, 57, of Taylorsville, Georgia, pleaded guilty this morning to a federal charge of conspiracy arising out of a scheme to embezzle $1.2 million in insurance premiums from her employer and various other companies with which her employer did business. RICHARD CALVIN COOK, 56, from Dallas, Texas, has been charged with the same crime. FORMER INSURANCE EXECUTIVE PLEADS GUILTY IN SCHEME TO EMBEZZLE $1.2 MILLION IN INSURANCE PREMIUMS |
April 2, 2009 |
ROME, GA - JOSE HERNANDEZ, 40, originally from Mexico, VANCE ROGERS, 50, of Old Fort, Tennessee, and PAUL FAULKNER, 83, of Summerville, Georgia, were sentenced today as the last defendants in a large group now sentenced to federal prison for their roles in importing and distributing drugs in the North Georgia area, including Chattooga, Whitfield, Floyd, Gordon, and Murray Counties, as well as Polk County, Tennessee. NORTHWEST GEORGIA AND TENNESSEE DRUG DISTRIBUTORS SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON |
April 2, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - RONALD K. JOHNSTON, 37, and JAMES P. ROBINSON, 43, both of Atlanta, Georgia, were sentenced this week to federal prison by United States District Judge Richard W. Story on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and filing false tax returns in connection with a scheme to defraud Home Depot. TWO FORMER HOME DEPOT EMPLOYEES SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR PARTICIPATING IN VENDOR KICKBACK SCHEME |
April 2, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - JERMAINE ALDRED, 32, of Atlanta, Georgia, and DONTARRION BRATTON, 31, of Austell, Georgia, were sentenced to federal prison today by United States District Judge Jack T. Camp, on charges of aggravated identity theft and/or access device card fraud. IDENTITY THIEVES WHO STOLE MILITARY SERVICE MEMBERS’ BANK ACCOUNT INFO SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON |
March 2009 |
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Mar 31, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - MANYU OGALE, 44, of Jacksonville, Florida, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Richard W. Story to serve 10 years in prison on a federal charge of mail fraud arising out of a so- called “Ponzi” scheme, which defrauded investors out of more than $23 million. JACKSONVILLE MAN SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS IN PRISON FOR OPERATING PONZI SCHEME UNDER THE GUISE OF A FOREIGN CURRENCY “HEDGE FUND” |
Mar 27, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - CLIFFORD J. HARRIS, JR., a/k/a “T.I.,” 27, of College Park, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Charles A. Pannell, Jr. on charges of unlawfully possessing machine guns and silencers and possession of firearms by a convicted felon. CLIFFORD HARRIS (“T.I.”) SENTENCED TO PRISON ON FEDERAL FIREARMS CHARGES |
Mar 25, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - FREDERICK BARTON, 48, of Atlanta, Georgia, pleaded guilty today in federal district court to committing wire fraud. FORMER INVESTMENT BROKER PLEADS GUILTY TO DEFRAUDING CLIENTS, INCLUDING ELDERLY ALZHEIMER'S PATIENT |
Mar 23, 2009 |
GAINESVILLE, GA - WENDELL RAY SPELL, 50, of Gainesville, Georgia, pleaded guilty today in federal district court to charges arising out of a scheme to defraud investors out of more than $60 million. GAINESVILLE MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO DEFRAUDING INVESTORS OUT OF MORE THAN $60 MILLION |
Mar 21, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - VICTOR ABILES GOMEZ, 20, OMAR MENDOZA-VILLEGAS, 19, and GERARDO SOLORIO REYES, a/k/a “Gera,” 23, all illegal immigrants from Mexico, pleaded guilty late yesterday to federal hostage-taking and related charges, arising from the week-long kidnapping and torture of a drug dealer. KIDNAPPERS OF DRUG DEALER PLEAD GUILTY |
Mar 20, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - CURTIS JEROME BROWN, JR., 41, of Lithonia, Georgia, a former Fulton County Sheriff’s Detention Officer who worked at the Fulton County Jail, was arrested today by FBI agents and charged with the felony offenses of violating civil rights, filing a false report, making false statements to federal agents, and two counts of obstruction of justice. FORMER FULTON COUNTY JAIL OFFICER ARRESTED ON FEDERAL CIVIL RIGHTS AND OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE CHARGES |
Mar 18, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - JAMES G. OSSIE, 49, of Atlanta, the founder and principal of an Alpharetta, Georgia-based currency trading firm, “CRE Capital, Inc.,” has been indicted by a federal grand jury on 10 counts of wire fraud. ATLANTA CURRENCY TRADER CHARGED WITH OPERATING $25 MILLION PONZI SCHEME |
Mar 17, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - JIMMY JOEL BEASLEY, 49, of Decatur, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Timothy C. Batten, Sr. on a charge of failing to register as a sex offender as required by law. SEX OFFENDER DOES NOT REGISTER AS A “SEX OFFENDER” AND IS SENTENCED TO JAIL AND SUPERVISION FOR LIFE |
Mar 17, 2009 |
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Mar 13, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - DR. WILLIAM STEARNS, DC, 47, of Marietta, Georgia, was sentenced late yesterday to serve five years in prison by Senior United States District Court Judge Clarence Cooper, for participating in a $2 million health care fraud scam at the network of back pain clinics that he operated with two co-conspirators. LOCAL CHIROPRACTOR SENTENCED TO 5 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR HEALTH CARE FRAUD |
Mar 12, 2009 |
GAINESVILLE, GA - ANDREW N. COX, 45, formerly of Blairsville, Georgia, was sentenced today by Senior United States District Judge William C. O’Kelley to serve life in prison on charges of conspiring to manufacture and attempt to manufacture marijuana in and around the Chattahoochee National Forest in north Georgia in the spring of 2004. FORMER FUGITIVE MARIJUANA GROWER SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON |
Mar 11, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - RENALDO SHEPHARD, 47, of Decatur, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Beverly B. Martin to serve over 21 years in prison on charges of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of crack cocaine with intent to distribute, and possession of a firearm during a drug trafficking offense. CRIMINAL WITH 18 PRIOR STATE CONVICTIONS SENTENCED TO OVER 21 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON |
Mar 10, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - KEITH L. HUGHES, 39, of Covington, Georgia, the Coordinator of the DeKalb County Office of Pretrial Services, and NATALIE NICOLE DUNN, 32, of Ellenwood, Georgia, a DeKalb County State Court Probation Officer, were arrested today by Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents and charged with conspiracy and extortion in a federal criminal complaint related to a criminal charge-fixing scheme. DEKALB COUNTY PRETRIAL SERVICES OFFICIAL AND PROBATION OFFICER CHARGED IN CRIMINAL CHARGE-FIXING EXTORTION SCHEME |
Mar 5, 2009 |
GAINESVILLE, GA - A jury in federal district court has returned a guilty verdict against DANIEL EDWARD TURNER, 44, of Cumming, Georgia, on charges of obstructing the Internal Revenue Service and presenting bogus financial instruments to the IRS and the Department of the Treasury to pay his back taxes. TAX PROTESTOR CONVICTED IN GAINESVILLE |
Mar 5, 2009 |
ROME, GA - JAMES BARTHOLOMEW HUSKEY, 39 of Lafayette, GA, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Robert L. Vining, Jr. to serve 70 years in prison on charges of producing, distributing, and receiving child pornography. VIOLENT CHILD ABUSER AND CHILD PORNOGRAPHY PRODUCER SENTENCED |
Mar 4, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - VARIAN SCOTT, 35, of Miami, Florida, and HEZRON COLLIE, 29, of Atlanta, have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and health care fraud in connection with a scheme to present forged prescriptions to pharmacies throughout the metro Atlanta area over an eight-month period, and causing the cost of the prescriptions - more than $1 million - to be billed to Georgia Medicaid. TWO MEN INDICTED FOR MILLION DOLLAR MEDICAID FRAUD |
February 2009 |
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Feb 26, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - SANTOS PRICE, 41, of Atlanta, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Julie E. Carnes to serve 15 years in prison on a charge of possessing a weapon as a convicted felon. FELON WITH A GUN SENTENCED TO 15 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON |
Feb 25, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - A jury late today convicted BOYD SMITH, 40, of Atlanta, Georgia, on a charge of conspiring to commit an arson at “Club Onyx,” an adult entertainment establishment in Atlanta. FORMER CLUB MANAGER CONVICTED BY JURY IN STRIP CLUB ARSON PLOT |
Feb 25, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - KENNETH C. CHASE, 63, of Gainesville, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Thomas T. Thrash to serve over 15 years in federal prison on a charge of using a computer to attempt to entice a child for sexual activity. NORTH GEORGIA MAN SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR ENTICING A CHILD |
Feb 25, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - BENJAMIN WADE ELLIOTT, 26, of Winchester, Tennessee, and CONNIE LEE BUCE, 42, of Woodstock, Georgia, were sentenced today by United States District Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr. on charges relating to a conspiracy to defraud more than 500 automobile dealerships and numerous banks throughout the United States of millions of dollars. PAIR SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR CONSPIRING TO DEFRAUD AUTOMOBILE DEALERSHIPS AND BANKS |
Feb 24, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - TORU SHIMOJI, 49, of Smyrna, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States Magistrate Judge E. Clayton Scofield III on multiple misdemeanor charges involving the illegal possession of wildlife skulls, a violation of the Endangered Species Act, the Lacey Act, and the Migratory Bird Act. SMYRNA MAN SENTENCED FOR VIOLATING THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT AND LACEY ACT |
Feb 24, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - Three former Atlanta Police Department (APD) officers were sentenced to prison today by Chief United States District Judge Julie E. Carnes on a charge of conspiracy to violate civil rights resulting in death, arising from the fatal police shooting of Kathryn Johnston, a 92-year old Atlanta woman, at her home during the execution of a search warrant obtained by the defendants based upon false information on November 21, 2006. THREE FORMER ATLANTA POLICE OFFICERS SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON IN FATAL SHOOTING OF ELDERLY ATLANTA WOMAN |
Feb 23, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - CARLIN SELWYN KING, 42, of Atlanta, pleaded guilty today in federal district court to committing a wire fraud scheme in operating his foreign exchange investment firm, “Hanover Stevens, LLC.” HEAD OF ATLANTA-BASED FOREIGN EXCHANGE BROKERAGE FIRM PLEADS GUILTY TO DEFRAUDING INVESTMENTS CLIENTS |
Feb 19, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - RICHARD E. LONG, 65, of St. Augustine, Florida, and MACK S. SMITH, 57, of Bladenboro, North Carolina, have been convicted by a federal jury after a three-week trial on multiple felony charges relating to water contracts for United States military troops overseas. FORMER ARMY OFFICIAL & TENNESSEE BUSINESSMAN CONVICTED IN WATER CONTRACT SCHEME |
Feb 17, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - NIKOLAY NIKOLOV, 23, and YORDAN KAVAKLOV, 29, both of Bulgaria, have been indicted by a federal grand jury on multiple felony charges for conspiring to steal the bank card numbers and passwords of dozens of individuals through the use of a skimming device the defendants allegedly connected to ATM's in the metro Atlanta area. INDICTMENT HANDED DOWN IN MAJOR ATM SKIMMING OPERATION |
Feb 12, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - BARRY EDWARD BAGWELL, 50, of Kingston, Floyd County, Georgia, has made an initial appearance before a United States Magistrate Judge in Rome late this morning on multiple drug and weapons charges. FUGITIVE WANTED ON DRUG CHARGES CAPTURED, MAKES INITIAL APPEARANCE IN ROME |
Feb 11, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - ZANADA MOSES, 24, of Baltimore, Maryland, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of importation of and possession with the intent to distribute heroin. MOSES is expected to be arraigned later this week or early next week. AIRLINE PASSENGER INDICTED FOR ATTEMPTING TO SMUGGLE APPROXIMATELY $1 MILLION WORTH OF HEROIN INTO U.S. |
Feb 5, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - RAUL CORTES-MEZA, 21, of Mexico, pleaded guilty today in federal district court before United States District Judge Richard W. Story to a charge of sex trafficking of a minor. MEMBER OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING RING PLEADS GUILTY TO SEX TRAFFICKING CHARGES INVOLVING A MINOR |
Feb 3, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - A federal judge has sentenced JARED ROBERT WHEAT, 37, of Alpharetta, Georgia, to over four years in federal prison and assessed a $3 million forfeiture for being the mastermind of a criminal scheme to manufacture and import adulterated and unauthorized pharmaceutical products. OWNER OF HI-TECH PHARMACEUTICALS AND CO-CONSPIRATORS SENTENCED IN PRESCRIPTION DRUG IMPORTATION RING |
Feb 3, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - FRED HAND, III, 54, and FRED HAND IV, 24, of Atlanta, Georgia, were both sentenced today by United States Magistrate Judge Linda T. Walker on their guilty pleas to misdemeanor charges of illegally transporting a whitetail deer from Colorado to Georgia, a violation of the Lacey Act, a federal law. GEORGIA FATHER & SON SENTENCED FOR VIOLATING THE LACEY ACT |
Feb 2, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA – HOWARD A. SPERLING, 44, of San Diego, California, pleaded guilty today in federal district court to conspiracy to commit wire fraud for his part in a scheme to defraud a California construction firm of nearly $13 million. CALIFORNIA MAN PLEADS GUILTY IN CONSTRUCTION ESCROW FRAUD SCHEME |
January 2009 |
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Jan 30, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA – STANLEY KIM, 50, of Norcross, Georgia; KEVIN CHANG, 41, of Buford, Georgia; TONY KIM, 35, of Norcross, Georgia; and YUEN CHEOL “DON” CHU, 42, of Duluth, Georgia; were sentenced on January 15 and 30, 2009, by United States District Judge Charles A. Pannell, Jr., on charges of money laundering and/or failing to report cash transactions of more than $10,000. USED CAR DEALERS SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR LAUNDERING MONEY FROM DRUG DEALERS |
Jan 29, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - Dr. PHILIP C. ASTIN, III, 52, of Carrollton, Georgia, has entered a guilty plea to all 175 counts of a superseding indictment charging him with illegally dispensing prescription drugs from 2002 until his arrest in 2007. DOCTOR PLEADS GUILTY TO ALL 175 CHARGES OF ILLEGAL PRESCRIPTIONS |
Jan 27, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - JEFFREY W. McLAIN, 52, of Marietta, Georgia, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of mail fraud and wire fraud. McLAIN is expected to appear before a United States Magistrate Judge late this week or early next week. BUSINESSMAN INDICTED FOR NATIONWIDE FRAUD SCHEME TARGETING CHRISTIAN AUDIENCES |
Jan 23, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - MALIKA GARRETT, 43, and her husband, RUSSELL GARRETT, 43, a former Forsyth County, Georgia, Deputy Sheriff, both of Woodstock, Georgia, pleaded guilty today before United States District Court Judge Orinda D. Evans. FORMER DEPUTY & WIFE PLEAD GUILTY TO CHARGES RELATED TO HARBORING & EXPLOITING ILLEGAL ALIEN NANNY |
Jan 22, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - STEVEN SPIGNER, 40, a/k/a “Old Boy,” “Slim,” and “Steve-O,” and his wife, YOJUANA SPIGNER, 31, a/k/a “Wanda,” both of Snellville, Georgia, were sentenced today by United States District Judge Richard W. Story on charges relating to a multi-state drug trafficking organization, which utilized weapons in furtherance of the drug trafficking, and money laundering. SPIGNER, WIFE SENTENCED IN DRUG, GUN CASE CODE NAMED “QUARTER TO EIGHT” |
Jan 22, 2009 |
GAINESVILLE, GA - THOMAS NARRON Sr., 44, of Rebecca, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Court Judge William C. O’Kelley on a charge of making threatening communications. RABUN COUNTY MAN SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR MAKING THREATENING PHONE CALL |
Jan 22, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - TERRILL MARION CRANE, 49, of Atlanta, Georgia, pleaded guilty today before United States District Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr. to one count of producing child pornography. TERRILL MARION CRANE PLEADS GUILTY TO PRODUCING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY |
Jan 21, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - HAJJA KENYATTA MARTIN, 35, of Lithonia, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge William S. Duffey, Jr. to serve 2 years in federal prison on a charge of assaulting and robbing a United States Postal Service mail carrier. MAN SENTENCED FOR ASSAULTING PREGNANT MAIL CARRIER |
Jan 20, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - TROY ALEXIS, 38, of Conyers, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Richard W. Story to serve more than 21 years in prison on charges of drug trafficking and money laundering. CONYERS MAN SENTENCED TO OVER 21 YEARS IN PRISON FOR HIS ROLE IN A DRUG TRAFFICKING & MONEY LAUNDERING SCHEME |
Jan 20, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - DOUGLAS YUTAKA RHOADES, 43, of Jonesboro, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr., to serve more than 5 years in prison on charges of possessing child pornography and falsely impersonating a federal agent. SECURITY GUARD SENTENCED FOR POSSESSING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY AND IMPERSONATING FBI AGENT |
Jan 15, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - RONALD K. JOHNSTON, 37, of Atlanta, Georgia, has pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and two counts of filing a false tax return, arising out of a scheme to defraud Home Depot. A THIRD FORMER HOME DEPOT EMPLOYEE PLEADS GUILTY TO VENDOR KICKBACK SCHEME & FILING FALSE TAX RETURNS |
Jan 14, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - STEPHEN CATTERTON, 39, of Norcross, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Jack T. Camp on charges of health care fraud and possession with intent to distribute testosterone. CHIROPRACTOR SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR DEFRAUDING HEALTH CARE COMPANIES OF OVER $1.2 MILLION |
Jan 9, 2009 |
ROME, GA - DARRELL GENE PHILLIPS, 52, of Cedartown, Georgia, was sentenced to serve 47 years in federal prison today by United States District Judge Harold L. Murphy on charges of conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine and possession of a firearm, relating to a drug trafficking scheme. CEDARTOWN FLOORING INSTALLER NOW GOING TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR RUNNING DRUG RING |
Jan 9, 2009 |
ROME, GA - CARACHURE BENICIO BAZA, 28, of Smyrna, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Harold L. Murphy to serve 30 years on charges of drug trafficking and money laundering. DRUG TRAFFICKER RECEIVES 30-YEAR PRISON SENTENCE |
Jan 8, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - CHAUNSAY BECKWITH, 46, of Tucker, Georgia, made an initial appearance before a federal magistrate today on charges of health care fraud in connection with the operation of her clinic, “International Alternative Medicine, Incorporated.” She was indicted on 35 counts of health care fraud by a federal grand jury on December 16, 2008. “ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE” CLINIC OPERATOR ARRAIGNED ON FEDERAL HEALTH CARE FRAUD CHARGES |
Jan 8, 2009 |
ROME, GA - JERALD WAYNE ANDERSON, 64, of Adairsville, Georgia, was sentenced today by Senior United States District Judge Robert L. Vining, Jr., to serve more than 8 years in prison on a charge of receiving child pornography. ADAIRSVILLE MAN SENTENCED FOR POSSESSING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY |
Jan 6, 2009 |
ROME, GA - RORY E. VILLEJO, 45, of Arlington Heights, Illinois, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Harold L. Murphy on a charge that he traveled from his home in Arlington Heights, Illinois, to Cartersville, Georgia, intending to have sex with an 11-year old girl whom he met via the internet. ILLINOIS MAN SENTENCED FOR TRAVELING TO NORTH GEORGIA INTENDING TO HAVE SEX WITH 11-YEAR OLD GIRL |
Jan 5, 2009 |
ATLANTA, GA - FREDERICK J. BARTON, 48, of Atlanta, Georgia, was arraigned today before United States Magistrate Judge C. Christopher Hagy on federal charges of wire fraud, mail fraud, and securities fraud. FORMER INVESTMENT ADVISOR ARRAIGNED ON SECURITIES FRAUD CHARGES |
December 2008 |
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Dec 24, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - United States Attorney David E. Nahmias today announced that, during the government’s fiscal year ending on September 30, 2008, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia was credited with collection of over $194 million from individuals and businesses that committed federal crimes or are civilly indebted to the United States and which reside and conduct business in the District. U.S. ATTORNEY’S OFFICE CREDITED WITH COLLECTION OF MORE THAN $194 MILLION IN CIVIL AND CRIMINAL ACTIONS IN FISCAL YEAR 2008 |
Dec 22, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - R. CLAY HARRIS, 56, of Peachtree City, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Clarence Cooper on charges of bribery and conspiring to bribe a former Atlanta Public Schools (APS) official and to deprive APS and the citizens of Atlanta of that official’s honest services. LOCAL BUSINESSMAN SENTENCED TO 5 YEARS IN PRISON FOR FRAUD & BRIBERY INVOLVING FEDERAL “E-RATE” FUNDS |
Dec 22, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - JEFFREY ALAN WASLEY, 37, of Marietta, Georgia has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of producing and receiving child pornography. WASLEY is scheduled for an initial appearance/bond hearing/arraignment on December 30, 2008. MARIETTA MAN INDICTED FOR PRODUCING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY |
Dec 18, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - FRANCISCO CORTES-MEZA, 25, a/k/a “Paco,” of Mexico, pleaded guilty today in federal district court to sex trafficking offenses involving young Mexican women. KEY MEMBER OF ALLEGED HUMAN TRAFFICKING RING PLEADS GUILTY TO SEX TRAFFICKING CHARGES |
Dec 18, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - CHRISTOPHER OCTAVIOUS JACKSON, 22, of Stone Mountain, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Jack T. Camp on charges of using a firearm during multiple armed robberies. ARMED GAS STATION ROBBER SENTENCED TO 32 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON |
Dec 18, 2008 |
GAINESVILLE, GA - MARVIN D. BRIDGES, 37, of Gainesville, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge William C. O’Kelley to serve over 11 years in federal prison on charges of receiving and possessing child pornography. GAINESVILLE MAN SENT TO PRISON FOR CHILD PORNOGRAPHY OFFENSES |
Dec 18, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - SOUKSAKHONE PHAKNIKONE, 26, a/k/a "Bruce Phaknikone,” and “Trigga,” of Dacula, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Richard W. Story on seven counts of armed bank robbery, seven counts of use of a firearm during the commission of the armed bank robberies, and one count of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. SERIAL BANK ROBBER SENTENCED TO MORE THAN 167 YEARS IN PRISON |
