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October 2008 |
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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 preparer, 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.
MAN INDICTED IN SCHEME TO DEFRAUD HEDGE-FUND INVESTORS OUT OF MORE THAN $20 MILLION |
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.
FELON WITH HANDGUN GETS FEDERAL SENTENCE OF NEARLY TWO DECADES |
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 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 Superintendent Linda C. Schrenko, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Clarence Cooper to three years’ probation and a fine of $4,000 for making false statements to federal law enforcement agents during their investigation of the theft of over $600,000 in education funds. FORMER GEORGIA EDUCATION OFFICIAL SENTENCED FOR MAKING FALSE STATEMENTS TO FEDERAL AGENTS |
July 20, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - DR. CHARLES BRUCE FRAELICH, 58, of Ann Arbor, Michigan, pleaded guilty today in federal district court to charges of traveling interstate to have sex with an eleven-year-old and using the Internet to attempt to coerce and entice a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity. CHILD PSYCHOLOGIST PLEADS GUILTY TO TRAVELING TO GEORGIA TO MOLEST AN 11-YEAR-OLD CHILD |
July 19, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - A federal grand jury in Atlanta has returned a superseding indictment charging SYED HARIS AHMED and EHSANUL ISLAM SADEQUEE with conspiring to provide and providing material support to terrorists and to a designated foreign terrorist organization. SUPERSEDING INDICTMENT FILED IN ATLANTA TERRORISM SUPPORT CASE VIEW THE INDICTMENT FILED IN OPEN COURT |
July 18, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - ROBERT MILTON BAILEY, 27, of Dunwoody, Georgia, was sentenced in federal court to a prison term of 3 years in federal prison for possessing thousands of images of child pornography. GEORGIA MAN SENTENCED FOR COLLECTING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY |
July 14, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - DONNA STROUP, 54, of Decatur, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States Magistrate Judge E. Clayton Scofield on her guilty plea to a misdemeanor theft of government funds. FORMER HIGH RANKING CDC OFFICIAL SENTENCED ON THEFT CHARGES |
July 12, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - Six people have been arrested today and two others already in custody have been named in connection with a car loan fraud ring operating under the name of “Xquisite Empire.” MEMBERS OF “XQUISITE EMPIRE” FRAUD RING INDICTED; SIX ARRESTS MADE TODAY, INDICTMENT UNSEALED |
July 12, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - DAVID JAY BLACKMON, 39, of Stone Mountain, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Charles A. Pannell on charges of receiving child pornography through the mail and over the internet. STONE MOUNTAIN MAN SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR RECEIVING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY |
July 12, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - Former Georgia School Superintendent LINDA C. SCHRENKO, 55, of Grovetown, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Clarence Cooper to eight years in federal prison and ordered to pay restitution of $414,887.50 for conspiring to steal public funds and launder them into her failed gubernatorial campaign in 2002. FORMER STATE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT LINDA SCHRENKO SENTENCED TO EIGHT YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON |
July 11, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - IBRAHIM DIMSON, 30, of Bronx, New York, EDMUND DUHANEY, 43, of Decatur, Georgia, and JOYA WILLIAMS, 41, of Norcross, Georgia, were indicted today by a federal Grand Jury on a charge of conspiring to steal and to sell The Coca Cola Company’s trade secrets. FEDERAL GRAND JURY INDICTS THREE FOR CONSPIRACY TO STEAL AND SELL COCA COLA TRADE SECRETS |
July 10, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - JUSTIN E. HARRISON, 25, of Oxford, Georgia, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of Trafficking in Illicit Certificates of Authenticity associated with copyrighted computer software. OXFORD, GA MAN INDICTED FOR TRAFFICKING IN ILLICIT SOFTWARE |
July 07, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - A jury in federal district court has returned a guilty verdict against former Chatham County Police Officer CHRISTOPHER MOCK, 45, of Atlanta, Georgia on multiple charges of arson. ATLANTA SERIAL ARSONIST CONVICTED IN FEDERAL COURT |
