Press Releases for 2008



October 2008
Oct 10, 2008	Memphis Man Convicted for Producing Child Pornography
Oct 8, 2008	Two Former Memphis Police Officers Indicted by Federal Grand Jury
September 2008
Sep 30, 2008	Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud
Sep 26, 2008	Armed Bank Robber Sentenced to 42 Years
Sep 25, 2008	Pilot Pleads Guilty to Income Tax Evasion Camden Woman Pleads Sentenced for Her Role in Bank Robbery
August 2008
Aug 28, 2008	Millington Resident Pleads Guilty to Filing False Tax Return
Aug 22, 2008	Former Deputy Jailers and Others Indicted on Drug Charges Defendant Sentenced to 235 Months for Heroin Distribution
Aug 18, 2008	Former Cotton Plant Employee Pleads Guilty to Fraud Charges
July 2008
Jul 30, 2008	Memphis / Shelby County Project Safe Neighborhool Initiative Results in 39 Indictments
Jul 25, 2008	Local Minister Has Bond Revoked and Taken into Federal Custody
Jul 9, 2008	Life Sentence in Pizza Hut Deliveryman's Murder
Jul 7, 2008	Former CEO of AIRTRANS Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison for Theft of 401(k) Funds
Jul 3, 2008	Two Physical Therapy Companies in Memphis Cost MEDICARE $3.5 Million
Jul 2, 2008	Jackson, Tennessee Man Sentenced on Gun Charges
June 2008
Jun 30, 2008	Tennessee Man Sentenced for Sex Trafficking of Adults and Juveniles
Jun 24, 2008	Statement Regarding Dismissal of Case Against Edmund Ford and Joseph Lee
Jun 19, 2008	Defendants Prosecuted for Roles in Mortgage Fraud Schemes as Part of OPERATION “MALICIOUS MORTGAGE” Felon in Possession of Firearm Sentenced in Federal Court Four Individuals Indicted for Transporting Stolen Vehicles across State Lines
May 2008
May 23, 2008	Crockett County Man Sentenced to 180 Months
May 15, 2008	Memphis Area Return Preparer Sentenced Madison County Man Sentenced to 32 Years
May 7, 2008	Defendant Antwan Webster Sentenced in Supervised Release Hearing for Involvement in Murder
April 2008
Apr. 25, 2008	Individuals Indicted on Drug Charges - Methamphetamine Trafficking Ring Dismantled
Apr. 18, 2008	Weakley County Man Sentenced to 30 Years
Apr. 9, 2008	Dennis Churchwell Pleads Guilty to Perjury Charge in Case Investigated as Part of Operation Mainstreet Sweeper Decatur County Man Pleads Guilty in Methamphetamine Conspiracy
Apr. 8, 2008	Henderson Man Sentenced to 15 Years In Federal Prison for Being an Armed Career Criminal
Apr. 4, 2008	Dyersburg Residents Found Guilty by Federal Jury
Apr. 2, 2008	Former MED Employee Sentenced to Five Years
Apr. 1, 2008	Memphis Woman Sentenced in Tax Scheme
March 2008
Mar. 27, 2008	Milan Resident Sentenced on Bank Fraud and Income Tax Evasion Charges
Mar. 26, 2008	Armed Career Criminal Gets 25 Years in Prison Armed Career Criminal Gets 35 Years in Prison
Mar. 25, 2008	Madison County Man Pleads to Cocaine Conspiracy
Mar. 14, 2008	Mother and Daughter Charged in Fraud Scheme
Mar. 11, 2008	Kustoff Announces Resignation as U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee
Mar. 6, 2008	Convicted Felon Sentenced to 32 Years for Illegally Possessing a Pistol, Drugs and Body Armor
Mar. 5, 2008	Memphis Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion
Mar. 3, 2008	Three Memphis, TN Men Sentenced for Role in Sex Trafficking Ring
February 2008
Feb. 29, 2008	Bank Robber Sentenced to 15 Years
Feb. 28, 2008	Twenty-Three Arrested on Federal Firearms Charges Hotel Robber Convicted
Feb. 25, 2008	Carjacker Pleads Guilty
Feb. 21, 2008	Former Return Preparer Indicted on Tax Charges
Feb. 15, 2008	Sentencing of Ralph Lunati, Owner of Adult Entertainment Clubs Conviction in Pizza Hut Deliveryman Case
Feb. 08, 2008	Federal Court Bars Memphis Woman from Preparing Tax Returns for Others
Feb. 06, 2008	Two Memphis Residents Charged with Tax Fraud
Feb. 04, 2008	Memphis Man Indicted for Federal Civil Rights Violation in Killing of African American Code Enforcement Officer
January 2008
Jan. 30, 2008	Craig Petties (U.S. Marshal's Top 15 List) Indicted for RICO Offenses in Memphis
Jan. 18, 2008	Former Fugitive Craig Petties Makes Initial Appearance in Memphis After His Arrest in Mexico
Jan. 16, 2008	Weakley County Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine Base (Crack Cocaine)
Jan. 15, 2008	Fugitive Craig Petties (U.S. Marshals' Top 15 List) Arrested in Mexico Federal Jury Convicts Two Individuals on Child Exploitation Charges in Separate Trials Local Businessman Sentenced on Tax Charges
Jan. 11, 2008	Henderson County Man Sentenced to 192 Months Newbern, Tennessee Man Indicted for Manufacturing and Possessing Methamphetamine
Jan. 10, 2008	Former City School Board Member, Michael Hooks, Jr., Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Property from the Shelby County Juvenile Court Clerk's Office
Jan. 7, 2007	Crockett County Man Sentenced to 292 months

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