Dec 17, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - A federal judge today sentenced FLEMING “ILL” DANIELS, 35, of Roswell, to 20 years in federal prison for his conviction for conspiring to distribute cocaine with other members of the “Black Mafia Family” (“BMF”), a violent drug gang that has been the focus of federal prosecution in Atlanta, Detroit, Los Angeles, Louisville, Orlando, and elsewhere around the United States. SENIOR “BLACK MAFIA FAMILY” MEMBER SENTENCED IN COCAINE DISTRIBUTION CASE |
Dec 17, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA – EDGAR J. BEAUDREAULT, 60, of Alpharetta, Georgia, pleaded guilty today in federal district court to conspiracy to commit wire fraud for his part in a scheme to defraud a California construction firm of nearly $13 million. ALPHARETTA MAN PLEADS GUILTY IN CONSTRUCTION ESCROW FRAUD SCHEME |
Dec 15, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - CARLTON ROLAND HUNTER, 44, of Decatur, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr. on charges of armed bank robbery, discharging a firearm during a crime of violence, and being a felon in possession of a firearm. BANK ROBBER SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON |
Dec 11, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - A federal jury returned a guilty verdict late Wednesday against JACQUELINE ANN DEMER, 50, of Gainesville, Georgia on a charge of conspiracy to impede the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in the ascertainment, assessment, and collection of the income taxes of JERRY ROBERT LAHR, and on five counts of fictitious obligations fraud, relating to the mailing of five fake bonds to the IRS in purported payment of LAHR’s income taxes. GAINESVILLE WOMAN CONVICTED OF TAX CONSPIRACY AND PASSING FAKE BONDS |
Dec 8, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - The United States Attorney's Office today announced six current or former Assistant U.S. Attorneys and one Paralegal Specialist from Atlanta received prestigious awards from the Department of Justice in Washington D.C. on Friday. SIX ATTORNEYS, PARALEGAL SPECIALIST FROM ATLANTA RECEIVE PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS FROM JUSTICE DEPARTMENT |
Dec 8, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - OLIVAR MARTINEZ-BLANCO, 31, of Lawrenceville, Georgia, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, last week by United States District Judge Timothy C. Batten, Sr. on charges of conspiring to possess with intent to distribute and attempted distribution of over 15 kilograms of cocaine. TWICE-DEPORTED ILLEGAL ALIEN SENTENCED TO LIFE FOR ROLE IN DRUG CONSPIRACY |
November 2008 |
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Nov 25, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - MARY REAGAN, 41, of Alpharetta, Georgia, was sentenced today to serve almost 5 years in federal prison for her role in a multi-million dollar mortgage fraud scheme. ATTORNEY SENTENCED TO ALMOST 5 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR ROLE IN MORTGAGE FRAUD SCHEME |
Nov 25, 2008 |
ROME, GA - JAMES BARTHOLOMEW “Bart” HUSKEY, 38, of LaFayette, Georgia, pleaded guilty today in federal district court to producing, distributing, and receiving child pornography. MAJOR CHILD PORNOGRAPHY PRODUCER PLEADS GUILTY |
Nov 20, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - An orthopedic surgeon, DR. HOWARD BERKOWITZ, 58, of Atlanta, and two chiropractors, DR. ARTHUR HARGRAVES, 67, of Douglasville, Georgia, and DR. DANIEL PUFFENBERGER, 52, of Kissimmee, Florida, were sentenced today to prison terms by U.S. District Court Judge Richard W. Story, for participating in a $3 million health care fraud scam. PERPETRATORS OF $3 MILLION HEALTH CARE FRAUD SCAM SENTENCED TO PRISON |
Nov 20, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - SHIJUANNA V. COBB, 33, of Ellenwood, Georgia, RICKELL M. PATTERSON, 31, of Covington, Georgia, ANGELA R. READ, 38, of Lithonia, Georgia, and CHARDYE M. LLOYD, 23, of Conyers, Georgia – all formerly Georgia Department of Driver Services driver’s license examiners – have been indicted by a federal grand jury for conspiring with HARIKRISHNA A. PATEL, 26, of Snellville, Georgia, and SATISHKUMAR B. PATEL, 48, of Nashville, Tennessee, to commit identity fraud and identity theft by unlawfully issuing Georgia driver’s licenses to illegal aliens. LITHONIA DRIVER’S LICENSE EXAMINERS CHARGED WITH IDENTITY THEFT AND FRAUD |
Nov 19, 2008 |
GAINESVILLE, GA - Late yesterday afternoon, a jury in federal district court returned a guilty verdict against ANDREW N. COX, 45, of Blairsville, Georgia on charges of conspiring to manufacture and attempting to manufacture marijuana in and around the Chattahoochee National Forest in north Georgia in the spring of 2004. FUGITIVE MARIJUANA GROWER CONVICTED BY FEDERAL JURY |
Nov 13, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - YOLANDA CLAY, 33, of Atlanta, Georgia has been indicted by a federal grand jury on felony charges for fraudulently obtaining FEMA assistance funds intended for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. ATLANTA WOMAN INDICTED FOR HURRICANE KATRINA FRAUD |
Nov 10, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - ADRIENE NEWBY-ALLEN, 40, of Alpharetta, Georgia, was sentenced today to serve more than 11 years in federal prison for her role in a multi-million dollar mortgage fraud scheme. NEWBY-ALLEN pleaded guilty in July 2008 shortly before trial. ALLEN SENTENCED TO MORE THAN 11 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON IN MORTGAGE FRAUD SCHEME |
Nov 10, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - A jury in federal district court has returned a guilty verdict against DR. WILLIAM STEARNS, DC, 47, of Marietta, Georgia, on 18 charges of health care fraud and five charges of money laundering. FEDERAL JURY FINDS CHIROPRACTOR GUILTY OF $3 MILLION HEALTH CARE FRAUD SCAM |
Nov 07, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - DONNIE ATKINS, 58, of Atlanta, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Marvin H. Shoob to over 25 years in federal prison on a charge of armed bank robbery. ARMED BANK ROBBER SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR OVER 25 YEARS |
Nov 06, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - AMAL DUHART, 33, of Atlanta, Georgia, was sentenced late yesterday by United States District Judge Willis B. Hunt, Jr., on the charge of possessing a firearm as an armed career criminal. ARMED CAREER CRIMINAL SENTENCED TO OVER 15 YEARS IN PRISON |
Nov 06, 2008 |
ROME, GA - CARL MITCHELL HOOPER, 29, of Signal Mountain, Tennessee, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Robert L. Vining, Jr., to serve over 15 years in federal prison on a charge of transporting a minor across state lines with the intent to engage in sexual activity. MAN SENTENCED FOR HAVING SEX WITH 14-YEAR-OLD GIRL |
Nov 05, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - RICARDO LARIOS-TRUJILLO, a/k/a "Rico," 33, of Lawrenceville, Georgia; RIGOBERTO DELGADO-OROZCO, a/k/a "Chapparo," 30, of Buford, Georgia; RAMON CORTEZ, a/k/a "Toro," 20, of Lawrenceville, Georgia; HOMER LARIOS, a/k/a "Hummer," 34, of Lawrenceville, Georgia, and ALEXANDER I. ACHER, 29, of Southborough, Massachusetts, have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of conspiring to possess with intent to distribute, and possession with intent to distribute, more than five kilograms of cocaine. Their arraignments have not yet been scheduled, but are expected within a week before a United States Magistrate Judge. SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE “SOUTH SIDE MYFAS” STREET GANG INDICTED FOR COCAINE TRAFFICKING |
October 2008 |
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Oct 31, 2008 |
ROME, GA - WILSON NGURE, 31, of Calhoun, Georgia, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of making false claims to the Internal Revenue Service. CALHOUN, GEORGIA, TAX PREPARER INDICTED, ARRAIGNED |
Oct 31, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - ANTONIO MILLIGE ADAMS, 37, of Atlanta, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr. on charges of conspiring to defraud the United States by assisting others in filing false claims for income tax refunds with the Internal Revenue Service. ADAMS SENTENCED FOR FRAUDULENT W-2's USED TO FILE FALSE TAX RETURNS |
Oct 30, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - BENJAMIN WADE ELLIOTT, 26, of Winchester, Tennessee, has pleaded guilty to charges arising out of a conspiracy to defraud more than 500 automobile dealerships and numerous banks throughout the United States. MAN PLEADS GUILTY IN CONSPIRACY TO DEFRAUD MORE THAN 500 AUTOMOBILE DEALERSHIPS AND NUMEROUS BANKS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES |
Oct 30, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - Former Atlanta Police Department (APD) Officer ARTHUR BRUCE TESLER, 42, of Acworth, Georgia, pleaded guilty today in federal district court to conspiracy to violate civil rights resulting in death, in connection with the fatal police shooting of Kathryn Johnston, a 92-year old woman, at her home in Atlanta during the execution of an illegal search warrant on November 21, 2006. THIRD ATLANTA POLICE OFFICER PLEADS GUILTY TO CIVIL RIGHTS CONSPIRACY RESULTING IN THE DEATH OF 92-YEAR OLD WOMAN |
Oct 30, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - A federal judge has sentenced 10 of the 16 defendants indicted for their participation in the cocaine distribution activities of the “Black Mafia Family” (BMF), a violent drug gang that has been the focus of federal prosecution in Atlanta, Detroit, Los Angeles, Louisville, Orlando, and elsewhere.
TEN DEFENDANTS SENTENCED IN BLACK MAFIA FAMILY COCAINE DISTRIBUTION CASE |
Oct 29, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - Three federal indictments unsealed yesterday in Atlanta charge a total of 41 defendants on multiple counts relating to a large-scale drug distribution and money laundering scheme operating in the Northern District of Georgia and the Southern District of Texas. THREE ATLANTA INDICTMENTS ANNOUNCED AS PART OF MULTI-STATE “OPERATION PAY CUT” DRUG TAKEDOWN |
Oct 28, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - United States Attorney David E. Nahmias announced today that William R. Toliver, an Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) in Atlanta, will lead the efforts of his Office in connection with the Justice Department's nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming November 4, 2008 general elections. JUSTICE DEPARTMENT, U.S. ATTORNEY’S OFFICE ANNOUNCE CONTACTS TO HANDLE ELECTION-RELATED COMPLAINTS |
Oct 22, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - KRISTI KIRKUS WILSON, 44, and RONNIE PAUL WILSON, 43, of Conyers, Georgia, have been indicted by a federal grand jury for embezzling more than $130,000 from the Conyers Public Housing Authority. Their initial court appearance has not yet been scheduled. FORMER CONYERS PUBLIC HOUSING OFFICIALS INDICTED |
Oct 16, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - CASEY AUSTIN CARMICHAEL, 29, of Peachtree City, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Willis B. Hunt, Jr, on a charge of attempting to transfer obscene matter over the internet to a person under 16 years old. FORMER CLAYTON COUNTY POLICE OFFICER SENTENCED TO ALMOST THREE YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR SENDING OBSCENE MATTER ON THE INTERNET |
Oct 16, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - LARRY ROBINSON, 46, of Atlanta, Georgia, was sentenced today to nearly 20 years in federal prison by United States District Judge Jack T. Camp on a charge of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. ARMED CAREER CRIMINAL SENTENCED TO NEARLY 20 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON |
Oct 14, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - CHRISTOPHER LEAPHART, 19, of Hampton, Georgia, RYAN DAVIS-FIELDS, 20, of Stockbridge, Georgia, WILLIAM MELVIN CARTER II, 20, of Stockbridge, Georgia, and NICHOLAS LASHAE WILLIAMS, 19, of Forsyth, Georgia, have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of robbery and using a firearm during the commission of a violent crime. FOUR DEFENDANTS INDICTED FOR GANG-RELATED VIOLENT CRIMES IN HENRY COUNTY |
Oct 10, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - JOSEPH STERLING JETTON, 61, of Woodstock, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Beverly B. Martin on charges of conspiracy, bank fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering related to a multi-million dollar mortgage fraud scheme. FORMER REAL ESTATE AGENT SENTENCED TO 14 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR MORTGAGE FRAUD |
Oct 9, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - MICHAEL CREECY, 27, ARCHIE ROBINSON, 38, both of Atlanta, Georgia, and JERMAINE CAMPBELL, 25, of East Point, Georgia, were sentenced today by United States District Judge Orinda D. Evans on charges of conspiring to steal an interstate and foreign shipment. FORMER ATLANTA CARGO WORKERS SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR CONSPIRACY TO STEAL FOREIGN SHIPMENT OF COMPUTERS |
Oct 9, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - A jury in federal district court has returned a guilty verdict against MARVIN D. BRIDGES, 37, of Gainesville, on charges of receiving and possessing child pornography, after a three day trial before Senior United States District Court Judge William C. O'Kelley. JURY FINDS GAINESVILLE MAN GUILTY AFTER TRIAL |
Oct 1, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - ALEJANDRO MALDONADO, a/k/a “Adan Diaz-Maldonado,” 49, of Guerrero, Mexico, was sentenced today by United States District Judge J. Owen Forrester on charges of illegal re-entry into the United States after previous deportation and felony conviction. DEPORTED MAN SENTENCED TO NEARLY FOUR YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR RE-ENTRY INTO UNITED STATES |
September 2008 |
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Sep 25, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - A jury in federal district court returned a guilty verdict late today against SOUKSAKHONE PHAKNIKONE, a/k/a “BRUCE PHAKNIKONE,” a/k/a "Trigga", 26, of Dacula, Georgia, on seven counts of armed bank robbery, seven counts of use of a firearm during the commission of the armed bank robberies, and one count of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. “COUNTER-JUMPER” CAUGHT AND CONVICTED AFTER COMMITTING SEVEN ARMED BANK ROBBERIES |
Sep 18, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - GREGORY CAMPION, 48, of Orlando, Florida, a former agent with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration in Atlanta, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jack T. Camp to 21 months in prison for failing to report cash income for 2004. FORMER U.S. D-E-A SPECIAL AGENT SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON |
Sep 17, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - LESLIE ADGAR, 42, of Decatur, Georgia, and JON PATTON, 44, of Lawrenceville, Georgia, were sentenced today by United States Senior District Judge J. Owen Forrester for their involvement in a cocaine and heroin smuggling operation at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (HJIA). ANDRE MAYS, 24, of Atlanta, was also sentenced for entering a secure airport area in violation of federal screening requirements. TSA AND DELTA EMPLOYEES SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR ROLES IN A DRUG-SMUGGLING CONSPIRACY AT HARTSFIELD-JACKSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT |
Sep 17, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - Two indictments unsealed yesterday in Atlanta charge a total of 34 defendants involved with nationwide drug distribution and transportation “cells” that coordinated the distribution of millions of dollars worth of cocaine and marijuana in the United States and return of the proceeds to Mexico. TWO ATLANTA “OPERATION CONFLUENCE” INDICTMENTS PART OF NATIONWIDE “PROJECT RECKONING” DRUG TAKEDOWN |
Sep 17, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - WALTER RONNIE (“Ron”) SAILOR, JR., 33, of Norcross, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Jack T. Camp on charges of money laundering and wire fraud. RON SAILOR JR. SENTENCED TO OVER 5 YEARS ON FEDERAL CHARGES |
Sep 12, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - FRANCISCO SANTILLAN ARELLANO, 36, of Atlanta, Georgia, pleaded guilty today in federal district court to conspiracy to manufacture and sell fraudulent Government identification documents, including Social Security cards, Permanent Resident cards, and driver’s licenses, and to identification document fraud and aggravated identity theft. Seven other defendants previously pleaded guilty to related charges. SO-CALLED “GODFATHER” PLEADS GUILTY TO MANUFACTURE AND SALE OF FRAUDULENT IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS |
Sep 11, 2008 |
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed a four year prison sentence for tax defier crimes committed by Sherry Peel Jackson, a former Internal Revenue Service (IRS) employee and tax preparor, the Justice Department announced today. FOUR YEAR PRISON SENTENCE AFFIRMED FOR GEORGIA TAX DEFIER |
Sep 11, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - SUREN AGADZHANOV, 42, of Atlanta, was sentenced today to 3 years, 10 months in federal prison to be followed by 5 years of supervised release for his role in fraudulently applying for work visas for over 70 aliens and for using the proceeds from his visa fraud scheme to engage in mortgage fraud. MAN SENTENCED FOR ILLEGALLY OBTAINING DOZENS OF ALIEN WORK VISAS AND FOR MORTGAGE FRAUD |
Sep 2, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - ANDRU WALLACE, 30, of Lithonia, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Clarence Cooper on charges that, while he was employed as a correctional officer at the United States Penitentiary-Atlanta, he accepted bribes from a federal inmate for bringing contraband items into the prison for the inmate. FORMER USP-ATLANTA CORRECTIONAL OFFICER SENTENCED FOR ACCEPTING BRIBES FROM INMATE |
August 2008 |
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Aug 28, 2008 |
NEWNAN, GA - HAROLD SPACE, 45, of Newnan, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Jack T. Camp on charges that he received child pornography via the Internet. NEWNAN MAN SENTENCED TO A DECADE IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR RECEIVING CHILD PORNOGRAPY |
Aug 28, 2008 |
ROME, GA – ANTHONY WARMUS, 56, of Powder Springs, Georgia, pleaded guilty today in federal district court to mail fraud, related to a scheme to divert company money to personal use. POWDER SPRINGS MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO DEFRAUDING HIS EMPLOYER OF OVER $500,000 |
Aug 26, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - EDGAR J. BEAUDREAULT, JR., 60, of Alpharetta, Georgia, HOWARD A. SPERLING, 43, of San Diego, California, and ROBERT B. SURLES, 62, of Canon City, Colorado, have been indicted by a federal grand jury on multiple charges relating to a scheme to defraud. THREE MEN INDICTED IN CONSTRUCTION ESCROW FRAUD SCHEME |
Aug 25, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - CARLOS LOPEZ, 30, and DAVID RAY WHITE, 32, both active-duty soldiers from Camp Frank D. Merrill, a United States Army Ranger mountain training facility in Dahlonega, Georgia, were sentenced today for their roles in a conspiracy to rob a cocaine dealer at gunpoint. ARMY RANGERS SENTENCED FOR CONSPIRING TO ROB DRUG TRAFFICKER |
Aug 20, 2008 |
GAINESVILLE, GA - MILTON SCOTT PRUITT, 40, of Forsyth County, Georgia, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of receiving and possessing child pornography. FORMER FORSYTH DEPUTY SHERIFF INDICTED ON CHILD EXPLOITATION CHARGES |
Aug 20, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - MANYU OGALE, 44, of Jacksonville, Florida, was arraigned today before United States Magistrate Judge Russell G. Vineyard on charges of wire fraud related to a "Ponzi" investment scheme.
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Aug 19, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - DONNA RENEE GAMBLE, 43, of Marietta, Georgia, was sentenced today by Chief United States District Judge Jack T. Camp on charges arising out of a scheme to defraud the Georgia Institute of Technology ("Georgia Tech") and the National Science Foundation (“NSF”), an agency of the United States Government. FORMER GEORGIA TECH EMPLOYEE SENTENCED IN “P-CARD” SCHEME |
Aug 19, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - RENARD SHEALEY, 28, of Atlanta, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Jack T. Camp on charges of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. FELON OUT ON BOND ON STATE GUN CHARGE SENTENCED IN FEDERAL COURT FOR POSSESSING YET ANOTHER FIREARM |
Aug 15, 2008 |
NEWNAN, GA - JARED ROBERT WHEAT, 36, of Alpharetta, Georgia; STEPHEN DOUGLAS SMITH, 40, of Duluth, Georgia; TOMASZ HOLDA, 45, of Duluth, Georgia; SERGIO OLIVEIRA, 48, of Hoschton, Georgia; and “HI-TECH PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.,” a company based in Norcross, Georgia, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to import and distribute adulterated, mislabeled and unapproved new drugs, and to commit mail and wire fraud. FOUR DEFENDANTS, “HI-TECH PHARMACEUTICALS” PLEAD GUILTY TO IMPORTING AND DISTRIBUTING “KNOCK-OFF” PRESCRIPTION DRUGS |
Aug 14, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - CASEY AUSTIN CARMICHAEL, 29, of Newnan, Georgia, pleaded guilty today in federal district court toa one count Criminal Information, charging that defendant CARMICHAEL knowingly attempted to transfer obscene matter on the Internet to a person under the age of 16. CLAYTON COUNTY POLICE OFFICER PLEADS GUILTY IN OBSCENITY CASE |
Aug 14, 2008 |
ROME, GA - JERALD WAYNE ANDERSON, 63, of Adairsville, Georgia, pleaded guilty today before Senior United States District Judge Robert L. Vining, Jr. to one count of receipt of child pornography. ADAIRSVILLE MAN PLEADS GUILTY IN CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CASE |
Aug 8, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - RILEY GRAHAM, a/k/a “Riley Williams,” 42, of Detroit, Michigan, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Thomas W. Thrash to 10 years in federal prison for his participation in a mortgage fraud and money laundering scheme that targeted the Atlanta metro housing market in 2001 through 2002. ORGANIZER IN PHILLIP HILL MORTGAGE FRAUD SCHEME SENTENCED TO ANOTHER 10 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON |
Aug 4, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - ANTHONY G. CHRISTOU, 57, of Dunwoody, Georgia, was sentenced today to over 9 years in federal prison by United States District Judge William S. Duffey on charges of wire fraud and money laundering arising from a multi-million dollar investment fraud scheme. PERPETRATOR OF $14 MILLION INVESTMENT FRAUD SCHEME SENTENCED TO PRISON |
Aug 4, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - ANGELA D. ISLEY, 44, of Atlanta, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Charles A. Pannell, Jr. to serve more than 5 years in prison on charges of health care fraud, mail fraud, and money laundering. MEDICAL SUPPLY EXECUTIVE IMPRISONED FOR DEFRAUDING MEDICARE |
July 2008 |
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July 31, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - ADAM J. SHORR, 38, of Clearwater, Florida, was found guilty this afternoon by a federal jury on charges of money laundering and conspiracy to launder drug money. FLORIDA MAN CONVICTED BY FEDERAL JURY IN DRUG MONEY LAUNDERING SCHEME |
July 31, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - R. CLAY HARRIS, 56, of Peachtree City, Georgia, was found guilty this morning by a federal jury on charges of bribery and conspiring to bribe a former Atlanta Public School (APS) official and to deprive APS and the citizens of Atlanta of that official’s honest services. LOCAL BUSINESSMAN CONVICTED BY FEDERAL JURYON ALL COUNTS FOR BRIBING ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOL OFFICIAL |
July 30, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - TREMAYNE DEON CRAWFORD, 29, of Atlanta, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge William S. Duffey, Jr., to more than 19 years in prison on a charge of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm.