July 07, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - DELDERICO L. LEE, 31, of Lawrenceville, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr. on charges of bank fraud relating to his abuse of a line of credit to steal more than $220,000 from Bank One, N.A., now known as JP Morgan Chase & Co, a federally insured financial institution. LAWRENCEVILLE MAN SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR $220,000 BANK FRAUD |
July 06, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - WILLIAM ALLEN CUNNINGHAM, 40, of Stockbridge, Georgia was indicted today by a federal grand jury on charges of tampering with consumer products with reckless disregard for the risk that another person would be placed in danger of death or serious bodily injury, mail fraud, wire fraud, and communicating false statements that a consumer product had been tampered with. STOCKBRIDGE MAN INDICTED FOR POISONING HIS OWN CHILDREN |
July 05, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - IBRAHIM DIMSON, 30, of Bronx, New York, EDMUND DUHANEY, 43, of Decatur, Georgia, and JOYA WILLIAMS, 41, of Norcross, Georgia, have been arrested and charged in a criminal complaint with wire fraud and unlawfully stealing and selling trade secrets from The Coca Cola Company. FEDS MAKE THREE ARRESTS FOR STEALING AND SELLING COCA COLA COMPANY TRADE SECRETS |
June 2006 |
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June 29, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - ROY LOGSTON, 68, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, pleaded guilty today in federal district court to traveling across state lines with intent to have sex with a child. TENNESSEE MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO TRAVELING WITH INTENT TO HAVE SEX WITH 10 YEAR OLD |
June 28, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - A federal grand jury today returned a superseding indictment charging KIRK SEAN WRIGHT, 35, of Marietta, Georgia, adding 24 counts of mail fraud and securities fraud. GRAND JURY EXPANDS CHARGES AGAINST INVESTMENT MANAGER KIRK WRIGHT |
June 23, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - STUART LOVELL MANLEY, 63, of McKinney, Texas, 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, transporting child pornography, and distribution of child pornography. 63-YEAR-OLD TEXAS MAN SENTENCED TO 30 YEARS FOR SENDING CHILD PORN AND ATTEMPTING TO ENTICE A CHILD OVER THE INTERNET |
June 23, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - A physician who operated a wheelchair supply business pleaded guilty today in Federal District Court to engaging in a Medicare fraud scheme that bilked the federal government of more than $120,000. Dr. E. GOODMAN OBOT, also known as “Etiowo Archibong Obot,” 45, of Lithonia, Georgia, has owned and operated Specialist Medical Supplies in Mableton, Georgia, since 2003. MABLETON PHYSICIAN PLEADS GUILTY TO MEDICARE FRAUD |
June 22, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - DENNIS A. MARTIN, 37, of Marietta, Georgia, pleaded guilty today in federal district court to a single-count criminal information charging him with mail fraud. SECURITIES BROKER PLEADS GUILTY TO MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR FRAUD |
June 21, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - JIMMIE LEE JONES, a.k.a. “Mike Spade,” 31, of Stone Mountain, Georgia, was arraigned today before a United States Magistrate Judge on the following federal charges: sex trafficking by force, fraud, and coercion; sex trafficking of minors; peonage; trafficking in peonage; and extortionate collection of credit. STONE MOUNTAIN MAN ARRAIGNED ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING CHARGES |
June 20, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - ROBERT MILLS THOMAS, 45, of Batesburg, South Carolina, pleaded guilty yesterday in United States District Court on charges of using the internet to attempt to entice a child to engage in sexual activity and traveling across state lines to engage in sexual conduct with a child. 45-YEAR-OLD SOUTH CAROLINA MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO ATTEMPTING TO ENTICE A CHILD OVER THE INTERNET AND TRAVELING ACROSS STATE LINES TO ENGAGE IN SEX WITH A CHILD |
June 13, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - WILLIAM C. CAMPBELL, 52, of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, the former Mayor of the City of Atlanta, was sentenced today to serve 2 years, 6 months in federal prison by United States District Court Judge Richard W. Story. CAMPBELL was found guilty on March 10, 2006, by a federal jury on felony tax charges after an eight-week trial. FORMER ATLANTA MAYOR SENTENCED TO PRISON ON FEDERAL FELONY TAX CHARGES |
