2008 Press Releases

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Press Releases 2008
Release Number	Release Date	Subject Title
01	Jan 7	SAVANNAH DAY LABORER SENTENCED FOR FAILURE TO REGISTER AS SEX OFFENDER
02	Jan 7	METHAMPHETAMINE DEALER PLEADS GUILTY IN FEDERAL COURT
03	Jan 9	FORMER VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER INDICTED FOR POSSESSION, RECEIPT AND TRANSPORTATION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
04	Jan 11	ARMY SERGEANT AND PARAMEDIC INDICTED FOR CHARGES RELATED TO CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
05	Jan 16	BLACKSHEAR MAN CONVICTED OF PERJURY
06	Jan 16	INDICTMENT RETURNED AND ARRESTS MADE IN STOLEN CAR CONSPIRACY
07	Jan 18	21 DEFENDANTS CONVICTED ON FEDERAL CHARGESARISING FROM UNDERCOVER STOREFRONT INVESTIGATION
08	Jan 22	ELEVEN DEFENDANTS INDICTED IN COCAINE ANDMETHAMPHETAMINE CONSPIRACY
09	Jan 23	MAN CONVICTED OF IDENTITY THEFT AND SOCIAL SECURITY FRAUD
10	Jan 24	FELON IN POSSESSION OF FIREARM FOUND GUILTY BY FEDERAL JURY
11	Jan 30	ST. MARYS, GEORGIA RESIDENT SENTENCED TO 88 MONTHS FOR POSSESSING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
12	Jan 30	MAN CONVICTED OF FAKING DEATH OF WIFE TO OBTAIN LIFE INSURANCEPROCEEDS
13	Jan 31	ARMED CAREER CRIMINAL SENTENCED TO TWENTY-FIVE YEARS WITHOUT PAROLE
14	Feb 1	FIVE MORE DEFENDANTS CONVICTED ON FEDERAL CHARGES ARISING FROM UNDERCOVER STOREFRONT INVESTIGATION
15	Feb 5	33 DEFENDANTS CONVICTED IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA COCAINE CONSPIRACY NOW SENTENCED
16	Feb 6	RESTAURANT OWNERS INDICTED FOR IMMIGRATION VIOLATIONS
17	Feb 6	GOVERNMENT SEIZES $575,000 IN GOLD COINS CONCEALED IN TRACTOR TIRE AT PORT OF SAVANNAH
18	Feb 7	FLORIDA MAN CHARGED WITH BANK ROBBERIES
19	Feb 7	Mexican Nationals Convicted of Federal Narcotics Charge
20	Feb 13	SAVANNAH RESIDENT AND REPEAT OFFENDER SENTENCED TO 327 MONTHS FOR RECEIPT OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
21	Feb 13	RETIREE SENTENCED TO 78 MONTHS FOR RECEIPT OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
22	Feb 15	FORT STEWART SOLDIER SENTENCED TO 262 MONTHS FOR PRODUCTION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
23	Feb 15	Savannah Woman Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Receipt of Firearm while under Indictment
24	Feb 19	Three Sentenced in Marijuana Importation Scheme
25	Feb 21	WARRENTON MAN PLEADS GUILTY IN FEDERAL COURT TO POST OFFICE ROBBERY
26	Feb 22	THIRTY-THREE DEFENDANTS CONVICTED AND THIRTY DEFENDANTS HAVE FEDERAL CHARGES PENDING IN AUGUSTA INK PROSECUTION
27	Feb 22	TWO FEDERAL CASES RESULT IN LENGTHY PRISON SENTENCES
28	Feb 26	AUGUSTA BROKER SENTENCED FORMORTGAGE FRAUD
29	Feb 26	Savannah Man Sentenced to 10 Years for UnlawfulPossession of Firearms
30	Mar 5	EATONTON, GEORGIA DAYCARE WORKER PLEADS GUILTY TO TRANSPORTING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
31	Mar 7	FOUR CLAXTON AREA RESIDENTS PLEAD GUILTY IN TAX FRAUD SCHEME
32	Mar 10	BOOTH TAKES OATH OF OFFICE ASUNITED STATES ATTORNEY
33	Mar 11	CONVICTED MURDERER FOUND GUILTYIN FEDERAL FIREARM CASE FACES 15 YEARS TO LIFE