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July 29, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - A jury in federal district court has returned a guilty verdict against ARTHUR HARGRAVES, 67, of Douglasville, Georgia, and DANIEL PUFFENBERGER, 52, of Kissimmee, Florida, on charges of health care fraud, relating to fraudulent billings for a controversial back pain treatment known as Vertebral Axial Decompression or “VAX-D.” A co-defendant, HOWARD BERKOWITZ, 60, of Atlanta, Georgia, pleaded guilty in March 2007. TWO CHIROPRACTORS FOUND GUILTY BY FEDERAL JURY IN “VAX-D” FRAUD SCHEME |
July 29, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - KEVIN G. WIGGINS, 41, of Ellenwood, Georgia; along with an appraiser, FRANK W. ASTWOOD, 37, of Hampton, Georgia, and an office manager, LYDIA WIGGINS CHRISTOPHER, 59, of Union City, Georgia were sentenced today by United States District Judge Jack T. Camp on charges related to a large-scale mortgage fraud scheme that targeted West End neighborhoods in Atlanta in 2001 and 2002. ORGANIZER, TWO OTHERS SENTENCED IN $15 MILLION MORTGAGE FRAUD AFFECTING 80 PROPERTIES IN ATLANTA’S WEST END |
July 24, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - CLOVIS REEVES, 34, of Newark, New Jersey, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Clarence Cooper to over a dozen years in prison on charges of conspiracy to illegally purchase firearms, aiding and abetting the falsification of firearms records, and being a felon in possession of firearms. NEW JERSEY MAN SENTENCED TO OVER 12 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR FIREARMS TRAFFICKING |
July 22, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - SUSAN DENISE HARPER, 43, of Lithonia, Georgia, KEVIAN BATEMAN, 27, of Atlanta, Georgia, and OJINEKA JONES GODWIN, 51, of Alpharetta, Georgia, were sentenced today by United States Chief District Judge Jack T. Camp on charges of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud arising from a check fraud scheme against an insurance company. THREE SENTENCED IN CHECK FRAUD SCHEME |
July 16, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - QUANTAVIOUS GREENE, 28, of Jackson, Georgia, and ELIJAH CHANDLER, 21, of College Park, were sentenced today by United States District Judge Orinda D. Evans on charges of aiding and abetting one another in using the telephone to call in a false bomb threat to the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and later making false statements to FBI agents regarding the call. TWO MEN SENTENCED FOR MAKING FALSE BOMB THREAT TO C-D-C |
July 14, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - VICTOR ABILES GOMEZ, 20, OMAR MENDOZA-VILLEGAS, 19, and GERARDO SOLORIO REYES, a/k/a “Gera,” 23, all from Mexico and illegally in the United States, are making an initial appearance today before United States Magistrate Judge Janet King, on charges related to a drug-related kidnapping incident. FEDERAL AUTHORITIES RESCUE HOSTAGE HELD CAPTIVE FOR NEARLY A WEEK IN ALLEGED DRUG-DEALING DISPUTE |
July 11, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - JAMES P. ROBINSON, 43, of Atlanta, Georgia, has pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and two counts of tax evasion, arising out of a scheme to defraud Home Depot. ANOTHER FORMER HOME DEPOT EMPLOYEE PLEADS GUILTY TO VENDOR KICKBACK SCHEME AND TAX EVASION |
July 8, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - The United States Attorney's Office today announced that St. Louis University, in St. Louis, Missouri, has agreed to pay $1 million to settle allegations raised in a “whistleblower” lawsuit that the University’s School of Public Health violated the federal False Claims Act by mischarging “additive” or “supplemental” pay for its faculty members to federally funded grants, contracts and cooperative agreements. ST. LOUIS UNIVERSITY AGREES TO PAY $1 MILLION TO SETTLE FEDERAL FALSE CLAIMS ACT ALLEGATIONS |
July 7, 2008 |
GAINESVILLE, GA - MOLLY A. SMITH, 50, of Lula, Georgia, was sentenced to prison today by United States District Judge William C. O’Kelley on tax-related fraud charges. The sentencing of her daughter, MAYKIE BLEVINS, 29, also of Lula, Georgia, was rescheduled from today until July 16, 2008, on related charges. MOTHER SENTENCED IN FRAUD SCHEME |
July 7, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - AMADOR CORTES-MEZA, a/k/a “Javier,” 34, JUAN CORTES-MEZA, 31, FRANCISCO CORTES-MEZA, a/k/a “Paco,” 25, and RAUL CORTES-MEZA, a/k/a “Oscar,” 21, all of Mexico and living in Norcross, Georgia, and EDISON WAGNER ROSA TORT, a/k/a “Caruso,” 69, of Uruguay and living in Cartersville, Georgia, were arraigned today before United States Magistrate Judge Janet F. King on a 31-count superseding indictment charging them with human trafficking and related offenses. FIVE DEFENDANTS CHARGED IN HUMAN TRAFFICKING RING FOR BRINGING YOUNG WOMEN INTO THE U. S. FROM MEXICO |
July 2, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - TERRENCE CLAY, 30, of Atlanta, Georgia, a former employee with the Atlanta-based Correctional Center Dismas Charities, Inc., was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Richard W. Story to one year in prison for soliciting and taking bribes from a federal inmate. FORMER EMPLOYEE AT ATLANTA HALFWAY HOUSE SENTENCED FOR SOLICITING AND TAKING BRIBES FROM A FEDERAL INMATE |
June 2008 |
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June 30, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - ZACHARY HURLEY, 28, and JONATHAN PORTWOOD, 26, of Atlanta, GA, and STEPHEN PIWOWAR, 46, of Marietta, GA, were sentenced today by United States District Judge Beverly B. Martin on charges of conspiracy to traffic in counterfeit goods. THREE SENTENCED IN MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR COUNTERFEIT GOODS SCHEME |
June 30, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - ANTHONY M. TESVICH, 42, of Atlanta, Georgia, has pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and three counts of tax evasion, arising out of a scheme to defraud Home Depot. FORMER HOME DEPOT EMPLOYEE PLEADS GUILTY TO VENDOR KICKBACK SCHEME AND TAX EVASION |
June 27, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - MAJALAI WISDOM, 49, of Union City, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Beverly B. Martin on the charge of conspiracy to submit false claims to the United States in connection with a false income tax refund scheme. UNION CITY WOMAN SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR CONSPIRACY TO SUBMIT FRAUDULENT INCOME TAX RETURNS |
June 20, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - GERALD MARCHELLETTA, JR., 42, GERALD MARCHELLETTA, SR., 73, and THERESA KOTTWITZ, 50, all of Alpharetta, Georgia, were sentenced today on charges of committing and conspiring to commit tax fraud. OWNERS AND FORMER BOOKKEEPER OF COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION FIRM SENTENCED IN MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR TAX FRAUD SCHEME |
June 19, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - CARLOS LOPEZ, 30, and RANDY SPIVEY, 32, both active-duty Army Rangers, pleaded guilty today before United States District Court Judge Beverly B. Martin to their roles in a conspiracy to rob a cocaine dealer. DAVID RAY WHITE, 28, also a Ranger, is scheduled to plead guilty tomorrow before a United States District Judge. ARMY RANGERS PLEAD GUILTY TO CONSPIRING TO ROB DRUG TRAFFICKER |
June 19, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - In a brief news conference, the head of the FBI's Atlanta Division and the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia said this afternoon that mortgage fraud continues to be a serious problem and a major focus of federal law enforcement in metro Atlanta, with significant cases being brought as recently as yesterday. ATLANTA, NORTH GEORGIA STILL HOT AREA FOR MORTGAGE FRAUD & “OPERATION MALICIOUS MORTGAGE” |
June 18, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - DOSSEY RICHARDS, 36, of Atlanta, Georgia; LOVIE HOBBS, a/k/a “Lovie Hobbs Hagwood,” 47, of Lithonia, Georgia; MONTRA McKENZIE, 29, of Atlanta, Georgia; CYRUS DAVIS, 42, of Atlanta, Georgia; MARCUS VICKERS, 35, of Ellenwood, Georgia; RAYSHUAN HARMON, 27, of East Point, Georgia; and MICHELLE DAVILA, 35, of Atlanta, Georgia, have been arrested on a federal criminal complaint related to a mortgage fraud scheme. MAJOR MORTGAGE FRAUD SCAM BUSTED |
June 18, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - LESLIE ADGAR, 42, of Decatur, Georgia, ANDRE MAYS, 24, of Atlanta, Georgia, and JON PATTON, 44, of Lawrenceville, Georgia, pleaded guilty today to their involvement in a cocaine and heroin smuggling operation at Hartsfield Jackson International Airport. TSA AND DELTA EMPLOYEES PLEAD GUILTY IN DRUG SMUGGLING STING AT HARTSFIELD JACKSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT |
June 18, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - MALIKA GARRETT, 42, of Woodstock, Georgia, her husband, RUSSELL GARRETT, 43, a Forsyth County Deputy Sheriff, also of Woodstock, Georgia, and her father-in-law, D. WILLIAM GARRETT, Jr., 72, a Fulton County Magistrate Judge, of Alpharetta, Georgia, have been indicted by a federal grand jury in a nine-count indictment, charging the defendants with human trafficking, alien harboring, witness tampering, and making false statements. THREE FAMILY MEMBERS INDICTED ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND RELATED CHARGES |
June 18, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - JAMES BARTHOLOMEW “BART” HUSKEY, 38, of LaFayette, Georgia, has been arrested by federal, state and local law enforcement authorities on a federal criminal complaint charging him with manufacturing child pornography and uploading it to the Internet. NORTHWEST GEORGIA MAN ALLEGED TO HAVE PRODUCED AN INTERNATIONALLY-KNOWN SERIES OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY IMAGES ARRESTED ON FEDERAL CHARGES |
June 17, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - WALTER RONNIE ("RON") SAILOR, JR., 33, of Norcross, pleaded guilty today in federal district court to a superseding information charging him with wire fraud in connection with a fraudulently obtained loan, as well as laundering and attempting to launder what he believed to be $375,000 in drug proceeds. FORMER STATE REPRESENTATIVE RON SAILOR JR. PLEADS GUILTY TO ADDITIONAL FEDERAL CHARGES |
June 12, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - JAMES P. ROBINSON, 43, of Atlanta, Georgia, was charged today in a Criminal Information with two counts of income tax evasion and one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud against Home Depot, relating to a kickback scheme involving overseas vendors. SECOND FORMER HOME DEPOT EMPLOYEE CHARGED IN ALLEGED VENDOR KICKBACK SCHEME |
June 5, 2008 |
ROME, GA - BARRY WALLACE, 41, of Cedartown, Georgia, was sentenced today to one year, one month in federal prison by United States District Judge Harold L. Murphy for stealing firearms while employed as a captain by the Polk County Police Department. FORMER POLK COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT CAPTAIN SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR POSSESSING STOLEN FIREARMS |
June 5, 2008 |
ROME, GA - WILLIAM “Billy” WILLS, JR., 48, former Chief of the Polk County Police Department, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Harold L. Murphy for making false statements to federal agents. FORMER POLK COUNTY POLICE CHIEF SENTENCED IN FEDERAL COURT FOR MAKING FALSE STATEMENTS |
June 3, 2008 |
ROME, GA - DANIEL VILLENAS-REYES, 36, of Cedartown, Georgia, was sentenced to life in prison plus 160 years, and HOUSTON SHANE ROSSER, 36, of Centre, Alabama, was sentenced to life plus 50 years, as a federal district court completed the sentencing of the first 23 of a total of 30 defendants who were convicted earlier this year of crimes ranging from murder to racketeering, methamphetamine trafficking, and firearms offenses. DEFENDANTS SENTENCED TO MULTIPLE LIFE PRISON TERMS IN ROME RACKETEERING CASE |
June 2, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - DANIEL BETTS, 26, of Rockmart, Georgia, was sentenced today on a charge of taking payoffs for “extra jobs” that really involved the performance of his normal duties as a police officer while on duty. ATLANTA POLICE OFFICER SENTENCED FOR TAKING “EXTRA JOB” PAYMENTS TO PERFORM OFFICIAL DUTIES |
May 2008 |
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May 29, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - Dr. PHILLIP C. ASTIN, III, 52, of Carrollton, Georgia, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on additional charges relating to overprescribing prescription drugs. MORE CHARGES AGAINST DOCTOR FOR ILLEGAL DRUG DISTRIBUTION |
May 29, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - ANTHONY M. TESVICH, 42, of Atlanta, Georgia, was charged today in a Criminal Information with three counts of tax evasion and one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud against Home Depot, relating to a kickback scheme from vendors. FORMER EMPLOYEE CHARGED WITH DEFRAUDING HOME DEPOT IN VENDOR KICKBACK SCHEME AND TAX EVASION |
May 21, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - After a two-week trial, a federal jury has returned a guilty verdict against KIRK WRIGHT, 37, of Marietta, Georgia, on charges of mail fraud, securities fraud, and money laundering, relating to the 2006 collapse of WRIGHT’s Atlanta-based hedge fund company, International Management Associates (“IMA”). ATLANTA HEDGE FUND MANAGER CONVICTED IN $150 MILLION FRAUD SCHEME |
May 20, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - TRAVIS WALTER CORK, 50, of Atlanta, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge William S. Duffey on charges of threatening to assault a federal Magistrate Judge and intimidating and impeding a federal probation officer from performing her duties. MAN JUST RELEASED FROM PRISON RETURNED TO PRISON FOR THREATENING FEDERAL JUDGE AND PROBATION OFFICER |
May 14, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - HASMUKH C. PATEL, 52, a Business Interface Representative for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and former USCIS Adjudication Officer, and his wife, NITIGNA H. PATEL, 46, both of McDonough, Georgia, were indicted by a federal grand jury on May 13, 2008. TWO INDICTED IN VISA PROGRAM FRAUD |
May 13, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - DONNA RENEE GAMBLE, 43, of Marietta, Georgia, has pleaded guilty to charges arising out of a scheme to defraud the Georgia Institute of Technology ("Georgia Tech") and the National Science Foundation (“NSF”), an agency of the United States Government. FORMER GEORGIA TECH EMPLOYEE PLEADS GUILTY IN “P-CARD” SCHEME |
May 12, 2008 |
ROME, GA - BRENTON JAMES GARMON, 36, of Cartersville, Georgia, was sentenced today in federal district court by Judge Robert L. Vining, Jr. for embezzling and converting $80,493.78 in public funds to his own use while GARMON worked as a Captain for the Bartow County Sheriff’s Office. FORMER CAPTAIN WITH BARTOW COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SENTENCED FOR EMBEZZLING COUNTY FUNDS |
May 6, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - HERIBERTO TORRES-ROMERO, 57, of Bogota, Colombia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Charles A. Pannell, Jr., for his role in a conspiracy to launder the proceeds of drug trafficking. “OPERATION RAINMAKER” RESULTS IN NEARLY THREE DOZEN CONVICTIONS OF MONEY LAUNDERERS & DRUG TRAFFICKERS |
May 1, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - CLOVIS REEVES, 34, of Newark, New Jersey, was found guilty today by a federal jury on charges of conspiracy to illegally purchase firearms, aiding and abetting the falsification of firearms records, and being a felon in possession of firearms. JURY FINDS NEWARK MAN GUILTY IN EAST COAST GUN TRAFFICKING OPERATION |
April 2008 |
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Apr 29, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - TERRENCE CLAY, 30, of Atlanta, Georgia, a former employee with the Atlanta-based Correctional Center Dismas Charities, Inc., pleaded guilty today in federal district court to soliciting and taking bribes from a federal inmate. FORMER EMPLOYEE AT ATLANTA HALFWAY HOUSE PLEADS GUILTY TO SOLICITING AND TAKING BRIBES FROM A FEDERAL INMATE |
Apr 28, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - Following a two week trial, a jury in federal district court returned a guilty verdict earlier today against ANGELA D. ISLEY, 44, of Atlanta, Georgia, on charges of health care fraud, mail fraud, and money laundering. JURY CONVICTS FORMER MEDICAL SUPPLY EXECUTIVE IN MEDICARE FRAUD SCHEME |
Apr 28, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - WAYNE TALIAFERRO, 56, of Alpharetta, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States Magistrate Judge Alan J. Baverman on his guilty plea to a misdemeanor charge of illegally importing a leopard skin and skull from South Africa, a violation of the federal Endangered Species Act. ILLEGAL IMPORT OF SKULL & LEOPARD SKIN LEADS TO $20,000 FINE FOR VIOLATING ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT |
Apr 25, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - After a bench trial in district court, a federal judge today returned a guilty verdict against KELLY FARLEY, 39, of McKinney, Texas on charges of crossing state lines to have sex with a child under 12 and using a computer to entice a child to engage in unlawful sexual activity. TEXAS MAN GUILTY OF TRAVELING GEORGIA TO HAVE SEX WITH A CHILD |
Apr 23, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - AARON TERRY, 55, of Wichita Falls, Texas; TIMOTHY THOMAS, 51, of Powder Springs, Georgia; JAMES MCMANN, 43, of Kent, Washington; and ERIC AUYANG, 56, of Mobile, Alabama, have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Atlanta on charges of conspiracy and major fraud against the United States relating to a defense procurement fraud scheme. CURRENT & EX -ARMY OFFICIALS & TWO CONTRACTORS INDICTED ON DEFENSE PROCUREMENT FRAUD CHARGES |
Apr 22, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - Eight illegal immigrants have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of conspiring to unlawfully manufacture and possess fraudulent identification documents, including Social Security cards, permanent resident cards, and driver’s licenses and identification cards from multiple states, and to encourage and induce aliens to reside in the United States in violation of the law. Five of the defendants were also charged with aggravated identity theft. EIGHT DEFENDANTS INDICTED IN FAKE I-D DOCUMENT CONSPIRACY |
Apr 22, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - WILLIAM CARTER GORMAN, 54, of Lawrenceville, Georgia, was sentenced today to a term of 10 years in federal prison for receiving child pornography. GWINNETT PHARMACIST SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR COLLECTING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY |
Apr 17, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - VIRGINIA ROSE NOVRIT, 67, of Hilton Head, South Carolina, CLARENCE LORENZO DAVIS, 68, of Hilton Head, South Carolina, GREGORY JEROME WINGS, JR., 25, of Atlanta, Georgia, OLYMPIA D. AMMONS, 31, of St. Louis, Missouri, and RONALD DENZIL MARTIN, JR., 37, of Lithonia, Georgia, were sentenced this week by United States District Judge Beverly B. Martin on charges of conspiracy, bank fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering related to a multi-million dollar mortgage fraud scheme. FIVE SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR MORTGAGE FRAUD |
Apr 17, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - CHARDRIQUEZ DURDEN, 24, of Lithonia, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge J. Owen Forrester on charges of assaulting federal agents with a firearm; making false statements to a federal licensed firearms dealer in order to straw purchase a firearm; possession of cocaine, cocaine base and marijuana with intent to distribute; and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. DURDEN SENTENCED TO OVER 43 YEARS IN PRISON FOR SHOOTING AT ATF AGENTS |
Apr 16, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - Ten defendants were indicted by a federal grand jury late yesterday on charges of conspiring to induce undocumented aliens to remain in the United States by providing them with employment, predominantly at Chinese restaurants, and transporting aliens to the restaurants, all for commercial gain, in violation federal law. OWNERS OF EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES INDICTED |
Apr 15, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - BRUCE ALLEN HUGHES, 47, of Blairsville, Georgia, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act robbery, three counts of armed bank robbery, and four counts of use and possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent felony. “CROWN ROYAL BANDIT” BAGGED |
Apr 15, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - BRIAN RICHARDSON, 45, originally of Huntsville, Alabama, and a federal inmate, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on a charge of premeditated murder of another inmate at the United States Penitentiary in Atlanta. FEDERAL INMATE INDICTED FOR MURDER |
Apr 11, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - The United States Attorney’s Office today announced that more tax-related fraud cases are being pursued by IRS investigators and federal prosecutors, and three more tax-related cases were indicted within the past few days by a federal grand jury as the tax filing deadline approaches. AS APRIL 15 TAX DEADLINE APPROACHES, MORE FEDERAL PROSECUTIONS SEND MESSAGE THAT TAX FRAUD CAN MEAN PRISON TIME |
Apr 2, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - AL AMIN PATNI, 47, of Marietta, Georgia, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of misuse of a social security number, aggravated identity theft, and illegal reentry. FIRST CASE PROSECUTED UNDER NEW IDENTITY THEFT INITIATIVE |
Apr 1, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - Former professional wrestler HARRISON NORRIS, Jr., 42, a/k/a "Hardbody Harrison," of Cartersville, Georgia, was sentenced today to life in prison for committing multiple violations of federal sex trafficking and forced labor statutes in connection with a scheme to force women into prostitution. FORMER WRESTLER SENTENCED TO LIFE ON FEDERAL SEX TRAFFICKING & FORCED LABOR CHARGES |
March 2008 |
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Mar 27, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - A news conference this morning marked the first anniversary of the David G. Wilhelm OCDETF Strike Force, a special cooperative drug task force based in metro Atlanta that is named after the slain U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Assistant Special Agent In Charge. “DAVID G. WILHELM OCDETF STRIKE FORCE” ANNOUNCES RESULTS FROM ITS FIRST YEAR OF OPERATIONS |
