2009 Press Releases

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Press Releases 2009
Release Number	Release Date	Subject Title
01	Jan 6	CLAXTON CITY COUNCILMAN INDICTED FOR ACQUIRING CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES BY FRAUD
02	Jan 7	FIFTEEN INDIVIDUALS INDICTED IN FEDERAL DRUG CONSPIRACY CASE
03	Jan 7	TELFAIR COUNTY SHERIFF ENTERS GUILTY PLEA TO CORRUPTION CHARGES
04	Jan 8	AUGUSTA MAN INDICTED ON MORTGAGE FRAUD CHARGES
05	Jan 13	FORMER SAVANNAH RESIDENT SENTENCED TO 96 MONTHS IMPRISONMENT FOR BANK ROBBERY CONVICTION
06	Jan 15	AUGUSTA BUSINESSMAN FOUND GUILTYOF FEDERAL INCOME TAX EVASION
07	Jan 23	BANK BOOKKEEPER SENTENCED TO 4 YEARS IMPRISONMENT FOR EMBEZZLING MORE THAN $600,000
08	Jan 27	AUGUSTA TAX PREPARER SENTENCEDON FEDERAL INCOME TAX EVASION CONVICTION
09	Feb 3	Savannah Man Sentenced To 180 Months on Federal FirearmsConviction
10	Feb 3	Effingham Man Sentenced To 188 Months on Federal FirearmsConviction
11	Feb 4	TIFCO INDUSTRIES, INC. TO PAY UNITED STATES $1.6 MILLION TO RESOLVE ALLEGATIONS INVOLVING SALE OF PROHIBITED GOODS TOTHE U.S. ARMY FOR DELIVERY AT FORT GORDON, GEORGIA
12	Feb 9	TWO INDIVIDUALS CHARGED WITH IDENTITY THEFT AND CREDIT CARD FRAUD
13	Feb 9	WRIGHTSVILLE BUSINESS’S BOOKKEEPER CHARGED WITH DEFRAUDING EMPLOYER
14	Feb 11	SAVANNAH LONGSHOREMAN PLEADS GUILTYTO POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
15	Feb 11	RINCON MAN SENTENCED TO 78 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
16	Feb 18	PORT SECURITY INITIATIVE FORMALLY RECOGNIZED BY CHARTER
17	Feb 20	CALVIN LEE STEVENSON, JR. CONVICTED OF CONSPIRACY, ARMED ROBBERY, CARJACKING AND AND BRANDISHING A FIREARM DURING A CRIME OF VIOLENCE
18	Feb 24	SAVANNAH MAN COVICTED OF CARJACKING
19	Mar 3	FORMER SHERIFF OF JEFF DAVIS COUNTY SENTENCED ON CONVICTIONS OF WIRE FRAUD AND BANK FRAUD
20	Mar 10	Three Savannah Federal Gun Cases Result in Guilty Pleas
21	Mar 11	FORMER ACCOUNTING MANAGER FOR HISTORIC SAVANNAH FOUNDATIONCHARGED WITH FRAUD
22	Mar 17	TWO DEFENDANTS SENTENCED ON FEDERAL CONVICTIONS ARISING FROM UNDERCOVER STOREFRONT INVESTIGATION
23	Mar 24	FOUR BANK ROBBERS SENTENCED TO A TOTAL OF 539 MONTHS IMPRISONMENT
24	Mar 25	FOUR BANK ROBBERS SENTENCED TO A TOTAL OF 539 MONTHS IMPRISONMENT
25	Mar 31	PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR FOR HARLEM, GEORGIA PLEADS GUILTY TO CLEAN WATER ACT VIOLATIONS
26	Apr 1	LINCOLNTON WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO CREDIT CARD FRAUD AND AGGRAVATED IDENTITY THEFT
27	Apr 10	OWNERS OF PEMBROKE CONVENIENCE STORE CHARGED WITH FOOD STAMP FRAUD