34	Mar 13	WASHINGTON D.C. MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO BANK FRAUD
35	Mar 25	TWENTY-TWO DEFENDANTS INDICTED IN DRUG CONSPIRACY
36	Mar 25	“Raging Waters” Defendant Sentenced to Over Eleven Yearsfor Drug Offense
37	Mar 26	HUNTER ARMY AIRFIELD SERGEANT PLEADS GUILTY TO SEXUAL EXPLOITA TZON OF A MINOR
38	Apr 1	Armed Pawn Shop Robbers Sentenced
39	Apr 8	U. S. ATTORNEY’S OFFICE TO PROMOTE NATIONAL VICTIMS’ RIGHTS WEEK
40	Apr 9	Three Charged in Brunswick Area Drug Cases
41	Apr 16	WOMAN SENTENCED TO TWO YEARS FOR VIOLATING FEDERAL SUPERVISED RELEASE CONDITIONS BY DEFRAUDING AREA CHURCHES
42	Apr 17	CONVICTED CHILD MOLESTER PLEADS GUILTY TO POSSESSING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
43	Apr 22	BLACKSHEAR MAN SENTENCED ON PERJURY CONVICTION
44	Apr 23	THREE-TIME CONVICTED DRUG FELON SENTENCEDTO THIRTY YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON
45	Apr 24	SAVANNAH’S MEMORIAL HEALTH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTERTO PAY U.S. $5.08 MILLION TO RESOLVE FRAUD ALLEGATIONS
46	May 12	AUGUSTA, GEORGIA RESIDENT SENTENCED TO 57 MONTHS FOR POSSESSING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
47	May 21	THREE SOUTH FLORIDA MEN PLEAD GUILTY TO MEDICARE FRAUD
48	May 22	IDENTITY THIEF SENTENCED TO 89 MONTHS IN PRISON
49	May 27	SIXTEEN DEFENDANTS INDICTED IN COCAINE CONSPIRACY
50	Jun 4	Mexican Nationals Sentenced in Marijuana Smuggling Case
51	Jun 6	INDIVIDUAL CHARGED WITHOPERATING A DRUG HOUSE AND OTHER OFFENSES
52	Jun 6	WEBSITE OWNER/OPERATORS CHARGED WITHDRUG AND FRAUD VIOLATIONS
53	Jun 9	SAVANNAH MEDICAL CLINIC OWNERS CHARGED WITH $4.6 MILLION HEALTH CARE FRAUD SCHEME
54	Jun 23	DEFENDANT FOUND GUILTY IN STOLEN CAR CONSPIRACY; TWENTY OTHERS PLEAD GUILTY TO THEIR INVOLVEMENT
55	Jun 24	DEFENDANT SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS FOR POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
56	Jul 2	ISRAELI SHIPPING COMPANYAND TWO CREW MEMBERS PLEAD GUILTY AND ARE SENTENCED IN FALSE DOCUMENTS CASE
57	Jul 2	FOURTEEN DEFENDANTS INDICTED IN COCAINE CONSPIRACY
58	Jul 3	FOUR CLAXTON AREA RESIDENTS SENTENCED IN TAX FRAUD SCHEME
59	Jul 3	EIGHT-TIME CONVICTED FELON SENTENCED TO OVER 21 YEARSIN FEDERAL PRISON IN COCAINE CASE
60	Jul 3	CONVICTED MURDERER FOUND GUILTYIN FEDERAL FIREARM CASE SENTENCED TO LIFE
61	Jul 15	Thunderbolt Man Convicted of Federal Firearms Charges ArisingFrom Downtown Shooting
62	Jul 16	DEFENDANT CONVICTED AS RESULT OF UNDERCOVER STOREFRONT OPERATION ( AUGUSTA INK) IS SENTENCED TO 30 YEARS
63	Jul 23	TWO SAVANNAH MEN CONVICTED IN ATTEMPTED ROBBERY OF MEMORIAL HEALTH CREDIT UNION
64	Jul 29	PRESIDENT OF STORE-FRONT INFUSION CLINIC PLEADS GUILTY TO HEALTH CARE FRAUD CONSPIRACY
65	Jul 29	STATESBORO, GEORGIA STOCK BROKER SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS FOR DEFRAUDING HER CLIENTS
66	Jul 31	TWENTY-NINE DEFENDANTS INDICTED INSOUTH GEORGIA METHAMPHETAMINE CONSPIRACY
67	Aug 1	STATESBORO MAN SENTENCED IN FIREARMS CASE
68	Aug 6	ARMED CAREER CRIMINAL SENTENCED TO 15 YEARS IN FEDERAL COURT