Mar 27, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - CLIFFORD J. HARRIS, JR., an entertainer also known as "T.I.," 27, of College Park, Georgia, pleaded guilty today in federal district court to possession of unregistered machine guns and silencers, unlawful possession of machine guns, and possession of firearms by a convicted felon. ENTERTAINER CLIFFORD HARRIS, a/k/a “T.I.,” PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL FIREARMS CHARGES |
Mar 24, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - Atlanta Police Officer WILBERT STALLINGS, 44, of Conyers, Georgia, pleaded guilty today in federal district court to conspiring to violate civil rights by executing a search of a private residence without benefit of a search warrant. Late this afternoon, STALLINGS was expected to be released on $25,000 bond set by a United States Magistrate Judge. ATLANTA POLICE OFFICER PLEADS GUILTY TO CIVIL RIGHTS CONSPIRACY |
Mar 20, 2008 |
GAINESVILLE, GA - ROBERT MERICKLE, 59, of Dawsonville, Georgia was sentenced today in federal court on a charge of filing a false tax return in 2001, which failed to report substantial amounts of income from a company he owned and operated, “East Coast Marketing,” d/b/a “Blue Haven Pools.” DAWSONVILLE MAN SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR TAX FRAUD |
Mar 20, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - TRAVIS E. CORRELL, 31, of Atlanta, Georgia, was sentenced to federal prison today by United States District Judge Orinda D. Evans on a charge of wire fraud related to a so-called “Ponzi” scheme. ATLANTA MAN SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON IN $29 MILLION “PONZI” SCHEME |
Mar 20, 2008 |
GAINESVILLE, GA - KEVIN FELTS, 60, of Brazoria, Texas, was sentenced today by
United States District Court Judge William C. O’Kelley on money laundering and weapon charges related to a multi-state drug operation. TEXAS MAN SENTENCED TO OVER 17 YEARS IN PRISON FOR ROLE IN MONEY LAUNDERING CONSPIRACY |
Mar 20, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - DONALD FRANK SMITH, 37, of Atlanta, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Beverly B. Martin on charges of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, related to an incident in which an Atlanta Police Department Officer was assaulted. FELON WHO ASSAULTED ATLANTA POLICE OFFICER WITH GUN GETS 10 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON |
Mar 18, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - WALTER RONNIE ("Ron") SAILOR, JR., 33, of Norcross, Georgia, pleaded guilty today in federal district court to a felony criminal information charging him with laundering and attempting to launder what he believed to be drug proceeds, after taking possession and agreeing to launder a total of approximately $375,000 of cash from the purported sale of cocaine. STATE REPRESENTATIVE RON SAILOR JR. PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL DRUG MONEY LAUNDERING CHARGE |
Mar 17, 2008 |
GAINESVILLE, GA - MAYKIE BLEVINS, 29, and her mother, MOLLY A. SMITH, 50, both of Lula, Georgia, have pleaded guilty in federal district court to tax-related fraud charges. DAUGHTER & MOTHER PLEAD GUILTY TO FRAUD CHARGES |
Mar 13, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - CEDRIC JACKSON, 41, of Atlanta, Georgia and AIMEE ALLEN, 37, formerly of Cartersville, Georgia, and now of Clarence, New York, were sentenced today by United States District Judge Jack T. Camp on charges of conspiracy to engage in sex trafficking, related to a sex trafficking organization led by former professional wrestler “Hardbody” HARRISON NORRIS. MICHELLE ACHUFF, 25, of Lafayette, Tennessee, and LESLIE SMITH, 22, of Macon, Georgia, were also sentenced today for making false statements to FBI agents regarding NORRIS’ criminal activities. DEFENDANTS SENTENCED FOR ROLES IN FORMER WRESTLER’S SEX TRAFFICKING RING |
Mar 13, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA – GILBERTO PEREZ-BANUCHI, 42, of Atlanta, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Court Judge Richard Story on a charge of making false statements to a federal agency, relating to a Drug Enforcement Agency drug investigation. ATLANTA MAN SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR MAKING FALSE STATEMENT TO DEA |
Mar 12, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - GREGORY CAMPION, 46, of Orlando, Florida, pleaded guilty today in federal district court to failing to report more than $200,000 in cash income he obtained in 2004, while serving as a Special Agent with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration in Atlanta, Georgia. FORMER DEA SPECIAL AGENT PLEADS GUILTY |
Mar 12, 2008 |
ROME, GA - BARRY WALLACE, 40, of Cedartown, Georgia pleaded guilty today in federal district court to stealing firearms while employed as a Captain by the Polk County Police Department. FORMER POLK COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT CAPTAIN PLEADS GUILTY TO POSSESSING STOLEN FIREARMS |
Mar 10, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - Sentencing hearings for 11 key defendants were completed today in the $2.8 million “Xquisite Empire” car loan fraud ring based in Atlanta. INSIDERS SENTENCED IN $2.8 MILLION “XQUISITE EMPIRE” FRAUD RING |
Mar 7, 2008 |
ROME, GA - CARLOS URIOSTIGUI, 19 ; RODOLFO CHAVEZ MASCOTE, 25; DANIEL CAMPOS, JR., 21; and JOSHUA PAUL SMITH, 27, all of Cedartown, Georgia, pleaded guilty today in federal district court to charges involving drug trafficking, firearms, and carjacking crimes in the Cedartown area in July 2007. FOUR PLEAD GUILTY TO SHOOTING AND CARJACKING RELATED TO DRUG TRAFFICKING |
Mar 7, 2008 |
ROME, GA - Former Polk County Police Department Chief WILLIAM “Billy” WILLS, JR., 48, pleaded guilty today to making false statements to federal law enforcement officers in connection with an investigation involving firearms stolen from the Police Department. FORMER POLK COUNTY POLICE CHIEF PLEADS GUILTY TO MAKING FALSE STATEMENTS |
Mar 4, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - DONNA RENEE GAMBLE, 43, of Marietta, Georgia, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges arising out of a scheme to defraud the Georgia Institute of Technology ("Georgia Tech") and the National Science Foundation (“NSF”), an agency of the United States Government. FORMER GEORGIA TECH EMPLOYEE INDICTED IN “P-CARD” SCHEME |
Mar 3, 2008 |
ROME, GA - Former Rockmart Police Officer CAREY HIGGINS, 29, of Cartersville, Georgia, pleaded guilty today to a charge of making materially false statements to federal authorities and the FBI in connection with the submission of false fingerprints to the Rockmart Police Department by his co-defendant Jedson Leist, a convicted felon. FORMER CITY OF ROCKMART POLICE OFFICER PLEADS GUILTY IN FAKE FINGERPRINT SCHEME |
February 2008 |
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Feb 29, 2008 |
ROME, GA - KARY DEAN HEAD, 50, of Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Harold L. Murphy on a wire fraud charge arising from a scheme to defraud bidders on eBay, the Internet auction service, of over $150,000. FORT OGLETHORPE MAN SENTENCED FOR INTERNET FRAUD |
Feb 28, 2008 |
ROME, GA - JEDSON EDWARD LEIST, 36, of Acworth, Georgia, was sentenced this morning to 20 years in federal prison by United States District Judge Robert L. Vining, Jr., for crimes including false statements; wire and mail fraud; possession of a firearm by a felon and by a domestic violence misdemeanant; and a mail and wire fraud scheme involving the use of fake fingerprints. FORMER CITY OF ROCKMART POLICE OFFICER SENTENCED TO 20 YEARS IN PRISON |
Feb 27, 2008 |
ROME, GA - BRENTON JAMES GARMON, 36, of Cartersville, Georgia, pleaded guilty today in federal district court to embezzling approximately $80,493 in public funds that were under the care and control of the Bartow County Sheriff’s Office while GARMON worked there as a Captain. FORMER CAPTAIN WITH BARTOW COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE PLEADS GUILTY TO EMBEZZLING FUNDS |
Feb 26, 2008 |
NEWNAN, GA - DERYL PARKER, 44, of Newnan, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Jack T. Camp on a charge of transporting hazardous waste material without proper documentation, in violation of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. NEWNAN MAN SENTENCED TO OVER A YEAR IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR ILLEGAL TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS WASTE |
Feb 25, 2008 |
ROME, GA - Five defendants were convicted today by a jury in federal district court of criminal charges that include racketeering, murder, attempted murder, assault, methamphetamine trafficking, and numerous related firearms offenses. FIVE DEFENDANTS FROM NORTHEAST GEORGIA DRUG GANG CONVICTED OF RACKETEERING, MURDER, DRUG, AND FIREARMS CRIMES |
Feb 22, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - Thirteen high-ranking members of the “Sur-13” street gang in the
metro Atlanta area were sentenced to federal prison this week by United States District
Judge Charles A. Pannell, Jr., for crimes including murder, drive-by shootings, armed
robberies, carjacking, and drug dealing. Four of the defendants were sentenced to life
without parole for murder. THIRTEEN MEMBERS OF “SUR-13" GANG SENTENCED TO PRISON |
Feb 22, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - Following a five day trial, a jury in federal district court returned a
guilty verdict late yesterday against ANTHONY G. CHRISTOU, 57, of Dunwoody, Georgia,
on charges of wire fraud and money laundering relating to an investment fraud scheme. JURY CONVICTS GEORGIA MAN IN $29 MILLION INVESTMENT FRAUD AND MONEY LAUNDERING SCHEME |
Feb 21, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - CHIEN DINH NGUYEN, 34, of Lawrenceville, Georgia, and NGUYEN VAN NGUYEN, 34, of Randolph, Massachusetts, were sentenced to federal prison today by United States District Judge Thomas W. Thrash. GUN TRAFFICKERS SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON |
Feb 19, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - LESLIE ADGAR, 42, of Decatur, Georgia, ANDRE MAYS, 24, of Atlanta, Georgia, and JON PATTON, 44, of Lawrenceville, Georgia, were indicted today by a federal grand jury on charges relating to a drug-smuggling operation at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (“HJIA”). TSA AND DELTA EMPLOYEES INDICTED IN DRUG SMUGGLING STING AT HARTSFIELD JACKSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT |
Feb 14, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - LESLIE RECTOR, 35, of Atlanta, Georgia, was sentenced to federal prison today by United States District Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr. for his participation in a massive mortgage fraud scheme that targeted the Atlanta metro housing and condo market from 2000 through part of 2003. SECOND-IN-COMMAND IN MASSIVE PHILLIP HILL MORTGAGE FRAUD SCHEME SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON |
Feb 14, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - RICARDO QUINONES CRUZ, 33, ENRIQUE CRISTOBAL MARTINEZ, 35, IVAN RAUL GARCIA, 37, MANUEL DOZANO ORTIZ, 28, and, ARMANDO NUNEZ-BRISENO, 38, all of Cobb County, Georgia, were sentenced late yesterday by United States District Judge Orinda D. Evans on charges of conspiring to possess and transfer fraudulent identification documents, including Social Security cards, immigration documents, state driver’s licenses and identification cards. FIVE DEFENDANTS SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR MANUFACTURING FAKE DOCUMENTS |
Feb 12, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - RICHARD E. LONG, 63, and DEBRA L. LONG, 44, both of St. Augustine, Florida, and MACK S. SMITH, 56, of Bladenboro, North Carolina, have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of conspiracy, bribery of a public official, wire fraud, and money laundering. FORMER ARMY OFFICIAL, HIS WIFE, AND A BUSINESSMAN INDICTED ON BRIBERY CHARGES |
Feb 12, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - Following a two-week trial, a jury in federal district court returned guilty verdicts late yesterday against KEITH GARNER, 48, GREGG SAVAGE, 24, SHALONDA HARRIS, 36, all of Atlanta, Georgia, and LATESHA GARNER, 27, of Durham, North Carolina, on charges of conspiracy to commit mortgage fraud and wire fraud related to $6 million in fraudulent real estate financing from SunTrust Mortgage Company ("SunTrust Mortgage") over a ten week period in the summer of 2006. JURY CONVICTS MORTGAGE FRAUD RING |
Feb 12, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - DAVID ANTHONY FLOOD, 32, of Atlanta, Georgia was sentenced to federal prison late yesterday on a charge of using a telephone to willfully and maliciously convey false information concerning an alleged attempt to damage and destroy buildings and to injure and kill people at the Richard Russell Federal Building at 75 Spring Street and the Woodruff Arts Center, located at 1280 Peachtree Street, both in Atlanta. MAN WHO MADE FALSE BOMB THREAT TO COURTHOUSE, WOODRUFF ARTS CENTER NOW GOES TO PRISON |
Feb 11, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - JASON SLAUGHTER, 43, of McDonough, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Timothy Batten to serve 10 years in prison for defrauding Branch Banking and Trust (BB&T) of approximately $6 million. FORMER “BUSINESSMAN OF THE YEAR” SENTENCED FOR FRAUD |
Feb 1, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - RAYMOND JOSEPH COSTANZO, Jr., 63, of Clayton, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Beverly B. Martin on charges of bank fraud and conspiracy related to a multi-million dollar mortgage fraud scheme. CLOSING ATTORNEY SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR MORTGAGE FRAUD |
January 2008 |
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Jan 30, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - SANDEO PABLO DYSON, 44, of Gainesville, Georgia, has been charged in a criminal complaint with arson and conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine. FIFTH SOLDIER FROM NORTH GEORGIA ARRESTED |
Jan 30, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - DOUGLAS YUTAKA RHOADES, 42, a security guard from
Jonesboro, Georgia, has been charged in a criminal complaint with possession of child
pornography and impersonation of a federal agent. SECURITY GUARD CHARGED WITH POSSESSING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY AND IMPERSONATING AN FBI AGENT INVESTIGATING CHILD EXPLOITATION |
Jan 29, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - RONALD AUBERY NELSON, 60, of Montgomery, Alabama, pleaded guilty today in federal district court to using the internet to entice a child to engage in sexual activity. MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO CHILD ENTICEMENT |
Jan 28, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - ALLEN L. SOUTHMAYD, 63, of Jonesboro, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge J. Owen Forrester on a charge of interstate transportation of stolen monies.
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Jan 25, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - CARLOS LOPEZ, 30, DAVID RAY WHITE, 28, RANDY SPIVEY, 32, all active-duty Army Rangers, and STEFAN ANDRE CHAMPAGNE, 28, an Army medic, all stationed at Camp Frank D. Merrill, a United States Army Ranger mountain training facility in Dahlonega, Georgia, have been charged with conspiring to possess with intent to distribute five or more kilograms of cocaine and using firearms in connection with that conspiracy. THREE ARMY RANGERS, ONE OTHER SOLDIER ARRESTED FOR CONSPIRING TO ROB DRUG TRAFFICKER |
Jan 24, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - JIMMIE LEE JONES, also known as "Mike Spade," 32, of Stone Mountain, Georgia, was sentenced today to serve 15 years in federal prison on charges of conspiracy to engage in sex trafficking and transporting young women across state lines for purposes of prostitution. STONE MOUNTAIN MAN SENTENCED ON FEDERAL SEX TRAFFICKING AND INTERSTATE PROSTITUTION CHARGES |
Jan 24, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - Atlanta Police Officer DANIEL BETTS, 26, of Rockmart, Georgia, pleaded guilty today in federal district court to taking payoffs to perform his normal duties as a police officer while on duty. ATLANTA POLICE OFFICER PLEADS GUILTY TO TAKING PAYOFFS TO PERFORM OFFICAL DUTIES |
Jan 24, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - TOTADA R. SHANTHAVEERAPPA, M.D., a/k/a "T.R. Shantha, M.D.," 73, of Stone Mountain, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Richard W. Story on charges of health care fraud. LOCAL DOCTOR SENTENCED IN HEALTH CARE FRAUD SCHEME |
Jan 18, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA – After a 5-day trial, CHARDRIQUEZ ANTUAN DURDEN, 24, of Lithonia, Georgia, was convicted by a federal jury this afternoon on charges of assaulting seven federal agents; discharging a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence; possession with intent to distribute cocaine and cocaine base (crack); possession with intent to distribute marijuana; possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, and aiding and abetting the making of false statements to a federally licensed gun dealer. ARMED DRUG DEALER WHO FIRED AT ATF AGENTS CONVICTED BY JURY ON MULTIPLE CHARGES |
Jan 17, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - MICHAEL DISCH, 38, originally from Wheaton, Illinois, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Richard Story on charges of mailing a threatening communication to a federal judge and making false statements to federal officials regarding a threatening communication to another federal judge. INMATE SENTENCED TO 15 ADDITIONAL YEARS FOR MAILING THREATS TO FEDERAL JUDGES |
Jan 17, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - After a six-day trial, a federal jury late yesterday returned guilty verdicts against ONESSIMUS M. GOVEREH, also known as “Tony Govereh,” 28, of Stone Mountain, Georgia, on charges of willfully filing false personal income tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service. GUILTY VERDICT IN TAX FRAUD TRIAL |
| Jan 16, 2008 | ATLANTA, GA -AARINTON GRIFFIN, a/k/a “Saint,” 18, of Alpharetta, Georgia, made his first appearance before a federal magistrate today on a federal indictment charging him with possession of an unregistered machine gun and possession of stolen firearms. GRIFFIN was indicted by a grand jury on January 9, 2007. SO-CALLED “G-SQUAD” MEMBER MAKES APPEARANCE AFTER INDICTMENT FOR STEALING POLICE WEAPONS |
Jan 14, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - A jury in federal district court has returned guilty verdicts against JESUS HECTOR FLORES, 38, of Laredo, Texas, and JOE LOUIS LOPEZ, 40, of Dallas, Texas. GUILTY VERDICTS IN MEXICAN COCAINE CARTEL TRIAL |
Jan 11, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - DARRYL L. COOPER, 27, of Decatur, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr., for a scheme to defraud mortgage lenders by creating fraudulent appraisals that reflected completed construction. APPRAISER SENTENCED TO PRISON IN MORTGAGE FRAUD |
Jan 10, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - WILLIAM BRYANT, 38, of Norcross, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Thomas W. Thrash on a charge of hacking-knowingly causing the transmission of information to a computer used in interstate commerce, and, as a result, intentionally and without authorization causing damage to that computer. NORCROSS MAN SENTENCED FOR HACKING COX COMMUNICATIONS’ COMPUTER AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM |
Jan 3, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - GILBERTO PEREZ-BANUCHI, 42, of Atlanta, Georgia, today pleaded guilty before United States District Judge Richard Story to a charge of making false statements to a federal agency, relating to a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) investigation. INFORMANT PLEADS GUILTY TO LYING TO DEA |
Jan 3, 2008 |
ATLANTA, GA - ALFREDO SANTIAGO MORENO, also known as "CHAGO," 35, of Tepalcatepec, Mexico, was sentenced to life in prison by U.S. District Judge Clarence Cooper today on charges related to the manufacturing of methamphetamine and operation of the meth “Superlab” that DEA seized and dismantled in a residential neighborhood in Smyrna, Georgia, in February 2005. METHAMPHETAMINE “SUPERLAB” DEFENDANT GETS LIFE IN PRISON |
December 2007 |
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Dec 21, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - Saint Joseph’s Hospital of Atlanta, Inc. and Saint Joseph’s Health System, Inc. have agreed to pay $26 million to settle allegations raised in a so-called “whistleblower” lawsuit that the hospital violated the federal False Claims Act with regard to billing for inpatient admissions and other services. SAINT JOSEPH’S HOSPITAL OF ATLANTA PAYS $26 MILLION TO SETTLE FALSE CLAIMS ACT ALLEGATIONS |
Dec 20, 2007 |
GAINESVILLE, GA - A criminal information was filed today in federal district court against ROBERT MERICKLE, 59, of Dawsonville, Georgia. The information charges that ROBERT MERICKLE filed a false tax return in 2001, which failed to report substantial amounts of income from a company he owned and operated, East Coast Marketing, d/b/a Blue Haven Pools. DAWSONVILLE MAN CHARGED WITH TAX FRAUD |
Dec 20, 2007 |
ROME, GA - MARIO ARMAS, a/k/a “Mario Doninelli,” 45, of Rome, Georgia, was sentenced today on charges of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute marijuana and money laundering relating to a violent drug operation in Northwest Georgia. ROME BUSINESSMAN, CO-CONSPIRATOR SENTENCED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING & MONEY LAUNDERING |
Dec 19, 2007 |
ROME, GA - WILLIAM “Billy” WILLS, JR., 48, the Chief of the Polk County Police Department, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of possessing stolen firearms and making false statements to federal law enforcement agents. POLK COUNTY POLICE CHIEF CHARGED WITH POSSESSING FIREARMS STOLEN FROM THE COUNTY & MAKING FALSE STATEMENTS TO FEDERAL AGENTS |
Dec 19, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - JOSEPH MICHAEL MOONEY, 57, of Farmington, Missouri, was sentenced to 30 years in prison today by United States District Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr., on charges of attempting to entice a child to engage in unlawful sexual activity and crossing a state line with the intent to have sex with a child under the age of 12. MISSOURI MAN SENTENCED TO 30 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR TRAVELING TO GEORGIA TO TRY TO HAVE SEX WITH A 10-YEAR-OLD CHILD |