28	Apr 14	SIXTY INDIVIDUALS INDICTED ON FEDERAL CHARGESFOLLOWING UNDERCOVER STOREFRONT INVESTIGATION
29	Apr 20	SAVANNAH MAN SENTENCED TO 220 MONTHS IMPRISONMENT AS PART OF PROJECT CEASEFIRE INITIATIVE
30	Apr 22	AUGUSTA WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO CREDIT CARD FRAUD CONSPIRACY AND AGGRAVATED IDENTITY THEFT
31	Feb 24	SAVANNAH MAN PLEADS GUILTY AS PART OF PROJECT CEASEFIRE INITIATIVE
32	May 5	SAVANNAH MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO FIREARMS CHARGE AS PART OF PROJECT CEASEFIRE INITIATIVE
33	May	SAVANNAH RESIDENT SENTENCED TO 296 MONTHS FOR POSSESSION AND RECEIPT OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
34	May 11	MARTINEZ CONTRACTOR CHARGED WITHDEFRAUDING SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY PROGRAM
35	May 11	DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS EMPLOYEE CHARGED WITHDEFRAUDING FEDERAL WORKERS’ COMPENSATION PROGRAM
36	May 13	PHYSICIAN HUNG THIEN LY SENTENCED TO 97 MONTHS ON CONVICTION FOR 129FELONY COUNTS OF DISPENSING DRUGS ILLEGALLY
37	May 13	SAVANNAH MAN SENTENCED TO IMPRISONMENT AS PART OF PROJECT CEASEFIRE INITIATIVEEdmund A. Booth, Jr., United States Attorney for the Southern Dist
38	May 13	SAVANNAH MAN SENTENCED TO 151 MONTHS IMPRISONMENT AS PART OF MAJOR DRUG INVESTIGATION
39	May 14	AUGUSTA MAN PLEADS GUILTY IN MORTGAGE FRAUD SCHEME
40	May 14	MARIETTA MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO SOLICITING AND ACCEPTING A KICKBACK
41	May 15	DONALD BERNARD KELLY ENTERS GUILTY PLEA TO SECOND BANK ROBBERY
42	May 15	THIRD MAN SENTENCED TO 180 MONTHS FOR ARMED BANK ROBBERY AND FIREARM CONVICTIONS
43	May 20	MAN CHARGED WITH IDENTITY FRAUD AND FILING FALSE TAX CLAIMS ARRESTED BY FEDERAL AUTHORITIES
44	May 21	COLUMBUS LAWYER CHARGED IN 40 COUNT INDICTMENT
45	May 26	SAVANNAH RESIDENT INDICTED ON FIREARMS CHARGES
46	May 26	TWO INDIVIDUALS CHARGED WITH IDENTITY THEFT AND AUTO LOAN FRAUD
47	Jun 1	SAVANNAH RESIDENT PLEADS GUILTY IN MORTGAGE FRAUD SCHEME
48	Jun 10	FORMER UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA FOOTBALL STAR AND NFL PLAYER CHARGEDWITH MORTGAGE FRAUD CRIMES
49	Jun 17	TEN INDICTED ON FEDERAL DRUG CHARGES
50	Jun 17	RINCON RESTAURANT OWNER SENTENCED ON CONVICTION FORCONSPIRACY TOHARBOR AND EMPLOY ILLEGAL ALIENS
51	Jun 22	FORMER ACCOUNTING MANAGER FOR HISTORIC SAVANNAH FOUNDATIONPLEADS GUILTY TO FRAUD
52	Jun 22	CALVIN LEE STEVENSON, JR. SENTENCED TO 42 YEARS FOR CONVICTIONS FORARMED ROBBERY, CARJACKING AND AND BRANDISHING A FIREARM DURING ACRIME OF VIOLENCE
53	Jun 22	MIAMI WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO $6.5 MILLION MEDICARE FRAUDCONSPIRACY