June 09, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - DOUGLAS RICHARD STEVENS, 53, of Ontario, Canada, was sentenced today by United States District Judge J. Owen Forrester on charges of using a computer to entice a 10-year-old girl to engage in sexual activity and to crossing state lines to engage in sexual acts with the young girl. CANADIAN MAN SENTENCED FOR TRAVELING TO GEORGIA TO ENGAGE IN SEXUAL ACTIVITY WITH A 10-YEAR-OLD GIRL |
June 09, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia announced today that Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta has agreed to pay over $3 million to resolve allegations raised in a “whistleblower” lawsuit that the hospital violated the False Claims Act by submitting claims to federal health care programs for services that were not eligible for reimbursement, and by failing to properly execute contractual agreements with the physicians performing professional services, as is required by federal law. PIEDMONT HOSPITAL AGREES TO PAY OVER $3 MILLION TO SETTLE ALLEGATIONS OF HEALTH CARE FRAUD |
June 08, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - A criminal information was filed today in federal district court against WILLIAM WALKER, 50, of Decatur, Georgia. The information charges that WALKER, who was not a licensed chiropractor, nevertheless posed as one from 2002 into 2006, performing services for patients, and fraudulently billing insurance companies for over $600,000. MAN POSING AS CHIROPRACTOR CHARGED WITH HEALTH CARE FRAUD |
June 07, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - ROBERT WILSON, 51, of Ellenwood, Georgia, was indicted by a federal grand jury today on charges of filing fraudulent reports when he worked as an Inspector for the Transportation Security Administration ("TSA"), Department of Homeland Security, at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. FORMER TSA EMPLOYEE INDICTED FOR FILING FALSE INSPECTION REPORTS |
June 05, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - The United States Attorney's Office today announced the May 30, 2006 arrest of LANAMASHA WESLANDA MIXON-HAMPTON, 30, of Atlanta, in connection with an FBI sting involving a co-conspirator from her prior mortgage fraud case and the interstate transportation of stolen travelers checks, fraudulent credit cards and false identifications. DEFENDANT ARRESTED IN FEBRUARY 2006 MORTGAGE FRAUD/ IDENTITY THEFT STING; ARRESTED IN 2nd FRAUD STING WHILE ON BOND |
June 02, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - ERIC TOPEL, 34, of Allen, Texas, formerly of Destin, Florida, and CHRISTOPHER TOPEL, 44, of Wichita, Kansas, formerly of Atlanta, Georgia, were sentenced today by United States District Judge William S. Duffey, Jr. on charges of health care fraud. CHIROPRACTOR BROTHERS SENTENCED IN $2 MILLION HEALTH CARE FRAUD SCHEME |
May 2006 |
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May 26, 2006 |
NEWNAN, GA - JASON SOUTH, 27, of Newnan and Roswell, Georgia, pleaded guilty today in federal district court to one count of possession of a sawed-off shotgun and two counts of possession, manufacturing, and transferring pipe bombs. MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO MANUFACTURING AND DISTRIBUTING PIPE BOMBS & SAWED OFF SHOTGUN |
May 25, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - A federal grand jury today returned an indictment charging KIRK SEAN WRIGHT, 35, of Marietta, Georgia with mail fraud. INVESTMENT MANAGER KIRK WRIGHT INDICTED, REMAINS DETAINED |
May 25, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - DWIGHT MICHAEL THOMAS, 22, of Maurer, LA, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Charles A. Pannell on charges of defrauding the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) out of assistance funds that were designated for Hurricane Katrina victims. THOMAS SENTENCED ON FEMA FRAUD CHARGES |
May 25, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - RON FOURAKER, 55, of Conover, North Carolina, was sentenced today by United States District Judge William F. Duffey to over 11 years in federal prison on charges of using a computer to attempt to entice a minor to engage in sexual activity. NORTH CAROLINA MAN SENTENCED TO OVER 11 YEARS IN PRISON FOR USING A COMPUTER TO ENTICE A MINOR TO ENGAGE IN SEXUAL ACTIVITY |
May 24, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - A. STEPHAN BOTES, 48, of Alpharetta, Georgia, was found guilty today by a federal jury on 15 counts of conspiracy, wire fraud, and theft of public funds. BOTES is a co-defendant of former State School Superintendent LINDA C. SCHRENKO, 55, of Grove Town, Georgia, who pleaded guilty to fraud charges approximately a week and a half into the three week trial before United States District Judge Clarence Cooper. SCHRENKO CO-DEFENDANT BOTES FOUND GUILTY BY JURY AFTER SCHRENKO PLEADS GUILTY, TEMPLE RE-ARRESTED AND JAILED |