Dec 18, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - ANTHONY M. RAMUNNO, a/k/a Mick Ramunno, 47, of Alpharetta, Georgia was sentenced today by United States District Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr. in a multi-million dollar investment fraud scheme that bilked dozens of investors around the United States. COMMODITY FUTURES SCAM LEADER SENTENCED TO ALMOST 20 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR DEFRAUDING INVESTORS |
Dec 14, 2007 |
GAINESVILLE, GA - RANDALL LANE SCOTT, 49, of Sugar Hill, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge William C. O’Kelley on charges of manufacturing methamphetamine and storing chemicals and equipment for the purpose of manufacturing methamphetamine. MAJOR MANUFACTURER OF METHAMPHETAMINE SENTENCED |
Dec 14, 2007 |
ROME, GA - BARRY WALLACE, 40, of Cedartown, Georgia, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of stealing firearms while employed as a captain by the Polk County Police Department. FORMER POLK COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT CAPTAIN CHARGED WITH POSSESSING STOLEN FIREARMS |
Dec 13, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - EMMA GERALD, 56, of Kennesaw, Georgia, RUY BRASIL SILVA, 46, of Roswell, Georgia, DOUGLAS ROSS, 30, of Kennesaw, Georgia, and HUDSON ARAUJO, 28, of Brockton, Massachusetts, were convicted today by a federal jury on charges of conspiracy, money laundering and making false statements related to a fraud scheme targeting illegal aliens, after a trial which lasted 11 days. GERALD, OTHERS CONVICTED ON ALL COUNTS BY FEDERAL JURY IN MULTI-STATE AMNESTY FRAUD CONSPIRACY |
Dec 12, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - STEVE KIM, 39, of Duluth, Georgia, MUZA KIM, 68, of Duluth, Georgia, and their company “STAR GRAPHICS, Inc.,” were sentenced today by United States District Judge Orinda Evans on charges of manufacturing counterfeit clothing. SON AND FATHER SENTENCED FOR MANUFACTURING COUNTERFEIT “FAT ALBERT” CLOTHING |
Dec 12, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA – TOROS SEHER, 39, of Atlanta, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Court Judge Timothy C. Batten on charges related to a scheme to launder drug money. LOCAL JEWELER AND CORPORATIONS SENTENCED FOR LAUNDERING DRUG MONEY |
Dec 07, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA – Federal, state and local agents have completed the initial searches and arrests in two multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency investigations coordinated through the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) program. DOZENS OF FEDERAL ARREST & SEARCH WARRANTS EXECUTED AROUND ATLANTA AREA IN TAKEDOWN OF TWO MAJOR DRUG ORGANIZATIONS |
Dec 04, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - DON MITCHELL, 56, of Atlanta, Georgia, a former Fulton County, Georgia, erosion control inspector, was sentenced today to ten months in prison in federal district court for soliciting and taking cash and other bribes from a contractor whose work MITCHELL was inspecting for the County. FORMER FULTON COUNTY INSPECTOR SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR SOLICITING AND TAKING BRIBES |
Dec 03, 2007 |
GAINESVILLE, GA - KEVIN FELTS, 59, of Brazoria, Texas, was convicted today by a federal jury on money laundering and weapon charges related to a large scale cocaine distribution ring. FEDERAL JURY IN GAINESVILLE FINDS TEXAS MAN GUILTY FOR ROLE IN MONEY-LAUNDERING CONSPIRACY |
November 2007 |
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Nov 30, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - TRAVIS E. CORRELL, 31, of Atlanta, Georgia, pleaded guilty today before United States District Judge Orinda D. Evans to a federal wire fraud charge related to a so-called “Ponzi” scheme. ATLANTA MAN PLEADS GUILTY IN $29 MILLION “PONZI” SCHEME |
Nov 29, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA -
TERRILL MARION CRANE, 47, of Atlanta, Georgia, was arrested by the FBI’s Safe Child Task Force this afternoon on a federal charge of producing child pornography relating to photographs that depict his explicit sexual activity with numerous young girls in the Simpson Road area of Atlanta. TERRILL MARION CRANE ARRESTED FOR PRODUCTION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY INVOLVING HIS ALLEGED SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF NUMEROUS YOUNG GIRLS |
Nov 28, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - United States Attorney David E. Nahmias today announced that, during the government’s fiscal year 2007 that ended on September 30, 2007, the United
States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia collected $71.7 million from
individuals and businesses that committed federal crimes or are civilly indebted to the United States and who reside and conduct business in the District. U.S. ATTORNEY’S OFFICE COLLECTS MORE THAN $70 MILLION FROM CRIMINAL AND CIVIL ACTIONS IN FISCAL YEAR 2007 |
Nov 21, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - A federal jury returned guilty verdicts today against former professional wrestler HARRISON NORRIS, Jr., 41, a/k/a “Hardbody Harrison,” from Cartersville, Georgia, on multiple charges of sex trafficking and forced labor related to a scheme to force women into prostitution. FORMER WRESTLER FOUND GUILTY BY FEDERAL JURY ON FEDERAL SEX TRAFFICKING AND FORCED LABOR CHARGES |
Nov 20, 2007 |
NEWNAN, GA - DERYL PARKER, 44, of Newnan, Georgia, pleaded guilty today in federal district court to transporting hazardous waste without proper documentation, in violation of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. NEWNAN MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO ILLEGAL TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS WASTE |
Nov 20, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - ERIC FRIEDMAN, 46, of Atlanta, Georgia, BRIANNE FRIEDMAN, 28, of Tucker, Georgia, and TIMOTHY BAUER, 51, of Braselton, Georgia were sentenced today by United States District Judge Orinda D. Evans. Last Friday, November 16, 2007, Judge Evans also sentenced co-defendant and former attorney MICHAEL HIPE, 43, of Cumming, Georgia. MORTGAGE FRAUD DEFENDANTS SENTENCED TO PRISON |
Nov 16, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - MATTHEW BEVAN COX, 38, formerly of Nashville, Atlanta, and Tampa, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Timothy C. Batten, Sr., on charges of mortgage fraud, identity theft, passport fraud and violation of the terms of his probation. MATTHEW COX SENTENCED TO OVER 26 YEARS IN PRISON FOR ATLANTA, NASHVILLE, AND TAMPA MORTGAGE FRAUDS |
Nov 15, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - STEVEN J. GONKA, 37, of Hampton, Virginia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Charles A. Pannell to over 11 years in federal prison on the charge of using the internet to attempt to entice a child to engage in sexual activity. VIRGINIA MAN SENTENCED FOR TRYING TO ENTICE A CHILD IN ATLANTA; COOPERATION LEADS TO OTHER ARRESTS IN MISSOURI AND VIRGINIA |
Nov 15, 2007 |
ROME, GA - After a six-day trial, a federal jury today returned guilty verdicts against former Rockmart Police Officer JEDSON LEIST, 36, and his wife INGRID ARNETH, 46, both of Acworth, Georgia. FORMER CITY OF ROCKMART POLICE OFFICER, WIFE, FOUND GUILTY IN GUN POSSESSION AND FAKE FINGERPRINT SCHEME |
Nov 09, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - DONNA WRIGHT HODGE, 52, of Riverdale, pleaded guilty today in federal district court to aiding and assisting in the preparation of false income tax returns. RIVERDALE WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO PREPARING FALSE INCOME TAX RETURNS |
Nov 08, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - TODD RICHARD, 33, of Cumming, Georgia, pleaded guilty today in federal district court to trafficking in counterfeit products. CUMMING MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO SELLING COUNTERFEIT CISCO COMPUTER COMPONENTS |
October 2007 |
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Oct 31, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - STEVEN HOLLANDER, 46, of Atlanta, Georgia, and JULIO JEVELES, 29, of Miami, Florida, were sentenced today for their roles in a prescription drug distribution ring operating in Atlanta and Miami. ATLANTA PODIATRIST& MIAMI MAN SENTENCED IN PRESCRIPTION DRUG DIVERSION SCHEME |
Oct 30, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - SHERRY JACKSON, 45, of Stone Mountain, Georgia, was found guilty this afternoon by a federal jury on multiple charges relating to her failure to file income tax returns in violation of federal law. FORMER I-R-S EMPLOYEE FOUND GUILTY BY JURY FOR FAILURE TO FILE INCOME TAX RETURNS |
Oct 26, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - JEFFERY ALAN TEAGUE, a/k/a “Jeffrey Allen Bryant,” 49, of Atlanta, Georgia and formerly of Montgomery and Prince Georges County, Maryland, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr., on charges relating to two builder-based mortgage fraud schemes involving $15 million in fraudulent loans. TEAGUE SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR SALE OF NON-EXISTENT/PARTIAL HOUSES IN TWO COUNTIES |
Oct 25, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - After a trial lasting more than two weeks, a jury in federal district court returned guilty verdicts late this afternoon against FREDDIE SANDOVAL, 23, of Lawrenceville, Georgia, ANGEL MAZARIEGOS, 24, of Doraville, Georgia, and LUIS ALBERTO NANDY, 27, of Atlanta, Georgia, on federal charges relating to their violent criminal activity as members of a street gang known as Sureños-13,” or “SUR-13.” THREE MORE “SUR-13” GANG MEMBERS CONVICTED |
Oct 19, 2007 |
WASHINGTON D.C. – Five employees of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia have received Justice Department Director’s Awards. ATLANTA U.S. ATTORNEY’S OFFICE EMPLOYEES RECEIVE NATIONAL AWARDS |
Oct 18, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - DANTE M. SUGUITAN, 39, of San Jose, California, pleaded guilty today in federal district court to charges of making telephonic bomb threats. CALIFORNIA MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO MAKING BOMB THREATS TO TURNER FIELD |
Oct 17, 2007 |
GAINESVILLE, GA - BRETT JARRARD, 46, of Clayton, Georgia today pleaded guilty to six counts of unlawfully manufacturing and transferring distilled liquor and failing to pay taxes on such an operation and to one count of unlawful receipt of untaxed liquor. PAIR OF ILLEGAL LIQUOR PRODUCERS PLEAD GUILTY |
Oct 17, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - CLIFFORD HARRIS, 27, an entertainer also known as T.I., of College Park, Georgia, was indicted today by a federal grand jury in Atlanta on charges of possessing unregistered machine guns and silencers; unlawfully possessing machine guns; and of being a convicted felon in possession of firearms. HARRIS INDICTED ON FEDERAL FIREARMS CHARGES |
Oct 17, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - KEVIN G. WIGGINS, 41, of Ellenwood, Georgia pleaded guilty today in federal district court to charges related to a large-scale mortgage fraud scheme that targeted West End neighborhoods in Atlanta in 2001 and 2002. ORGANIZER PLEADS GUILTY IN $15 MILLION MORTGAGE FRAUD AFFECTING 80 PROPERTIES IN ATLANTA’S WEST END |
Oct 15, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - CLIFFORD HARRIS, 27, an entertainer also known as "T.I.," of College Park, Georgia, was arrested in Atlanta at approximately 2:30 p.m. today by agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), as he allegedly took possession of three machine guns and two silencers. CLIFFORD HARRIS, a/k/a “T.I.,” ARRESTED ON FEDERAL FIREARMS CHARGES |
Oct 09, 2007 |
ROME, GA - MARIO ARMAS, a/k/a “Mario Doninelli,” 46, of Rome, Georgia, pleaded guilty today in federal court to a charge of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute marijuana and two counts of money laundering. ROME BUSINESSMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO DRUG TRAFFICKING & MONEY LAUNDERING CHARGES IN MIDDLE OF HIS JURY TRIAL |
Oct 03, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - A federal jury has returned a guilty verdict against GERALD MARCHELLETTA, SR., 74, GERALD MARCHELLETTA, JR., 41, and THERESA KOTTWITZ, 49, all of Alpharetta, Georgia, on charges of tax fraud and conspiracy to commit tax fraud. OWNERS AND FORMER BOOKKEEPER OF LARGE COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION FIRM FOUND GUILTY OF MILLION-DOLLAR TAX FRAUD SCHEME |
Oct 02, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - LARRY VONZELL BLACK, 53, of Canton, Georgia was sentenced today by United States District Judge Jack T. Camp on charges of filing false claims with the Internal Revenue Service. PHONY TAX RETURN PREPARER SENTENCED TO PRISON |
September 2007 |
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Sep 26, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - ARTHUR SCOTT, 47, of Tyrone, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Clarence Cooper in connection with a bribery scheme involving the federal “E-Rate” program. His wife, EVELYN MYERS SCOTT, 42, was also sentenced today for her role in conspiring to commit fraud and deprive the citizens of Atlanta and the Atlanta Public Schools of their honest services. FORMER SCHOOLS TECHNOLOGY DIRECTOR SENTENCED TO OVER 3 YEARS IN PRISON FOR FRAUD AND BRIBERY INVOLVING FEDERAL E-RATE FUNDS |
Sep 26, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - WILLIAM BRYANT, 38, of Norcross, Georgia, pleaded guilty today in federal district court to knowingly causing the transmission of information to a computer used in interstate commerce, and as a result intentionally and without authorization causing damage to that computer. NORCROSS MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO HACKING FORMER EMPLOYER’S COMPUTER AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM |
Sep 26, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - MARLA NICOLE WELLS, 38, of Union City, Georgia was sentenced today by United States District Judge Thomas Thrash on charges of conspiring to defraud the United States by assisting others in filing false claims for income tax refunds with the Internal Revenue Service. UNION CITY WOMAN SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR PROVIDING FRAUDULENT W-2's USED TO FILE FALSE TAX RETURNS |
Sep 21, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - JAMES F. STOVALL III, 56, of Roswell, Georgia, pleaded guilty today in federal district court to charges of conspiracy to commit bank, mail and wire fraud, bank loan application fraud, money laundering, and wire fraud. ROSWELL CLOSING ATTORNEY PLEADS GUILTY IN MORTGAGE FRAUD SCHEME |
Sep 21, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - PHILLIP E. HILL, 51, of Sumatra, Florida, was sentenced today to serve 28 years in prison by United States District Judge Thomas W. Thrash Jr., for perpetrating a massive mortgage fraud scheme that targeted the metro Atlanta housing and condo market from 2000 through 2003. ORGANIZER OF MASSIVE MORTGAGE FRAUD SCHEME SENTENCED TO 28 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON |
Sep 18, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - GREGORY C. KAPORDELIS, 46, of Gainesville, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Charles A. Pannell, Jr., on charges of production, receipt, and possession of sexually explicit images of children. DOCTOR SENTENCED TO 35 YEARS IN PRISON FOR PRODUCING, RECEIVING, AND POSSESSING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY |
Sep 17, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - Defendant GENE A. O'NEAL, 36, of Atlanta, Georgia, was sentenced today to 12 years in prison by United States District Judge Beverly B. Martin, for perpetrating a scheme to defraud investors in “Pinnacle Development Partners, LLC,” a $60 million real estate investment fund formerly run by O’NEAL. O’NEAL, PERPETRATOR OF MASSIVE “PINNACLE” REAL ESTATE PONZI SCHEME SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON |
Sep 11, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - DAVID ANTHONY FLOOD, 31, of Atlanta, Georgia pleaded guilty today in federal district court to one count of using a telephone to willfully and maliciously convey false information concerning an alleged attempt to damage and destroy buildings and to injure and kill people at the Richard Russell Federal Building and the Woodruff Arts Center. MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO MAKING FALSE BOMB THREAT TO FEDERAL COURTHOUSE, WOODRUFF ARTS CENTER |
Sep 06, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - After a month-long trial, a federal jury late this afternoon has returned guilty verdicts against ARMANDO PRUDENTE, 34, ROBERTO SANDOVAL, 25, ISRAEL CRUZ, 29, JORGE FLORES, 28, and RICARDO GAMA, 29, all of Atlanta, Georgia, on multiple federal charges relating to criminal activity as members of a street gang known as “Sureños-13,” or “SUR-13. FIVE MEMBERS OF “SUR-13" GANG CONVICTED |
Sep 06, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - DONNA RENAE WOODS LAWRENCE, 43, of Decatur, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Beverly B. Martin on charges of conspiracy to commit mortgage fraud and bankruptcy fraud. FORMER MORTGAGE BROKER AND UNDERWRITER OF FHA GUARANTEED LOANS SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS IN PRISON |
August 2007 |
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Aug 31, 2007 |
GAINESVILLE, GA - NORA AGUIAR, 54, of Laredo, Texas, was sentenced today by United States District Judge William C. O’Kelley to serve more than two decades in federal prison on charges of drug trafficking and money laundering. WOMAN SENTENCED TO 21 YEARS IN PRISON FOR ROLE IN DRUG TRAFFICKING CONSPIRACY |
Aug 30, 2007 |
ROME, GA - CARL MITCHELL HOOPER, 28, of Signal Mountain, Tennessee, pleaded guilty today in federal district court to charges of inducing an individual to travel across state lines to engage in criminal sexual activity, and transporting a minor with the intent that the minor engage in criminal sexual activity. TENNESSEE MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO TRANSPORTING 14-YEAR-OLD GIRL FOR SEX |
Aug 29, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - CLOVIS REEVES, 33, of Newark, New Jersey; RICHARD WASHINGTON, 29, of Lawrenceville, Georgia; ANTONIO SUTTON, 28, of Stone Mountain, Georgia; KWAME WALKER, 31, of Lawrenceville, Georgia; TAISHA KENYETTA CLAYTON, 30, of Lawrenceville, Georgia; SAKINAH TOMS, 23, of Atlanta, Georgia; CRAIG JEROME BIRDSONG, 27, of Lawrenceville, Georgia; and LATOVIA DANYELL CUNNINGHAM, 23, of Norcross, Georgia were indicted late yesterday by a federal grand jury on multiple charges relating to a gun buying scheme, often through so-called “straw purchases,” which resulted in violent crimes outside of Georgia. EIGHT INDICTED IN EAST COAST GUN TRAFFICKING OPERATION |
Aug 28, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - JIMMIE LEE JONES, also known as “Mike Spade,” 31, of Stone Mountain, Georgia, pleaded guilty yesterday to federal charges of conspiracy to engage in sex trafficking and transporting young women across state lines for purposes of prostitution. MAN PLEADS GUILTY AS TRIAL IS ABOUT TO BEGIN ON FEDERAL SEX TRAFFICKING AND MANN ACT CHARGES |
Aug 28, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - R. CLAY HARRIS, 55, of Fairburn, Georgia has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of conspiring to bribe a former Atlanta Public School (APS) official and to deprive APS of that official’s honest services. LOCAL BUSINESSMAN INDICTED FOR BRIBING ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOL OFFICIAL |
Aug 28, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - BRIAN SCHUMAKER, 57, of Mississagua, Ontario, Canada, was indicted today by a federal grand jury on charges that he used the internet to attempt to entice a child to engage in sexual activity, traveled across State lines to engage in sexual activity with a child under 12, and distributed child pornography. CANADIAN MAN INDICTED FOR TRAVELING TO HAVE SEX WITH AN 11 YEAR-OLD CHILD IN ATLANTA AND DISTRIBUTING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY |
Aug 24, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - CHRISTOPHER MUOMAH, 50, of Mableton, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Julie E. Carnes on 53 counts of health care fraud, 41 counts of paying illegal kickbacks, and 3 counts of money laundering. OWNER OF MEDICAL SUPPLY COMPANY IMPRISONED FOR DEFRAUDING MEDICARE |
Aug 24, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - NATHAN PARKER, 49, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the ringleader of a $4 million mortgage fraud scheme, was sentenced today to serve 9 years, 7 months in federal prison by United States District Judge Orinda D. Evans on charges of conspiracy to commit mortgage fraud and mail fraud. MORTGAGE FRAUD RINGLEADER SENTENCED TO PRISON |
Aug 17, 2007 |
NEWNAN, GA - RONALD WALTON, 58, of Buford, Georgia; JOSEPH E. WHITE, 50, of Atlanta, Georgia; SOUTHERN LENDERS MORTGAGE CORPORATION, formerly located in Newnan, Georgia; MICHAEL JONES, 49, of Alpharetta, Georgia; and INFINITY MORTGAGE, formerly located in Alpharetta, have been sentenced in federal court in Newnan, relating to a multi-million dollar bank fraud scheme. MORTGAGE BROKERS, THEIR COMPANIES AND BANK OFFICER SENTENCED IN $11 MILLION FRAUD ON “nBANK” |
Aug 17, 2007 |
NEWNAN, GA - JASON SOUTH, 27, of Newnan and Roswell, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Jack T. Camp on charges of possession of a sawed-off shotgun; two counts of possession, manufacturing, and transferring pipe bombs; and distribution of methamphetamine. MAN SENTENCED TO 25 YEARS FOR MANUFACTURING AND DISTRIBUTING PIPE BOMBS & SAWED OFF SHOTGUN, METH CHARGE |
Aug 15, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - WILLIAM CARTER GORMAN, 54, of Lawrenceville, Georgia, was arraigned today on charges of receiving and possessing child pornography. GWINNETT PHARMACIST INDICTED FOR COLLECTING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY |
Aug 14, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA – A total of 25 defendants have been charged in a federal indictment, unsealed today in Atlanta, in connection with a large number of indoor marijuana growing operations in a coordinated law enforcement action known as “Hooked On ‘Ponics.” INDOOR MARIJUANA “GROW HOUSES,” OVER TWO DOZEN DEFENDANTS TAKEN DOWN WITH FEDERAL INDICTMENT AFTER LOCAL & STATE ACTIONS |
Aug 10, 2007 |
NEWNAN, GA - RONALD WALTON, 58, of Buford, Georgia, was sentenced late yesterday in federal court in Newnan, Georgia, on charges relating to a multi-million dollar bank fraud scheme that resulted in the closure of a Georgia bank called “nBank.” BANK OFFICER SENTENCED IN $11 MILLION FRAUD ON “nBANK” |
Aug 10, 2007 |
ROME, GA - DOUGLAS DAMIANO, 37, of Buchanan, Georgia, was sentenced today in federal district court for depriving Hispanic motorists of their civil rights by stealing money from them during traffic stops which he conducted while employed as a police officer by the Cedartown Police Department.