54	Jun 24	SAVANNAH MAN SENTENCED TO 170 MONTHS IMPRISONMENT FORCARJACKING CONVICTION
55	Jun 25	TELFAIR COUNTY SHERIFF SENTENCED TO 36 MONTHS IMPRISONMENT ON CORRUPTION CHARGES
56	Jun 29	GROVETOWN MAN SENTENCED TO 65 MONTHS IMPRISONMENTAS PART OF PROJECT CEASEFIRE INITIATIVE
57	Jun 30	TWENTY DEFENDANTS SENTENCED IN MILLION DOLLAR STOLEN CARCONSPIRACY RING
58	Jun 30	DEFENDANT SENTENCED ON BANK FRAUD CONVICTION
59	July 8	AUGUSTA BUSINESSMAN SENTENCED TOTHREE YEARS IMPRISONMENT FORFEDERAL INCOME TAX EVASION CONVICTION
60	Jul 20	SOUTH CAROLINA MAN SENTENCED TO 84 MONTHS ON COCAINE CONVICTION
61	Jul 20	STRAW-PURCHASER SENTENCED TO TWO YEARS IN PRISON
62	Jul 20	FORMER FORT GORDON EMPLOYEE SENTENCED FORTHEFT OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY
63	Jul 27	CONVICTED FELON SENTENCED TO NINE YEARS FOR FIREARM CONVICTION
64	Aug 5	GROVETOWN MAN ILLEGALLY POSSESSING FIREARMSENTENCED TO 52 MONTHS IN PRISON
65	Aug 5	FELON WITH FIREARM SENTENCED TO 57 MONTHS IN PRISON
66	Aug 6	SAVANNAH ATTORNEY BENJAMIN SHEFTALL EICHHOLZ INDICTED ON $950,000 EMBEZZLEMENT SCHEME, LYING AND OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE
67	Aug 7	UNITED STATES ATTORNEY ANNOUNCES RESIGNATION
68	Aug 10	FORMER PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR FOR SARDIS, GEORGIA CHARGED WITH MAKING FALSE STATEMENTS ON REPORTSREQUIRED BY CLEAN WATER ACT AND SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT
69	Aug 12	THIRTY-FOUR DEFENDANTS INDICTED IN MULTI-DRUG CONSPIRACY
70	Aug 13	CAMDEN COUNTY WOMAN CHARLENE RIVERA CONVICTEDOF 50 COUNTS OF BANK FRAUD
71	Aug 13	FELON WHO USED MINORS TO FACILITATE DRUG CRIMESENTENCED TO OVER 10 YEARS IN PRISON
72	Aug 18	FORMER AREA MANAGER FOR SAVANNAH HEALTHCARE COMPANYSENTENCED FOR EMBEZZLEMENT
73	Aug 18	UNITED STATES TO RECEIVE $685,000 IN SETTLEMENT ALLEGATIONS OF INFLATED BILLING TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FACILITIES
74	Aug 27	STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT RECEIVE FORFEITED FUNDS AND PROPERTY
75	Sep 3	AUGUSTA MAN INDICTED FOR LYING TO FBI AGENTS ON AMOUNT ANDTRANSFER OF FUNDS TO OTHER COUNTRIES
76	Sep 3	HEPHZIBAH MAN CHARGED WITH BEING A CAREER CRIMINAL IN POSSESSION OF STOLEN FIREARM
77	Sep 10	FORMER OWNER OF CISCO TRAVEL PLAZAS AND FOUR OTHERS INDICTED IN MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR FUEL FRAUD AND BRIBERY CONSPIRACY
78	Sep 17	FORMER DODGE COUNTY SHERIFF AND OTHERS CHARGED WITH 2004 ELECTION FRAUD
79	Sep 18	DRUG DEALER FOUND GUILTY OF DRUG AND FIREARMS OFFENSES BY FEDERAL TRIAL JURY

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