69	Aug 7	DEFENDANTS CONVICTED AS RESULT OF UNDERCOVER STOREFRONT OPERATION ( AUGUSTA INK) ARE SENTENCED TO LENGTHY PRISON TERMS
70	Aug 7	AUGUSTA MAN SENTENCED TO 4 YEARS FOR CREDIT CARD FRAUD
71	Aug 12	SIX YEAR SENTENCE FOR WIRE FRAUD AND IDENTITY THEFT CONVICTION
72	Aug 15	POOLER PHYSICIAN HUNG THIEN LY CONVICTED OF 129 FELONY COUNTS OF DISPENSING DRUGS ILLEGALLY
73	Aug 18	TWO INDIVIDUALS CHARGED WITH ARMED ROBBERY OF WAYNESBORO BANK
74	Aug 18	DONALD BERNARD KELLY INDICTED FOR WACHOVIA BANK ROBBERY
75	Aug 20	SAVANNAH WOMAN SENTENCED FORBANK FRAUD
76	Sep 2	SAVANNAH MAN SENTENCED FOR CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
77	Sep 3	U.S. Attorney’s Office and Crimestoppers Sponsor Back to School Internet Safety Forum in Savannah and Augusta
78	Sep 8	SHERIFF OF JEFF DAVIS COUNTY ENTERS GUILTY PLEA TO WIRE FRAUD AND BANK FRAUD
79	Sep 12	AUGUSTA TAX PREPARER CHARGED WITH ASSISTING IN PREPARATION OF FALSE INCOMETAX RETURNS
80	Sep 12	THREE INDIVIDUALS CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT ARMED ROBBERYOF LOUISVILLE BANK AND NORTH AUGUSTA PAYDAY LOAN STORE
81	Sep 15	FLORIDA WOMAN CHARGED WITH $4.6 MILLION HEALTH CARE FRAUD SCHEME
82	Sep 15	COUNTERFEIT DVD/CD OFFENDERS SENTENCED
83	Sep 17	PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR FOR HARLEM, GEORGIA CHARGED WITH CLEAN WATER ACT VIOLATIONS
84	Sep 18	CONVICTED SEX OFFENDER SENTENCED TO 137 MONTHS IMPRISONMENT FOR POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
85	Sep 18	FLORIDA MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO MEDICARE FRAUD
86	Sep 22	AUGUSTA MAN ENTERS GUILTY PLEA TO ROBBERY AND FIREARMS CHARGES
87	Sep 23	THREE SOUTH FLORIDA MEN SENTENCED FOR MEDICARE FRAUD
88	Oct 1	MULTI- STATE COUNTERFEIT CHECK RING CASE CONCLUDED
89	Oct 2	U.S. ATTORNEY ANNOUNCES ELECTION DAY PROGRAM FOR NOVEMBER 2008 ELECTION
90	Oct 3	BANK BOOKKEEPER PLEADS GUILTY TO EMBEZZLING MORE THAN $600,000
91	Oct 8	FELON IN POSSESSION OF FIREARM SENTENCED TO 105 MONTHS IN PRISON
92	Oct 9	KINGSLAND WOMAN CHARGED WITH STEALING PRESCRIPTION DRUGS FROM ELDERLY
93	Oct 15	FORMER FT. STEWART SOLDIER RECEIVES 70 MONTHS IMPRISONMENT FORFAKING WIFE’S DEATH AND COLLECTING INSURANCE PROCEEDS
94	Oct 23	DUBLIN MAN SENTENCEDFOR RESISTING ARREST AT VA HOSPITAL
95	Nov 5	SOUTH FLORIDA WOMAN SENTENCED FOR MEDICARE FRAUD
96	Nov 10	RINCON RESTAURANT OWNERS CHARGED WITHHARBORING AND EMPLOYING ILLEGAL ALIENS
97	Nov 10	AUGUSTA-AREA RESIDENT INDICTED FOR MORTGAGE LOAN APPLICATION FRAUD
98	Nov 18	SIXTY - FIRST DEFENDANT CONVICTED ON FEDERAL CHARGES ARISING FROM OPERATION AUGUSTA INK
99	Nov 19	Forty-Five Defendants Charged in Savannah-BasedDrug Conspiracy
100	Dec 3	Thunderbolt Man Sentenced on Federal Firearms ChargesArising from Downtown Shooting
101	Dec	Corporate Defendant Sentenced for Currency Violation
102	Dec 10	WEBSITE OWNER/OPERATOR PLEADS GUILTY TODRUG AND FRAUD CONSPIRACY
103	Dec 17	SAVANNAH WOMAN CHARGED IN MORTGAGE FRAUD SCHEME
104	Dec 22	TELFAIR COUNTY SHERIFF CHARGED WITH CORRUPTION

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