FORMER CEDARTOWN POLICE OFFICER SENTENCED FOR STEALING MONEY FROM HISPANIC MOTORISTS DURING TRAFFIC STOPS |
Aug 08, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - JUSTIN E. HARRISON, 26, of Oxford, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Orinda D. Evans on charges of trafficking in illicit certificates of authenticity intended to accompany copyrighted computer software. OXFORD, GEORGIA MAN SENTENCED FOR TRAFFICKING ILLICIT COMPUTER SOFTWARE LABELS |
Aug 08, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - CHRISTOPHER HALCOMB, 45, of Cumming, Georgia, a former Atlanta area real estate closing attorney, was sentenced today by United States District Court Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr., on charges of conspiracy to commit bank, mail and wire fraud, loan application fraud and money laundering. CLOSING ATTORNEY SENTENCED TO OVER 3 YEARS IN PRISON IN MORTGAGE FRAUD SCHEME |
Aug 07, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - SARP YAMAN, 27, of Atlanta, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Richard W. Story on charges of aggravated identity theft, relating to an international scheme to steal identities. ATLANTA MAN SENTENCED FOR STEALING 225 PERSONS’ IDENTITIES THROUGH WORLDWIDE IDENTITY THEFT SCAM |
Aug 03, 2007 |
GAINESVILLE, GA - BRETT JARRARD, 46, MAX MOSS, 69, and TERRY SINGLETON, 63, all of Clayton, Georgia; and KELLY STANDRIDGE, 65, of Westminster, South Carolina, were arraigned in federal court today on charges of unlawful manufacture, possession, transportation, and transfer of liquor (“moonshine”), and related tax evasion charges. ILLEGAL LIQUOR PRODUCERS PROSECUTED |
July 2007 |
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Jul 27, 2007 |
GAINESVILLE, GA - ARNULFO FLORES-RODRIGUEZ, 35, of Gainesville, Georgia; CARLOS M. ALONZO, 38, of Port Arthur, Texas; JOSE LUIS GALVAN, 32, of Gainesville, Georgia; and, JORGE ARMANDO SEGOVIA-ROSALES, 26, of Gainesville, Georgia, were sentenced today by United States District Judge William C. O’Kelley on charges of participating in a conspiracy to distribute 100 kilograms of cocaine. FOUR DEFENDANTS SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR 100 KILOGRAMS OF COCAINE DELIVERED TO GAINESVILLE DURING LABOR DAY WEEKEND 2006 |
Jul 25, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA – In an indictment unsealed today, charges were announced against 16 members of the Black Mafia Family, a violent cocaine distribution organization that has been the focus of federal prosecution here in Atlanta, in Detroit, and in Orlando. SIXTEEN MEMBERS OF BLACK MAFIA FAMILY CHARGED IN COCAINE DISTRIBUTION CONSPIRACY |
Jul 23, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - A jury in federal district court has returned a guilty verdict against JOSEPH MICHAEL MOONEY, 57, of Farmington, Missouri on charges of using a computer connected to the Internet to entice a child to engage in sexual activity and with traveling across state lines with the intent to have sex with a child under the age of 12. MISSOURI MAN CONVICTED OF TRAVELING TO GEORGIA TO HAVE SEX WITH TEN-YEAR-OLD GIRL |
Jul 18, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - JAMES EDWARD SOMMERVILLE, 54, of Rossville, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Orinda D. Evans on charges of distribution and possession of child exploitation images. ROSSVILLE, GEORGIA MAN SENTENCED ON CHILD EXPLOITATION CHARGES |
Jul 17, 2007 |
ROME, GA - MITESH PATEL, 29, of Ringgold, Georgia, and ALPESH PATEL, 31, of Rossville, Georgia, were sentenced by United States District Court Judge Harold Murphy on charges of distributing ephedrine and pseudoephedrine and other products that they knew would be used to manufacture methamphetamine, and on money laundering charges. FINAL DEFENDANTS SENTENCED IN “METH MERCHANT” CASES |
Jul 13, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - DAVID MAURICE WEAVER, a/k/a “D-Weave,” 24, of Buena Vista, Georgia, was arraigned today before United States Magistrate Russell Vineyard on federal charges of sex trafficking of a child; inducement to travel for prostitution and criminal sexual activity; and transportation of a minor for prostitution and criminal sexual activity. BUENA VISTA MAN ARRAIGNED ON CHILD SEX TRAFFICKING CHARGES |
Jul 10, 2007 |
David E. Nahmias, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, issued the following statement regarding the videotape from State of Georgia v. GENARLOW WILSON. STATEMENT REGARDING THE VIDEOTAPE FROM STATE OF GEORGIA V. GENARLOW WILSON |
Jul 09, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - DON MITCHELL, 57, of Atlanta, Georgia, a Fulton County, Georgia, erosion control inspector, pleaded guilty today in federal district court to soliciting and taking cash and other bribes from a contractor whose work MITCHELL was inspecting for the County. FULTON COUNTY INSPECTOR PLEADS GUILTY TO SOLICITING AND TAKING BRIBES |
Jul 03, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - GENE A. O'NEAL, 36, of Atlanta, Georgia, pled guilty today before United States District Judge Beverly B. Martin to two counts of mail and wire fraud related to a scheme to defraud investors in Pinnacle Development Partners, LLC, a real estate investment fund formerly run by O'NEAL. HEAD OF $62 MILLION REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT FUND PLEADS GUILTY TO DEFRAUDING INVESTORS IN PONZI SCHEME |
Jul 02, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - Dr. PHILLIPPE C. ASTIN, III, 52, of Carrollton, Georgia, has been indicted by a federal grand jury for illegal distribution of prescription drugs, including Percocet, Adderall, Lorcet, and Xanax, outside the usual scope of medical practice and not for legitimate medical purposes. DOCTOR CHARGED WITH ILLEGAL DRUG DISTRIBUTION |
June 2007 |
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Jun 29, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - ACUITY SPECIALTY PRODUCTS GROUP, INC., a company that has a manufacturing plant in Atlanta, Georgia, pled guilty today to knowingly violating of the Clean Water Act. ACUITY SPECIALTY PRODUCTS GROUP PLEADS GUILTY TO FELONY VIOLATION OF CLEAN WATER ACT |
Jun 28, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - ADAM WAYNE LEBOWITZ, 48, of DeKalb County, Georgia pleaded guilty today to multiple charges before United States District Judge Richard W. Story. CHILD PREDATOR PLEADS GUILTY |
Jun 27, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - STEPHEN E. TAYLOR, 34, of Canton, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Orinda D. Evans for a scheme that defrauded his business clients of more than $4 million dollars. STEPHEN E. TAYLOR SENTENCED IN $4 MILLION DOLLAR FRAUD SCHEME |
Jun 25, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - RAMESH PATEL, 51, and CHIRAG PATEL, 26, both of Union City, Georgia, were arraigned today before United States Magistrate Linda T. Walker on federal charges of mail fraud, related to a scheme to defraud the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) of funds allocated for victims of Hurricane Katrina. HOTEL OWNERS FACE CHARGES FOR KATRINA FRAUD |
Jun 21, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - MOUKARIM ADEGBAYI, 41, of College Park, Georgia; MOYO AKEEN KASIM, 44, of Hampton, Georgia; ABIOYE KASSIM, 44, of Sharpsburg, Georgia; TUNDE AYINLA MOSHUD, 35, of Doraville, Georgia; HAMEED ADAGE OSIEFA, 41, of College Park, Georgia; and GODWIN STEPHEN, 35, of Covington, Georgia, have been charged with wire fraud and conspiracy in a scheme that allegedly defrauded three major television home shopping networks of hundreds of thousands of dollars. NINE CHARGED IN TELEVISION SHOPPING NETWORK FRAUD |
Jun 15, 2007 |
ROME, GA - BEAULIEU GROUP, LLC, of Dalton, Georgia, pleaded guilty today to a binding plea in federal district court to one count of filing a false tax return. BEAULIEU PLEADS GUILTY TO TAX FRAUD |
Jun 14, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - ALI RAZA, a/k/a “Hassan Ali Raza,” 54, of Atlanta, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr., on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and to defraud the United States by making materially false representations. ATLANTA MAN SENTENCED FOR FRAUDULENT SALES OF LUXURY AUTOMOBILES |
Jun 13, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - JERALD JEROME DORSEY, 53, of Atlanta, Georgia, was sentenced late today by United States District Judge Orinda D. Evans on a charge of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, which made him an armed career criminal. ARMED CAREER CRIMINAL SENTENCED TO 15 YEARS |
Jun 13, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - MOHAMMED HAGHIGHI, 24, of Decatur, Georgia, pled guilty today to charges arising from his targeting of a DeKalb County Police Helicopter with a laser device. GEORGIA MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO LYING ABOUT TARGETING POLICE HELICOPTER WITH LASER |
Jun 13, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - GILBERTO PEREZ-BANUCHI, 42, of Atlanta, Georgia, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on a charge of making false statements to a federal agency, relating to a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) investigation. DEA INFORMANT INDICTED ON FALSE STATEMENT CHARGE |
Jun 12, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - KENNETH DAVID HARVEY, 29, of Atlanta, Georgia, today pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bank fraud before United States District Judge Jack T. Camp in connection with a car loan fraud ring operating under the name of “Xquisite Empire.” LEADERS OF “XQUISITE EMPIRE” FRAUD RING PLEAD GUILTY |
Jun 08, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - HOANG NGUYEN, 41, and TERRI NGUYEN, 34, both of Duluth, Georgia, were sentenced today by United States District Judge Beverly B. Martin for laundering in excess of fifteen million dollars in drug money. DULUTH COUPLE SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR LAUNDERING MILLIONS IN DRUG MONEY |
Jun 06, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - MICHAEL ROBERT DEJONG, 22, of Lawrenceville, Ga., was indicted by a federal grand jury late yesterday on charges of mailing a letter in which he threatened to kill the President of the United States. LAWRENCEVILLE MAN INDICTED FOR MAILING THREATS TO KILL THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES |
Jun 06, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - MARC EUGENE NOBLITT, 39, formerly of Riverdale, Georgia, was sentenced Monday by United States District Judge Clarence Cooper for orchestrating the largest ecstasy manufacturing operation prosecuted in Georgia. LEAD DEFENDANT SENTENCED IN GEORGIA’S LARGEST ECSTASY MANUFACTURING CASE |
May 2007 |
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May 30, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - BABAR HAKEEM KHAN, 60, of Marietta, Georgia, has been charged by a federal grand jury with three counts of money laundering, two counts of structuring financial transactions, and two counts of currency transaction reporting violations relating to a so-called “hawala” scheme. MARIETTA MAN CHARGED, SEARCH WARRANTS EXECUTED IN MONEY-EXCHANGING “HAWALA” SCHEME |
May 30, 2007 |
Atlanta, GA - DON MITCHELL, 56, of Atlanta, Georgia, an erosion control inspector employed by Fulton County, Georgia, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of bribery and defrauding the citizens of Fulton County of their right to expect his faithful and honest services. FULTON COUNTY INSPECTOR INDICTED ON BRIBERY CHARGES |
May 29, 2007 |
Atlanta, GA - WILLIAM DOUGLAS MONEY, 63, of Lexington, Kentucky, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Julie E. Carnes on charges of using a computer to entice a child to engage in sexual activity. 63-YEAR OLD KENTUCKY MAN SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR ATTEMPTING TO ENTICE A 10-YEAR OLD GIRL TO ENGAGE IN SEXUAL ACTIVITY |
May 24, 2007 |
Atlanta, GA - EVERETT TRIPODIS, 30, of Fayetteville, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Orinda D. Evans on charges of tampering with a vehicle identification number (VIN), mail fraud and conspiracy to transport a stolen motor vehicle in interstate commerce. LEADER OF CAR THEFT AND FRAUDULENT CAR TITLE RING SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON |
May 24, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - GREGORY C. KAPORDELIS, 46, of Gainesville, Georgia, was convicted today by a federal jury on charges of production, receipt, and possession of sexually explicit images of children, after a three-week-long trial in federal court in Atlanta. JURY FINDS DR. KAPORDELIS GUILTY ON CHILD PORN CHARGES |
May 24, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA – ONESSIMUS GOVEREH, a/k/a “Tony,” 27, of Zimbabwe, Africa, has been indicted by a federal grand jury and this morning made his initial appearance on multiple charges relating to a false tax refund scheme. NORCROSS RETURN PREPARER INDICTED FOR CLAIMING FRAUDULENT TELEPHONE EXCISE TAX REFUNDS |
May 23, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - JOYA WILLIAMS, 42, of Norcross, Georgia, and IBRAHIM DIMSON, 31, of Bronx, New York, were sentenced today by United States District Judge J. Owen Forrester on a charge of conspiring to steal and sell trade secrets of The Coca-Cola Company. EX-EMPLOYEE OF THE COCA COLA COMPANY AND CO-DEFENDANT SENTENCED FOR STEALING TRADE SECRETS |
May 21, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - BARRY S. DRUCKER, 54, of Woodbridge, Virginia, has been charged in a federal criminal complaint with using a computer attached to the internet to entice a minor to have sex with him and to transmit obscene matter to a minor. VIRGINIA MAN CHARGED WITH USING THE INTERNET TO ENTICE A GEORGIA CHILD TO HAVE SEX |
May 18, 2007 |
NEWNAN, GA - JASON SOUTH, 28, of Newnan and Roswell, Georgia, was found guilty by a jury today in federal district court on charges of possession of firearms by a convicted felon; possession of a sawed-off shotgun; possession, manufacturing, and transferring improvised explosive pipe bombs; and distribution of methamphetamine. FEDERAL JURY CONVICTS GEORGIA MAN OF MANUFACTURING & DISTRIBUTING PIPE BOMBS, POSSESSION OF FIREARMS, & DISTRIBUTION OF METHAMPHETAMINE |
May 15, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - STEVEN HOLLANDER, 46, of Atlanta has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of conspiring to distribute Schedule III and IV narcotics. PODIATRIST ARRESTED IN DRUG DISTRIBUTION SCHEME |
May 14, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - A United States District Judge unsealed a criminal information charging CAUDELL JONES, 55, of Atlanta, Georgia, the former Chief Deputy of the Fulton County Sheriff’s Department, with defrauding the citizenry of Fulton County of its right to expect JONES’s faithful and honest services. FORMER FULTON COUNTY CHIEF DEPUTY SHERIFF PLEADS GUILTY TO ACCEPTING CORRUPT PAYMENTS |
May 9, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - PAUL LEE LONGORIA, 35, of Cumming, Georgia; and JESSIE STEVE URBINA, 39, and EDWARD LOPEZ, 40, both of Alamo, Texas, have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of possession with the intent to distribute cocaine and conspiracy to distribute cocaine. 200 KILOGRAMS OF COCAINE & $3,000,000 IN DRUG PROCEEDS SEIZED FROM FORSYTH COUNTY BUSINESS |
May 8, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - WILLIAM A. LEDEE III, 64, of Atlanta, Georgia, was sentenced to nearly six years federal prison today by United States District Judge Beverly B. Martin on fraud and money laundering charges. LEDEE SENTENCED FOR INSURANCE FRAUD |
May 2, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - RODNEY REID, a/k/a “Rodney Reed,” 33, of Jonesboro, Georgia; CHARMAINE POWELL, 31, of Lawrenceville, Georgia; STEPHANIE MYRICK, 37, of Lithonia, Georgia; SHAWAN BROWN, 32, of Austell, Georgia; JO L. DAVENPORT, 45, of Smyrna, Georgia; STEVENSON BROOKS, 54, of Covington, Georgia; DWAYNE NEWBY, a/k/a “Dwane Brown,” 45, of Austell, Georgia; KEITH DIXON, 26, of Decatur, Georgia; RENITA BOND, 32, of Riverdale, Georgia; ALBERT GRAHAM, a/k/a “Al Graham,” 32, of Ellenwood, Georgia; FNU LNU #1, a/k/a “Bob Davis,” age and residence unknown; FNU LNU #2, a/k/a “Donald Wright,” age and residence unknown, have been charged with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit money laundering. GROUP OF ATLANTA TELEMARKETERS CHARGED WITH SCAM OF ELDERLY VICTIMS |
May 2, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA – The former technology director of Atlanta Public Schools, ARTHUR R. SCOTT, 47, and his wife, EVELYN MYERS SCOTT, 42, both of Tyrone, Georgia, today pleaded guilty in federal district court to a Criminal Information. FORMER TECHNOLOGY DIRECTOR FOR ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS PLEADS GUILTY IN “E-RATE” CORRUPTION SCHEME |
May 2, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - JOHN TARECK TANABE, 27, whose last known address was in Doraville, Georgia, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on two counts of making false statements to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, by telling authorities that there were plots to bomb both a federal courthouse and a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) facility in Atlanta. MAN INDICTED FOR MAKING FALSE STATEMENTS REGARDING BOMB THREATS TO FEDERAL COURTHOUSE AND CDC |
May 1, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - ANTHONY M. RAMUNNO, JR., a/k/a "Mick Ramunno," 46, of Alpharetta, Georgia, pleaded guilty today in federal district court to charges of wire and mail fraud related to a scheme to defraud investors in his commodity pool and to steal their invested capital. COMMODITY FUTURES TRADER PLEADS GUILTY TO FRAUD AND EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGES |
April 2007 |
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Apr 26, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - Paul L. Howard, Jr., Fulton County District Attorney; David E. Nahmias, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia; Wan Kim, Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department Justice; Gregory Jones, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation; and Vernon Keenan, Director, Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced that three Atlanta Police Department (APD) officers have been charged in connection with the fatal police shooting of Kathryn Johnson, a 92-year old woman, at her home in Atlanta during the execution of a search warrant on November 21, 2006. THREE ATLANTA POLICE OFFICERS CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH THE FATAL SHOOTING OF AN ELDERLY ATLANTA WOMAN |
Apr 19, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - RICARDO QUINONES CRUZ, 33, ALLEN CARMONA, 21, JUAN CASTILLO, 36, ENRIQUE CRISTOBAL MARTINEZ, 34, IVAN RAUL GARCIA, 40, MANUEL DOZANO ORTIZ, 28, CINDY SALINAS, 19, and, ARMANDO NUNEZ-BRISENO, 29, all of Cobb County, Georgia, have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of conspiring to possess fraudulent identification documents, including Social Security cards, immigration documents, state driver’s licenses and identification cards, and to encourage and induce aliens to reside illegally in the United States. INDICTMENT HANDED DOWN IN DOCUMENT MANUFACTURING RING BASED IN COBB COUNTY |
Apr 19, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - WILLIAM ALLEN CUNNINGHAM, 41, of Stockbridge, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Court Judge Julie E. Carnes on a charge of communicating false information that soup he fed his children had been factory contaminated when, in fact, CUNNINGHAM himself tampered with the soup before feeding it to his young children. CUNNINGHAM SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS IN PRISON FOR MAKING FALSE CLAIMS THAT ADULTERATED SOUP HE FED HIS CHILDREN WAS FACTORY CONTAMINATED |
Apr 18, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - STEPHEN E. TAYLOR, 34, of Canton, Georgia, pleaded guilty today in federal district court in Atlanta to a scheme to defraud his business clients of more than $4 million dollars. STEPHEN E. TAYLOR PLEADS GUILTY TO FRAUD OF MORE THAN $4 MILLION DOLLARS |
Apr 18, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - Former Delta Airlines Captain ROBERT W. HUGHES, a/k/a “Bob Hughes,” 61, of Suwanee, Georgia, pleaded guilty late yesterday in federal district court to charges of mail fraud and bank fraud. FORMER DELTA AIRLINES CAPTAIN PLEADS GUILTY TO MAIL FRAUD & BANK FRAUD |
Apr 16, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - Former federal prison guard CHRISTOPHER HOLCOMB, 32, of Fairburn, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr. on two counts of accepting cash payments in return for smuggling a prohibited item and one count of smuggling a prohibited item, a cellular telephone, into the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary for an inmate. PRISON GUARD SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR TAKING PAYOFFS AND SMUGGLING CONTRABAND |
Apr 16, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - MOHAMMED HAGHIGHI, 24, of Decatur, Georgia, has been arrested on charges of lying to federal agents about targeting a DeKalb County Police Helicopter with a laser device. GEORGIA MAN CHARGED WITH LYING ABOUT TARGETING POLICE HELICOPTER WITH LASER |
Apr 16, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - JIMMY JOEL BEASLEY, 47, of DeKalb County, Georgia, and Pascagoula, Mississippi, made his initial appearance before a federal magistrate today after having been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of failing to register as a sex offender. FEDS CHARGE SEX OFFENDER FOR MOVING TO GEORGIA AND FAILING TO REGISTER |
Apr 13, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - ALFREDO SANTIAGO MORENO, also known as "Chago," 35, of Tepalcatepec, Mexico, was convicted by a federal jury on charges related to the manufacturing of methamphetamine and operation of a“Superlab” that DEA seized and dismantled in February 2005 in Smyrna, Georgia. DEFENDANT CONVICTED IN METHAMPHETAMINE “SUPERLAB” CASE |
Apr 12, 2007 |
ROME, GA - WILLIAM G. COFFMAN, Jr., 46, of Dallas, Georgia, was taken into federal custody today by agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) when he was released by Paulding County authorities, and will appear in federal court to face charges of possessing and manufacturing improvised explosive devices and doing so after having been convicted of a felony offense. PAULDING COUNTY MAN BROUGHT TO FEDERAL COURT ON CHARGES OF POSSESSING PIPE BOMBS |
Apr 12, 2007 |
ROME, GA - MITCHELL ALAN SALMERON, 19, of Trenton, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Robert L. Vining, Jr., on charges of threatening to damage Dade County High School with a bomb. TRENTON, GEORGIA MAN SENTENCED FOR BOMB HOAX |