May 24, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - WAYNE SHERROD MILTON, 32, of Stone Mountain, GA, was sentenced today to over 20 years in prison by United States District Judge Charles A. Pannell, Jr. on charges of escape from federal prison, conspiracy to commit mortgage fraud, grant fraud and aggravated assault on a Deputy US Marshal. DEFENDANT SENTENCED TO 20 YEARS FOR $20 MILLION MORTGAGE FRAUD ATTEMPT COMMITTED WHILE ON ESCAPE FROM SENTENCE FOR ANOTHER MORTGAGE FRAUD CONVICTION |
May 22, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - FRITZ JEAN BAPTISTE, 33, of Miami, FL, ASTREL CATY, 40, of Roswell, GA, PIERRE PHILLIP JERRY FIGARO, 26, of Stamford, CT, and ANGELA DENISE TUCKER, 36, of Marietta, GA, were sentenced today by United States District Judge Charles Pannell on charges related to the sale of stolen motor vehicles, altering vehicle identification numbers (VINs), and possessing vehicles that had traveled interstate after being stolen. MEMBERS OF INTERSTATE CAR THEFT RING SENTENCED |
May 19, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - JUAN CARLOS ACUNA, 24, and his father, JUAN IBARRA ACUNA, 49, both of Bremen, Georgia, were sentenced today by United States District Judge Charles A. Pannell, Jr., on charges of conspiring to distribute approximately 4.5 million dollars worth of drugs, including over 520 pounds of cocaine and over 70 pounds of “ice” methamphetamine. FATHER AND SON SENTENCED TO 22 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR DRUG CONSPIRACY |
May 19, 2006 |
ROME, GA - Seventeen defendants convicted in a large-scale drug conspiracy and firearms case were sentenced this week by United States District Judge Harold L. Murphy. 17 DEFENDANTS SENTENCED IN FEDERAL METHAMPHETAMINE AND FIREARMS CASE |
May 18, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - EMMA GERALD, 54, of Kennesaw, RUY BRASIL SILVA, 49, of Roswell, MARCOS AMADOR, 19, of Atlanta, DENISE SILVA, 45, of Roswell, DOUGLAS ROSS, 29, of Marietta, and HUDSON ARAUJO, 27, of Brockton, Massachusetts, were indicted by a federal grand jury on May 9, 2006, on charges of conspiracy to encourage and induce aliens to reside unlawfully in the United States and to make false statements in applications presented to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). SIX PERSONS INDICTED IN MULTI-STATE AMNESTY FRAUD CONSPIRACY |
May 17, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - DONNA STROUP, 54, of Decatur, Georgia, pleaded guilty today in federal district court to theft of government funds. HIGH RANKING CDC OFFICIAL PLEADS GUILTY TO THEFT |
May 17, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - WANDA MORGAN TYLER, 60, of Duluth, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Thomas Thrash on charges of mail fraud, relating to a scheme to defraud a mortgage lending program operated by the United States Department of Veterans’ Affairs (“VA”). REAL ESTATE AGENT SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR MORTGAGE FRAUD SCHEME |
May 15, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - REBECCA MARIE HAUCK, 34, of Tampa, FL, Las Vegas, NV and most recently Houston, TX, pleaded guilty today in federal district court to mortgage fraud conspiracy and bank fraud. HAUCK PLEADS GUILTY TO MORTGAGE FRAUD; COX STILL AT LARGE |
May 12, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - A jury in federal district court returned a guilty verdict against TERRON VASSELL VERNON, 24, of Orlando, Florida, on charges of attempting to rob the Bank of America in Roswell on October 24, 2004, and causing the death of teller supervisor Angela Towle, who was a 39-year-old mother of two. The jury returned the verdict shortly before 12 noon on Friday after a week of trial and four hours of deliberations. SECOND FLORIDA MAN CONVICTED OF KILLING ROSWELL BANK TELLER |
May 11, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - TURHAN LAMONS, age 26, of Morrow, Georgia, was found guilty this morning by a federal jury in Rome on charges of arson on an aircraft, interference with a flight crew, and using fire to commit a felony. FORMER FLIGHT ATTENDANT FOUND GUILTY IN PASSENGER JET FIRE |
May 01, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - DOLORES EVELYN CROSS, 69, of Chicago, Illinois, and PARVESH SINGH, 64, of Valparaiso, Indiana, have both pleaded guilty to charges relating to a financial aid fraud scheme at Morris Brown College, a private, non-profit college in Atlanta. FORMER MORRIS BROWN PRESIDENT, FINANCIAL AID DIRECTOR PLEAD GUILTY TO FRAUD CHARGES JUST BEFORE TRIAL |
April 2006 |