Apr 11, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - United States Attorney David E. Nahmias today announced that more tax-related fraud cases are being pursued by IRS investigators and federal prosecutors, and reminded taxpayers that the upcoming April 17th tax deadline “should not serve as a last-minute temptation to cheat on taxes, for either taxpayers or tax preparers.” TAX PROSECUTIONS SHOW CONTINUED EFFORTS TO FIGHT TAX FRAUD AS APRIL 17 DEADLINE APPROACHES |
Apr 10, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - MATTHEW BEVAN COX, 37, formerly of Nashville, Atlanta and Tampa, pleaded guilty today in federal district court in Atlanta to mortgage fraud, identity theft, passport fraud, and probation violation charges. MATTHEW COX PLEADS GUILTY TO ATLANTA, GEORGIA, NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE AND TAMPA, FLORIDA MORTGAGE FRAUDS |
Apr 06, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - JOSEPH UDOGU, 34, of Marietta, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr. on charges that he and unknown others used the internet to commit mail and wire fraud. MARIETTA MAN SENTENCED FOR INTERNET FRAUD SCHEME |
Apr 03, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - DONALD LANES, 35, of Ellenwood, Georgia, was arrested today on charges of aiding and abetting the theft of firearms. ARREST IN THEFT OF 20 GUNS FROM PEACHTREE SUMMIT FEDERAL BUILDING IN ATLANTA |
Apr 03, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - FRANK R. V. LOOMANS, 37, of Atlanta, Georgia, formerly manager of investor relations for Cox Communications, Inc. ("Cox"), is considered a fugitive, following his indictment for conspiracy, insider trading, false statements to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and obstruction of a federal securities fraud investigation. FEDERAL AUTHORITIES SEEKING FUGITIVE FORMER COX COMMUNICATIONS, INC. INVESTOR RELATIONS MANAGER |
March 2007 |
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Mar 26, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - AARON M. HUROWITZ, 57, of Atlanta, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Beverly B. Martin on federal charges of health care fraud related to a scheme to defraud the State of Georgia Medicaid Program. ATLANTA PHYSICIAN SENTENCED FOR MEDICAID FRAUD |
Mar 21, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - DR. HOWARD BERKOWITZ, 59, of Atlanta, Georgia, pleaded guilty today in federal court to one count of an indictment that charged a $3 million scheme to commit health care insurance fraud. MEDICAL DIRECTOR OF HEALTH CARE NETWORK PLEADS GUILTY TO $3 MILLION INSURANCE FRAUD SCAM |
Mar 19, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - MARY REAGAN, 39, of Alpharetta, Georgia, was arrested this morning by the FBI and made her initial appearance in federal court in connection with an alleged mortgage fraud scheme. CLOSING ATTORNEY CHARGED IN MORTGAGE FRAUD CONSPIRACY |
Mar 14, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - After an eight week trial, a federal jury today returned guilty verdicts against ten defendants charged with multiple counts in a mortgage fraud scheme that targeted the Atlanta metro housing and condo market from 2000 through part of 2003. GUILTY VERDICTS IN MAJOR MORTGAGE FRAUD TRIAL |
Mar 13, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta has issued its decision affirming the convictions and life sentences of MELVIN WALKER, 42, of Lithonia, Georgia, and DAVID RAMSEY, 35, of St. Croix, U. S. Virgin Islands, for the December 2000 murder of DeKalb County Sheriff-Elect Derwin Brown. DERWIN BROWN KILLERS LOSE FEDERAL APPEAL |
Mar 12, 2007 |
ROME, GA - DOUGLAS DAMIANO, 37, of Buchanan, Georgia, pleaded guilty today in federal district court to depriving Hispanic motorists of their civil rights by stealing money from them during traffic stops which he conducted while employed as a police officer by the Cedartown Police Department. FORMER CEDARTOWN POLICE OFFICER PLEADS GUILTY TO STEALING MONEY FROM HISPANIC MOTORISTS DURING TRAFFIC STOPS |
Mar 12, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - BARRON HAYS HARPER, JR., 60, of Covington, Georgia, pleaded guilty today in federal court to charges of placing a hoax explosive device on a natural gas line in Covington, and making false statements about the incident to the FBI. COVINGTON MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO PLANTING HOAX EXPLOSIVE DEVICE |
Mar 08, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - GENE A. O'NEAL, 36, of Atlanta, Georgia, made an initial appearance today before a United States Magistrate Judge on federal charges of mail and wire fraud. O’NEAL allegedly ran a scheme that defrauded investors in Pinnacle Development Partners, LLC ("Pinnacle"), a purported real estate investment fund based in Atlanta. HEAD OF PURPORTED REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT FUND INDICTED IN $69 MILLION PONZI SCHEME; MAKES FIRST APPEARANCE IN COURT |
February 2007 |
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Feb 27, 2007 |
ROME, GA - MOHAMED SHORBAGI, 42, of the Rome, Georgia, area was sentenced today to serve 7 years, 8 months in federal prison, by United States District Judge Harold L. Murphy, on a charge of providing material support to HAMAS, a foreign terrorist organization. ROME, GEORGIA MAN SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR MATERIAL SUPPORT OF FOREIGN TERRORIST GROUP |
Feb 22, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - TOROS SEHER, 38, of Atlanta, Georgia, was convicted by a federal jury late today relating to a money laundering scheme that concealed illegal drug proceeds among legitimate sales made, among other places, at SEHER’s two jewelry stores, “Chaplin’s” and “Chaplin’s Midtown,” which were also charged and convicted by the jury. LOCAL JEWELER AND CORPORATIONS CONVICTED AFTER TRIAL FOR LAUNDERING DRUG MONEY, FACE MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR FORFEITURE |
Feb 22, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - ANTHONY M. RAMUNNO, JR., a/k/a “Mick Ramunno,” 46, of Alpharetta, Georgia has been arraigned before a United States Magistrate Judge on federal charges of mail and wire fraud, related to a scheme to defraud investors in his commodity pool. COMMODITY FUTURES TRADER MAKES FIRST APPEARANCE ON FRAUD AND EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGES |
Feb 21, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - LAWRENCE DALE ROBERTS, 43, and CHRISTINA McFADD ROBERTS, 36, husband and wife defendants of Marietta, Georgia, were sentenced today by Chief United States District Judge Jack T. Camp on charges of conspiracy to defraud CheckFree Corporation ("CheckFree"), defendant DALE ROBERTS' former employer. HUSBAND AND WIFE SENTENCED IN FRAUD CONSPIRACY |
Feb 20, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - A federal grand jury handed down two separate health care fraud indictments today, charging a total of five health care providers with fraudulently billing approximately $6 million, principally for a back pain procedure known as Vertebral Axial Decompression (“VAX-D”). 2 SEPARATE INDICTMENTS HANDED DOWN CHARGING ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON AND FOUR HIROPRACTORS IN HEALTH CARE FRAUD SCHEMES TOTALING $6 MILLION |
Feb 16, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - JONATHAN REMBERT, 22, DWAYNE BARROW, 23, both of Queens, New York; CLARENCE SHELTON, 22, of Hempstead, New York, and ANDWELE BUTLER, 26, of Richmond, Virginia, were arraigned today on internet fraud charges. FOUR DEFENDANTS ARRAIGNED IN HALF-MILLION DOLLAR eBAY FRAUD SCHEME |
Feb 15, 2007 |
CHICAGO, IL - ROBERT WAYNE HALLOCK, 63, of Barrington, Illinois, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Matthew F. Kennelly on one count of tax evasion for attempting to hide from the government over $1,000,000 obtained by selling fraudulent Certificates of Deposit (CDs). ATTORNEY SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR FAILURE TO REPORT TO IRS OVER $1 MILLION IN INCOME FROM SELLING FRAUDULENT CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT |
Feb 13, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - DAVID A. BRADY, 40, and DAVID D. JOHNSON, 38, both of Pinehurst, North Carolina, pleaded guilty today in federal district court to their involvement in a scheme and conspiracy relating to the “Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals, Inc.” case, which is ongoing. TWO FORMER “HI-TECH PHARMACEUTICALS” CONSPIRATORS PLEAD GUILTY IN SCHEME TO SELL “GENERIC” PILLS OVER THE INTERNET |
Feb 13, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - CHARLES FEMERY PEEBLES, 56, of Flowery Branch, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Richard Story on charges of mail fraud and aggravated identity theft. EX-PLAINTIFF’S LAWYER SENTENCED FOR STEALING FROM CLIENTS |
Feb 09, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - AHMED DAWUD BRYANT, 32, of Decatur, Georgia, was sentenced today in federal district court by United States District Judge Thomas W. Thrash on charges of unlawful dealing in firearms and selling stolen firearms. DECATUR MAN SENTENCED FOR SELLING STOLEN FIREARMS |
Feb 08, 2007 |
ROME, GA - MITCHELL ALAN SALMERON, 19, of Trenton, Georgia, pleaded guilty today in federal district court to threatening to blow up Dade County High School on January 26, 2006. TRENTON, GEORGIA MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO BOMB THREAT |
Feb 07, 2007 |
NEWNAN, GA - A federal grand jury today indicted WILLIAM J. FOWLER, 60, of Tyrone, Georgia, on charges of distribution and possession of child pornography. FAYETTE COUNTY, GEORGIA MAN INDICTED ON CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CHARGES |
Feb 06, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - WILLIAM ALLEN CUNNINGHAM, 41, of Stockbridge, Georgia, pleaded guilty today in federal district court to communicating false information, relating to a claim that soup he fed his children was contaminated by its manufacturer, when in fact CUNNINGHAM himself tampered with the product. CUNNINGHAM PLEADS GUILTY TO MAKING FALSE CLAIMS THAT ADULTERATED SOUP HE FED HIS CHILDREN WAS FACTORY CONTAMINATED |
Feb 02, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - A federal jury today found JOYA WILLIAMS, 41, of Norcross, Georgia, guilty on the charge of conspiring to steal and sell The Coca Cola Company’s trade secrets. JURY FINDS FORMER COKE EMPLOYEE GUILTY IN CONSPIRACY TO STEAL AND SELL COCA COLA TRADE SECRETS |
January 2007 |
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Jan 25, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - JEDSON LEIST, 36, of Acworth, Georgia and CAREY HIGGINS, 29, of Cartersville, Georgia, have been indicted by a federal grand jury, and today made their initial appearance before a federal magistrate. TWO FORMER CITY OF ROCKMART POLICE OFFICERS INDICTED, MAKE FIRST APPEARANCE BEFORE A FEDERAL MAGISTRATE |
Jan 23, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - ROBERT WILSON, 51, of Ellenwood, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Jack T. Camp on charges of filing false reports when he worked as an inspector for the Transportation Safety Administration (“TSA”), Department of Homeland Security, at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. FORMER TRANSPORTATION SAFETY ADMINISTRATION EMPLOYEE SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR FILING FALSE INSPECTION REPORTS |
Jan 19, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - CHARDRIQUEZ ANTUAN DURDEN, 23, SONIA LYNETTE REED, 25, and PAUL ANDREW THOMPSON, 20, all of Lithonia, Georgia, have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges resulting from the straw purchasing of two firearms by DURDEN and REED and the subsequent execution of a federal search warrant at the residence occupied by DURDEN and THOMPSON, during which DURDEN allegedly shot at federal agents, wounding one of them. THOMPSON and REED made their initial appearance this afternoon before Magistrate Judge Janet King. 3 INDICTED ON WEAPONS, DRUG CHARGES RELATING TO THE SHOOTING OF AN ATF AGENT |
Jan 19, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - 12 defendants convicted in a racketeering conspiracy case against members of the street gang “Brownside Locos” or “BSL” have now been sentenced by United States District Judge Beverly B. Martin FINAL MEMBERS OF “BROWNSIDE LOCOS” STREET GANG SENTENCED IN FEDERAL RICO CASE |
Jan 16, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - TOM CONTRERAS, 27, and HECTOR SUAREZ-BLANCA, 26, who are believed to be from Mexico, have been indicted by a federal grand jury on multiple drug trafficking charges, including conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than 1000 kilograms of marijuana and more than 5 kilograms of cocaine. TWO INDICTED ON DRUG TRAFFICKING AND CONSPIRACY CHARGES |
Jan 05, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - David E. Nahmias, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, and Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General for the State of Georgia, announce that AARON M. HUROWITZ, 56, of Atlanta, Georgia, pleaded guilty today in federal district court to having perpetrated a scheme to defraud the State of Georgia Medicaid Program. ATLANTA PHYSICIAN PLEADS GUILTY TO MEDICAID FRAUD |
Jan 03, 2007 |
ATLANTA, GA - DOLORES EVELYN CROSS, 70, of Chicago, Illinois, and PARVESH SINGH, 64, of Valparaiso, Indiana, were sentenced on charges relating to a financial aid fraud scheme at Morris Brown College, a private, non-profit historically black college in Atlanta. Both pleaded guilty before United States District Judge Julie Carnes on May 1, 2006. FORMER MORRIS BROWN COLLEGE PRESIDENT, FINANCIAL AID DIRECTOR SENTENCED IN FEDERAL COURT ON FRAUD CHARGES |
December 2006 |
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Dec 21, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - ARNULFO NUNEZ-VILLANUEVA, 26, MIGUEL ANGEL GONZALEZ, 20, RAFAEL GARCIA-NUNEZ, 33, and MAURICIO MEDINO-MOJICA, 26, all undocumented aliens believed to be from Mexico, were indicted by a federal grand jury late yesterday on charges relating to a large scale methamphetamine and cocaine trafficking conspiracy. FOUR CHARGED IN LARGE SCALE METHAMPHETAMINE AND COCAINE TRAFFICKING CONSPIRACY |
Dec 19, 2006 |
United States Attorney David E. Nahmias and a group of federal, state and local law enforcement and community representatives have completed the U.S. Attorney’s Office’s Gang Prevention Summit, held at Georgia State University today. GANG PREVENTION SUMMIT FOCUSES ON EDUCATION AND LONG-TERM RESULTS |
Dec 18, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - JOHN GREGORY JAROSZYNSKI, 44, of Indian Trail, North Carolina, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Charles A. Pannell, Jr., on charges of using the internet to attempt to entice a child to engage in sexual activity. NORTH CAROLINA MAN SENTENCED TO ELEVEN YEARS FOR TRAVELING TO HAVE SEX WITH A TEN-YEAR-OLD CHILD IN ATLANTA |
Dec 18, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA--United States Attorney David E. Nahmias today announced that during the federal government’s fiscal year 2006 that ended on September 30, 2006, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia collected $37.1 million from individuals and businesses who committed federal crimes or are civilly indebted to the United States and who reside and conduct business in the District. U.S. ATTORNEY’S OFFICE COLLECTS MORE THAN $37 MILLION IN CRIMINAL AND CIVIL ACTIONS IN FISCAL YEAR 2006 |
Dec 15, 2006 |
ROME, GA - TERRELL BELT, 40, and SHARON DENISE BELT, 43, both of Cartersville, Georgia, were sentenced today by United States District Judge Harold L. Murphy after being convicted of conspiracy to falsify firearms purchase forms and falsifying firearms purchase forms. TWO SENTENCED FOR ILLEGALLY BUYING & SELLING GUNS |
Dec 14, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - DR. CHARLES BRUCE FRAELICH, 58, of Ann Arbor, Michigan, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Beverly B. Martin on charges of traveling interstate to have sex with an eleven-yearold and using the Internet to attempt to coerce and entice a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity CHILD PSYCHOLOGIST SENTENCED TO OVER 11 YEARS IN PRISON FOR TRAVELING TO GEORGIA TO MOLEST AN 11-YEAR OLD CHILD |
Dec 13, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - VIRGIL A. BROWN, 39, of College Park, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Willis B. Hunt, Jr., on charges of manufacturing, dealing, and possessing counterfeit currency, conspiracy, and possessing with intent to distribute over 100 marijuana plants. COLLEGE PARK MAN GOES TO PRISON FOR CULTIVATING MARIJUANA, MAKING COUNTERFEIT MONEY |
Dec 12, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - JOSEPH JOHN PALASSIO, 65, of Kingston, Ontario, Canada, was sentenced today by United States District Judge J. Owen Forrester on charges of using the internet to attempt to entice a child to engage in sexual activity and traveling across state lines with the intent to engage in sexual activity with a 10-year-old girl. CANADIAN MAN SENTENCED FOR TRAVELING TO GEORGIA TO HAVE SEX WITH A 10-YEAR-OLD GIRL |
Dec 07, 2006 |
ROME, GA - ROSEMBERG BERRERA BELTRAN, 40, of Cedartown, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Harold L. Murphy on drug conspiracy charges, as part of a 25-defendant scheme to possess with the intent to distribute controlled substances, including methamphetamine, marijuana, and various prescription drugs, including anti-depressants (Xanax) and pain killers (Lorcet), and the unlawful possession and/or use of a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime. BELTRAN SENTENCED TO OVER 21 YEARS IN PRISON AS PART OF NORTHWEST GEORGIA DRUG CONSPIRACY |
November 2006 |
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Nov 30, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - FREDERICK E. VARGAS, 38, of Miami, Florida, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Thomas W. Thrash on charges of bank fraud and conspiracy. FORMER BANK OFFICER SENTENCED TO PRISON |
Nov 30, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - UDO UDO EKPO, JR., 64, of Stone Mountain, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Richard W. Story to 2 years, 3 months in federal prison to be followed by 3 years of supervised release, and ordered to pay restitution of $164,590 in connection with a Medicare fraud scheme MEDICAL EQUIPMENT SUPPLIER SENTENCED TO OVER TWO YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON |
Nov 30, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - PATRICK ANDERSON, 56, of Lilburn, Georgia, a former officer with Tucker, Georgia-based “Eagle Bancshares, Inc”. (NASDAQ: EBSI) and its subsidiary Tucker Federal Bank, pleaded guilty today in federal district court to insider trading based on his purchases of Eagle Bancshares stock in 2002. FORMER BANK OFFICER PLEADS GUILTY TO INSIDER TRADING JUST BEFORE TRIAL WAS TO BEGIN |
Nov 30, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA -United States Attorney David E. Nahmias of the Northern District of Georgia, along with Sherri Strange, Special Agent In Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration, and a partnership of law enforcement, education and health officials commemorated “National Methamphetamine Awareness Day,” by announcing at a news conference at the State Capitol a unique approach to getting out the message of the dangers of methamphetamine. LOCAL, STATE, FEDERAL OFFICIALS ANNOUNCE UNIQUE E-MAIL EFFORT TO EDUCATE GEORGIA STUDENTS FOR NATIONAL “METH AWARENESS DAY” |
Nov 29, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - The United States Attorney’s Office in Atlanta today announced two separate court actions involving fraud schemes that could potentially involve more victims, and that serve as a warning to citizens to be careful about both the use of their identities and their investments. TWO SEPARATE FRAUD SCHEMES SERVE AS WARNING TO POTENTIAL VICTIMS |
Nov 28, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - GARFIELD NORRIES ROYES, 37, of Woodstock, Georgia was sentenced today by United States District Judge Charles A. Pannell, Jr. on a charge of possessing an unregistered sawed-off shotgun and a homemade firearm silencer. MAN WHO IMPERSONATED ATF AGENT SENTENCED TO TEN YEARS FOR POSSESSING SAWED-OFF SHOTGUN |
Nov 28, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - RANDY HICKMAN, 49, of Cumming, Georgia, was sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison today by United States District Judge Marvin H. Shoob on a charge of using a computer connected to the internet to entice and persuade a minor to engage in sexual activity. CUMMING, GEORGIA MAN SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR ENTICING CHILD TO ENGAGE IN SEXUAL ACTIVITY |
Nov 28, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - JEFFERY ALAN TEAGUE, a/k/a Jeffrey Allen Bryant, 49, of Atlanta, Georgia, formerly of Montgomery and Prince Georges County, Maryland, pleaded guilty late yesterday in federal district court to two counts of wire fraud charging a scheme to defraud mortgage lenders by arranging loans for the purchase of incomplete homes in the names of California, New York, and Florida "investors." ATLANTA BUILDER PLEADS GUILTY TO SALE OF INCOMPLETE OR NON-EXISTENT HOUSES IN FORSYTH COUNTY |
Nov 28, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - BARRON HAYS HARPER, JR., 60, of Covington, Georgia, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of placing a hoax bomb device at a natural gas switching station in the City of Covington, and making false statements to FBI agents during the investigation. COVINGTON MAN INDICTED FOR HOAX BOMB DEVICE |
Nov 17, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - A jury in federal district court has returned guilty verdicts against ANDREW JONAH, 29, of Atlanta, Georgia; RICARDO WILSON, 30, of New Orleans, Louisiana; GEORGE RICHARDSON, 41, of Atlanta, Georgia, and PROSPER SENAO COKER-OFORI, 53, of Washington, D.C. in connection with an international ring smuggling heroin and ecstasy into the United States. TRIAL ENDS IN CONVICTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL HEROIN AND ECSTASY RING MEMBERS |
Nov 17, 2006 |
ROME, GA - ROBERT LEE PARKER, 54, of Rome, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Harold L. Murphy on charges of conspiracy and interstate transportation of stolen property that stemmed from a scheme to defraud Berry College of profits from timber on its land. EX-BERRY COLLEGE OFFICIAL SENTENCED FOR DEFRAUDING BERRY COLLEGE |
Nov 15, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - REBECCA MARIE HAUCK, 34, of Tampa, FL, Las Vegas, Nevada and most recently Houston, Texas, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Timothy C. Batten, Sr. on charges of mortgage fraud conspiracy and bank fraud. HAUCK SENTENCED FOR MORTGAGE FRAUD; COX STILL AT LARGE WANTED POSTER FOR FEDERAL FUGITIVE MATTHEW COX |
Nov 15, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - BYRON RAINNER, 35, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, a former investment advisor with MetLife Financial Services, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Willis B. Hunt on a charge of wire fraud. FORMER INVESTMENT ADVISOR SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR DEFRAUDING FULTON COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT |
Nov 14, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - WILLIAM WALKER, 50, of Decatur, Georgia, was sentenced today by U.S. District Court Judge Timothy C. Batten, Sr. on charges of health care fraud. MAN POSING AS CHIROPRACTOR SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON |
Nov 14, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA – BRIDGETTE L. DAVIDSON, 37, formerly of Atlanta, Georgia, currently residing in Washington, D.C., and DARRICK O. FRAZIER, 32, of Atlanta, Georgia, were indicted late this afternoon by a federal grand jury on multiple charges related to defrauding the Department of Veterans Affairs and conflict of interest. FORMER EMPLOYEE AND EX-BOYFRIEND INDICTED FOR DEFRAUDING DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS |
Nov 08, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - Eleven defendants were sentenced today in federal court on charges of unlawful manufacture, sale and possession of machine guns from early 1999 through early 2004. ELEVEN MEN SENTENCED IN MACHINE GUN CASE |
Nov 08, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - ALFREDO SANTIAGO MORENO, a/k/a "Chago," 35, of Tepalcatepec, Mexico, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges related to the manufacturing of methamphetamine and the operation of the meth “superlab” that DEA seized and dismantled in February 2005. NEW DEFENDANT INDICTED IN “SUPERLAB” METHAMPHETAMINE CASE |
Nov 08, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - Former City Corrections Officer NATHANIEL GRAY, 42, of College Park, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Beverly B. Martin on charges of attempting to provide contraband to an inmate and accepting a bribe in return for bringing contraband to the Atlanta City Detention Center. JAIL GUARD SENTENCED FOR BRIBERY |
Nov 06, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - CHARLES FEMERY PEEBLES, 56, of Flowery Branch, Georgia, pleaded guilty today in federal district court to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. PLAINTIFF’S LAWYER PLEADS GUILTY TO STEALING FROM CLIENTS |
Nov 01, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - United States Attorney David E. Nahmias announced today that William Toliver, Assistant United States Attorney, will lead the efforts of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Atlanta in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming November 7, 2006 general elections. JUSTICE DEPARTMENT, U.S. ATTORNEY’S OFFICE PREPARED TO INVESTIGATE ELECTION FRAUD OR ABUSES |
October 2006 |
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Oct 27, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - DANNY FERNANDEZ, 33, RAMON FERNANDEZ, 28, JUAN GARCIA, 38, RICARDO MARTINEZ, 40, JOSE ADOLFO TAVAREZ, 51, and FABIO TAVAREZ, a/k/a “Eduardo,” 52, all of Douglasville, Georgia, have been charged in two indictments for shipping stolen merchandise in interstate commerce knowing that the merchandise had been stolen. STORE OWNERS CHARGED WITH BUYING AND SHIPPING STOLEN INFANT FORMULA AND OTHER GOODS FOR RE-SALE IN NEW YORK |
Oct 26, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - DENNIS A. MARTIN, 37, of Marietta, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Timothy C. Batten, Sr. on charges of mail fraud stemming from MARTIN’s scheme to steal more than $6.6 million from the investors he advised. FINANCIAL ADVISOR SENTENCED FOR DEFRAUDING INVESTORS |
Oct 26, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - CHRISTOPHER MOCK, 45, of Atlanta, Georgia, was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison today by United States District Judge Clarence Cooper on multiple charges of arson. ATLANTA SERIAL ARSONIST SENTENCED TO 20 YEARS IN PRISON |
Oct 25, 2006 |
CHICAGO, IL - A federal judge in Chicago convicted ROBERT WAYNE HALLOCK, 62, an attorney from Chicago, Illinois, today of tax evasion for attempting to hide from the government over $1,000,000 obtained by selling three fraudulent Certificates of Deposits. ATTORNEY CONVICTED FOR FAILURE TO REPORT OVER $1 MILLION FROM SELLING FRAUDULENT CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT |
Oct 24, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - CARL F. HAIRSTON, 32, and JANICE REENA HAIRSTON, a/k/a “Cheryl Owens,” 38, of Roswell, GA, were sentenced today by United States District Judge Charles A. Pannell, Jr. on charges of bank fraud and conspiracy to commit mortgage fraud, bankruptcy fraud, identity theft, money laundering and obstruction of justice. FORMER BRANCH MANAGER AND WIFE SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR MORTGAGE AND BANKRUPTCY FRAUD |
Oct 24, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA -The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the United States Attorney’s Office today announced the filing of a federal criminal complaint against LEONARDO GARCIA-MIRANDA, 30, of Hapeville, Georgia; RAMON LUIS SOTO-MACIEL, 29, and RAFAEL HEREDIA-RAMOS, 42, both residing in Jonesboro, Georgia and all citizens of Mexico, on charges of conspiracy to distribute cocaine and crystal methamphetamine (‘ice”). ANOTHER HUGE DRUG BUST IN METRO ATLANTA |
Oct 23, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - IBRAHIM DIMSON, 30, of Bronx, New York, and EDMUND DUHANEY, 43, of Decatur, Georgia, pleaded guilty today in federal district court to a charge of conspiring with each other and another defendant, Joya Williams, to steal and sell The Coca-Cola Company’s trade secrets. TWO DEFENDANTS PLEAD GUILTY IN COCA-COLA TRADE SECRETS CASE |
Oct 20, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - Northside Hospital in Atlanta has agreed to pay approximately $5.72 million, and two physician-owned entities, Blood and Marrow Transplant Group of Georgia (BMTGA) and Atlanta Blood Services (ABS), have agreed to pay $650,000, to resolve allegations raised in a “whistleblower” lawsuit. NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL AND DOCTORS’ GROUPS PAY $6.37 MILLION TO U.S. TO SETTLE FALSE CLAIMS ACT SUIT |
Oct 20, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - The United States Attorney's Office today announced two Assistant United States Attorneys from Atlanta have received prestigious awards from the Department of Justice in Washington D.C. TWO ASSISTANT U.S. ATTORNEYS FROM ATLANTA RECEIVE PRESTIGIOUS AWARD FROM DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE |
Oct 19, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - ALEX ROMERO, a/k/a “Stranger,” 29, and RUBEN HERNANDEZ, a/k/a “Boxer,” 25, both of the Lawrenceville, Georgia, area pleaded guilty late Wednesday to charges of RICO (Racketeering Influenced Corrupt Organization) Conspiracy, which included their involvement in three gang-related murders. TWO FINAL DEFENDANTS PLEAD GUILTY IN “BROWNSIDE LOCOS" GANG CASE JUST BEFORE TRIAL |
Oct 17, 2006 |
ROME, GA- JAMES R. GARMON, 52, of Cartersville, Georgia, a former special agent with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, was sentenced today to one year and a day in federal prison by United States District Judge Harold L. Murphy for receiving illegal kickback payments and failing to properly maintain firearms records. FORMER GBI AGENT SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR RECEIVING KICKBACKS IN GUN SELLING SCHEME |
Oct 17, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - Two defendants convicted of operating a methamphetamine “superlab” in a residential neighborhood in Cobb County were sentenced today to federal prison by U.S. District Judge Clarence Cooper. DEFENDANTS FROM METH “SUPERLAB” IN SMYRNA SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON |
Oct 16, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - MARK A. GROSSMAN, 45, of Bradenton, Florida, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Beverly B. Martin on charges of using the internet to attempt to entice a child to engage in sexual activity and crossing state lines with the intent to engage in a sexual act with a person under the age of 12. FLORIDA CHILD MOLESTER SENTENCED ON FEDERAL CHARGES IN GEORGIA |
Oct 13, 2006 |
ROME, GA - MOHAMED SHORBAGI, 42, of the Rome, Georgia, area has pleaded guilty in federal district court to providing material support to HAMAS, a designated foreign terrorist organization. ROME, GEORGIA RESIDENT PLEADS GUILTY TO MATERIAL SUPPORT OF FOREIGN TERRORIST GROUP CRIMINAL INFORMATION AND PLEA AGREEMENT FILED IN OPEN COURT |
Oct 11, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - A jury in federal district court has returned a guilty verdict against WILLIAM ELLIOTT HICKS, 45, of Kennesaw, Georgia, on four charges of armed bank robbery. KENNESAW MAN CONVICTED OF MULTIPLE BANK ROBBERIES |
Oct 10, 2006 |
NEWNAN, GA - JOSEPH E. WHITE, 50, of Atlanta, Georgia, and “SOUTHERN LENDERS MORTGAGE CORPORATION,” located in Newnan, Georgia, have been indicted on charges of defrauding its lender of approximately $3.7 million. NEWNAN MORTGAGE BROKER AND ITS PRINCIPAL INDICTED FOR BANK FRAUD |
Oct 10, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - CHRISTOPHER HOLCOMB, 31, of Fayetteville, Georgia, pleaded guilty today in federal district court to two counts of accepting cash payments in return for smuggling a prohibited item into the prison, and one count of smuggling a prohibited item, a cellular telephone, into the prison and providing it to an inmate. PRISON GUARD PLEADS GUIILTY TO TAKING PAYOFFS, SMUGGLING |
Oct 05, 2006 |
ROME, GA - MARIO ARMAS, a/k/a “Mario Doninelli,” 45, of Rome, Georgia, along with LONNIE MERREN and KEVIN REDSTROM, ages unknown, both of Rockmart, Georgia, have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute marijuana, and money laundering. ROME BUSINESSMAN, 2 OTHERS INDICTED ON DRUG TRAFFICKING AND MONEY LAUNDERING CHARGES |
September 2006 |
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Sept 28, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - JAMES HERMAN BARTHOLOMAI, 35, of Johnson City, Tennessee, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Richard W. Story on charges of threatening to kill the President, Vice President and three cabinet-level officials. MAN WHO THREATENED PRESIDENT, OTHERS SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON |
Sept 26, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - MICHAEL M. HIPE, 42, of Snellville, Georgia, pleaded guilty today in federal district court to conspiracy to commit mortgage fraud. SNELLVILLE LAWYER PLEADS GUILTY IN MORTGAGE FRAUD SCHEME |
Sept 21, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - A jury in federal district court today convicted ROBIN CULLEY O’NEILL, 53, of Tooele, Utah, on charges of using a computer connected to the Internet to attempt to entice a minor to engage in criminal sexual conduct and crossing a state line to have sex with a person under 12 years of age. UTAH MAN CONVICTED OF TRAVELING TO GEORGIA TO HAVE SEX WITH A NINE-YEAR-OLD GIRL |
Sept 21, 2006 |
ROME, GA - KARY DEAN HEAD, 48, of Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia, has been arraigned before a federal magistrate in Rome this afternoon after being indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of mail fraud and wire fraud in connection with a scheme to defraud customers of eBay, the nationwide internet auction service. FT. OGLETHORPE MAN CHARGED WITH FRAUD SCHEME OVER eBAY |
Sept 21, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - ROBERT JAMES CLYMORE, 38, of Fayetteville, North Carolina, was arraigned in federal court today after having been indicted by a federal grand jury on June 13, 2006, on charges of unlawful importation, possession, transportation, and transfer of machine guns. FORMER SOLDIER INDICTED IN ILLEGAL MACHINE GUN CASE |
Sept 20, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - Eleven individuals and an Atlanta-based company have been indicted by a federal grand jury on multiple felony charges relating to a scheme to sell adulterated and unapproved new drugs over the Internet. HI-TECH PHARMACEUTICALS & 11 INDIVIDUALS INDICTED FOR “GENERIC” PILL FRAUD SCHEME |
Sept 18, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - TERRON VASSELL VERNON, 24, and MARCELLUS LEVAN HENDERSON, 24, both of Orlando, Florida, were sentenced today to life in federal prison without parole by United States District Judge Willis B. Hunt on charges of causing the death of bank teller Angela Towle during an attempted bank robbery, using firearms during and in relation to a crime of violence thereby causing Ms. Towle’s death, and conspiracy to commit robbery in violation of federal law. FLORIDA MEN SENTENCED IN MURDER OF ROSWELL BANK TELLER |
Sept 14, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - LISA MELINDA LYLE, 39, of Winder, Georgia, pleaded guilty yesterday in federal district court to six counts of making false claims against the United States by filing false tax returns, and four counts of knowingly using other persons’ names and Social Security numbers to make false claims against the United States. WINDER WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY IN TAX FRAUD AND IDENTITY THEFT SCHEME |
Sept 13, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - Four federal prosecutors from the United States Attorney’s Office in Atlanta have been awarded the John Marshall Award by the Attorney General of the United States for their excellence in legal performance relating to the Eric Rudolph bombing case. ATTORNEY GENERAL HONORS FOUR FEDERAL PROSECUTORS FROM ATLANTA FOR WORK ON RUDOLPH BOMBING CASE |
Sept 12, 2006 |
GAINESVILLE, GA - Initial appearances have just concluded this afternoon in Gainesville for defendants allegedly involved in the shipment of approximately 100 kilograms of cocaine recently seized in the Gainesville area, related to an ongoing drug investigation. 100 KILOGRAMS OF COCAINE SEIZED IN GAINESVILLE |
Sept 11, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - MERLE TEMPLE, JR., a former Deputy State School Superintendent under LINDA C. SCHRENKO, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Clarence Cooper to 8 years in federal prison for conspiring to steal public funds and funnel them into Schrenko’s failed gubernatorial campaign in 2002. FORMER DEPUTY STATE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT MERLE TEMPLE SENTENCED TO OVER 8 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON |
Sept 06, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - DONALD FRANK SMITH, 36, of Atlanta, Georgia has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, in connection with the pistol whipping of an Atlanta police officer responding to a call. FELON INDICTED ON FEDERAL GUN CHARGE AFTER PISTOL WHIPPING ATLANTA POLICE OFFICER WHO ARRESTED HIM |
Sept 01, 2006 |
ROME, GA - ROBERT LEE PARKER, 54, of Rome, Georgia, pleaded guilty today in federal court to charges of conspiracy and interstate transportation of stolen property, relating to a scheme to defraud Berry College of approximately $2.5 million in profits from the sale of timber on its land. EX-BERRY COLLEGE OFFICIAL PLEADS GUILTY TO THEFT OF BERRY COLLEGE TIMBER |
Sept 01, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - The operator of a wheelchair supply business was convicted by a jury today in Federal District Court on eleven counts of having engaged in a Medicare fraud scheme. FEDERAL JURY CONVICTS MEDICAL SUPPLIER OF MEDICARE FRAUD |
August 2006 |
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August 30, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA – A federal criminal complaint has been filed against three brothers, ALEJANDRO MARTINEZ-MENERA, 23, SOCORRO MARTINEZ-MENERA, 25, and SACARIAS MARTINEZ-MENERA, 21, charging them with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. HUGE METH SEIZURE SHATTERS GEORGIA RECORD SET JUST TWO WEEKS AGO |
August 24, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - BEAU S. YOON, 33, of Atlanta, Georgia, was sentenced in federal court to 3 years, 6 months in prison for orchestrating dozens of fraudulent small business loans, totaling nearly $4.5 million. MASTERMIND BEHIND $4.5 MILLION LOAN FRAUD SCHEME SENTENCED |
August 24, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - RICHARD LEONARD, 44, of Augusta, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Clarence Cooper to one year of probation and a fine of $3,000 for attempted witness tampering in an effort to dissuade an individual from providing truthful information to federal law enforcement agents regarding the source of cash contributions to the gubernatorial campaign of Linda Schrenko in 2002. FORMER CAMPAIGN MANAGER FOR LINDA SCHRENKO SENTENCED FOR ATTEMPTED WITNESS TAMPERING |
August 24, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - NATHANIEL GRAY, 41, of Riverdale, Georgia, pleaded guilty today in federal district court to accepting money in exchange for bringing contraband into the Atlanta City Detention Center. PRISON GUARD PLEADS GUILTY TO BRIBERY |
August 22, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - LEE SELLERS, 45, ISMAEL ESTRADA, 41, LESLIE ANDERSON, 38, all of Atlanta, were indicted today by a federal grand jury on charges of conspiring to distribute cocaine, money laundering, and structuring financial transactions to avoid currency reporting requirements. ATLANTA BUSINESSMAN INDICTED ON DRUG AND MONEY LAUNDERING CHARGES |
August 14, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - WILLIAM A. LEDEE III, 63, of Atlanta, Georgia, pleaded guilty on Saturday before United States District Judge Beverly B. Martin on fraud and money laundering charges. LEDEE PLEADS GUILTY JUST BEFORE TRIAL IN INSURANCE FRAUD CASE |
August 11, 2006 |
GAINESVILLE, GA - DAVID RAMIREZ, 24; CARLOS ALVARADO-CASTILLO, 22; ADAM CRUZ, 24; RENE ANTONIO ORTIZ-PENADO, 22; and JUAN RAMIREZ, 28, all of Gainesville, were sentenced today by United States District Judge Richard W. Story on charges of violating the federal Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) statute by operating the criminal street gang “Killing Every Spot.” (“KES”). MEMBERS OF “KILLING EVERY SPOT” STREET GANG SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON |
August 10, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA -CLARENCE J. BROWN, 42 of College Park, Georgia, was arraigned today on federal charges of devising a scheme to defraud the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the American Red Cross of $34,553.02 in Hurricane Katrina disaster assistance funds. COLLEGE PARK, GEORGIA MAN CHARGED WITH STEALING RED CROSS AND FEMA FUNDS INTENDED FOR VICTIMS OF HURRICANE KATRINA |
August 10, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - CHRISTOPHER STOUFFLET, 38, of Woodstock, Georgia; TROY SOBERT, 36, of Anderson, South Carolina; VLADIMIR ANDRIES, M.D., 60, of Montgomery, New York; THU ANH HOANG, M.D., 38, of Lewisville, Texas; STEVEN DANIEL HOLLIS, M.D., 59, of Columbus, Georgia; AHSAN U. RASHID, 56, of Irvine, California; and ANDRE D. SMITH, 42, of Lansing, Michigan, have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances. SEVEN INDICTED, INCLUDING FIVE DOCTORS, IN $75 MILLION INTERNET PRESCRIPTION DRUG RING |
August 10, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - KENDRICK TERRELL, 35, ANTONIO EVANS, 45, RAYMOND HOLLIS, 47, all of Atlanta, Georgia; and RONALD MCGINTY, 58, of College Park, Georgia, were sentenced late yesterday by Chief United States District Judge Orinda D. Evans on charges of Conspiracy to Distribute Heroin. DEFENDANTS SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR HEROIN DISTRIBUTION |
August 10, 2006 |
ROME, GA - TURHAN JAMAR LAMONS, also known as “Jamarius T. Lamons Sledge,” 26, of Morrow, Georgia, was sentenced today by Senior United States District Judge Robert L. Vining, Jr., on convictions of charges for Intimidation of a Flight Crew by Use of Fire, Damaging an Aircraft by Fire, Use of Fire in the Commission of a Felony, and Conveyance of False Information Concerning the Destruction of an Aircraft. FORMER FLIGHT ATTENDANT SENTENCED ON AIRCRAFT ARSON AND THREAT CONVICTIONS |
August 09, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - JOSEPH JOHN PALASSIO, 61, of Kingston, Ontario, Canada, pleaded guilty today in United States District Court to charges of using the Internet to attempt to entice a child to engage in sexual activity and traveling across state lines with the intent to engage in sexual activity with a 10-year-old girl. 65-YEAR-OLD CANADIAN MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO ATTEMPTING TO ENTICE A CHILD OVER THE INTERNET AND TRAVELING TO GEORGIA TO HAVE SEX WITH A 10-YEAR-OLD GIRL |
August 03, 2006 |
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August 03, 2006 |
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August 01, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - MARCELO GARCIA, 27, of Atlanta, Georgia, and ten of his co-conspirators have been sentenced in federal court for running a massive methamphetamine distribution ring in the metro Atlanta area. HIDTA TASK FORCE INVESTIGATION RESULTS IN FEDERAL PRISON SENTENCES FOR 11 HIGH-LEVEL DRUG DEALERS |
July 2006 |
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July 31, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - MICHAEL DISCH, 37, of Wheaton, Illinois, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Thomas Thrash on charges of making threats to injure and kill a federal judge and the President of the United States. MAN SENTENCED TO OVER SIX YEARS IN PRISON FOR MAKING THREATS TO KILL THE PRESIDENT AND A FEDERAL JUDGE |
July 27, 2006 |
ROME, GA - JAMES R. GARMON, 52, of Cartersville, Georgia, a former special agent with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, pleaded guilty today to a two count Criminal Information charging him with receiving corrupt payments and failure to properly maintain firearms records. FORMER GBI AGENT PLEADS GUILTY TO RECEIVING KICKBACKS IN GUN SELLING SCHEME |
July 26, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - TOROS SEHER, 38, of Atlanta and Alpharetta, Georgia, has been indicted by a federal grand jury and search warrants have been executed late this afternoon at four locations in Atlanta and Alpharetta, relating to a money laundering scheme that allegedly funneled illegal drug profits through SEHER’s two jewelry stores in the Atlanta area. LOCAL JEWELER ARRESTED IN IRS UNDERCOVER OPERATION; SEARCH WARRANTS EXECUTED AT 2 STORES, 2 HOMES FOR LAUNDERING DRUG MONEY |
July 26, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - FRANKIE STEPHEN JETT, 52, of Palmetto, Georgia, was sentenced to prison today by United States District Judge Beverly B. Martin on charges of making false statements and wire fraud. PALMETTO MAN SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR WIRE FRAUD AND FALSELY DELIVERING THREAT TO FEDERAL JUDGE, PROSECUTOR AND AGENT |
July 21, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - MILLER E. FINLEY, 64, of Evans, Georgia, former Associate Superintendent for Federal Financial Accountability under State School Superintende |