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April 27, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - JOSHUA AARON HARDMAN, 24, of Acworth, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Willis B. Hunt, Jr. on a charge of possession of child pornography. HARDMAN SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY |
April 27, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - THEO STEVENSON, 23, now of Lithonia, Georgia, but originally from Gretna, Louisiana, and ERIC McMILLON, 20, of Gretna, Louisiana, were sentenced today by United States District Judge Julie E. Carnes on federal firearms charges, stemming from the theft of firearms from a pawn shop in Gretna, Louisiana, following Hurricane Katrina last summer. HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUEES SENTENCED ON FIREARMS CHARGES |
April 26, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - Dr. CHARLES BRUCE FRAELICH, 58, of Ann Arbor, Michigan, was indicted today by a federal grand jury on charges of traveling interstate to molest an 11-year-old girl and using a computer connected to the Internet to attempt to entice the child to engage in sexual activity. ANN ARBOR CHILD PSYCHOLOGIST INDICTED IN ATLANTA FOR TRAVELING INTERSTATE TO MOLEST “11-YEAR-OLD GIRL” |
April 26, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - “Operation Rainmaker,” a major multi-national federal drug and money laundering investigation, has culminated in a series of arrests in the United States, Colombia and Puerto Rico. During the course of the investigation over $7.5 million in alleged drug proceeds, more than 24 kilograms of cocaine and over 2 kilograms of heroin were seized. “OPERATION RAINMAKER” RESULTS IN DRUG AND MONEY LAUNDERING ARRESTS AND SEIZURES |
April 25, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - A federal grand jury in Atlanta today has issued a superseding indictment adding two tax fraud charges to the pending embezzlement and money laundering case against GREGORY CAMPION, 44, of Orlando, Florida, a DEA Special Agent, based in Atlanta at the time of the crimes. SUPERSEDING INDICTMENT ADDS TAX FRAUD CHARGES AGAINST DEA SPECIAL AGENT ALREADY INDICTED FOR EMBEZZLING SEIZED DRUG MONEY |
April 24, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - REBECCA MARIE HAUCK, 34, of Tampa, FL, Las Vegas, NV and most recently of Houston, TX was arraigned on federal charges of bank fraud, wire fraud, interstate transportation of fraud proceeds, identity theft, money laundering and conspiracy. REBECCA HAUCK ARRAIGNED; MATTHEW COX STILL AT LARGE WANTED POSTER FOR FUGITIVE MATTHEW COX WITH THREE PICTURES |
April 21, 2006 |
ROME, GA - JOSEPH WYNN YOUNG, 30, of Cartersville, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Harold L. Murphy on charges of mailing a threatening letter that contained white powder to the Washington, D.C. office of Senator Saxby Chambliss. JOSEPH WYNN YOUNG SENTENCED TO OVER 5 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR SENDING WHITE POWDER TO U.S. SENATOR |
April 20, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - A federal grand jury in Atlanta has indicted SYED HARIS AHMED, 21, of Atlanta, on a charge of material support of terrorism ATLANTA MAN INDICTED FOR MATERIAL SUPPORT OF TERRORISM |
April 19, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - A federal grand jury has indicted 15 defendants on 79 counts of conspiracy, bank loan fraud, mail fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering relating to a mortgage fraud scheme that targeted the metro-Atlanta area housing market. 15 DEFENDANTS INDICTED, MANY MAKE FIRST APPEARANCE TODAY, IN MORTGAGE FRAUD SCHEME TARGETING METRO ATLANTA |
April 19, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - KENNETH EARL LADNER, 71, of Marietta, Georgia, was sentenced in federal court late yesterday to a prison term of 7 years in federal prison for possessing thousands of images of child pornography. GEORGIA MAN SENTENCED FOR MASSIVE COLLECTION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY |
April 14, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - A major drug-trafficking organization whose distribution operations were centered in Atlanta but spread across the nation has been dismantled through a series of federal arrests and the seizure of over $6 million in currency and property, the United States Attorney's Office announced today. "OPERATION OMNIPRESENCE" RESULTS IN NARCOTICS ARRESTS AND MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR SEIZURES |
April 14, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - Clark Atlanta University has agreed to pay $5 million to settle a federal whistleblower suit alleging that it violated the terms of a Cooperative Agreement it had with the United States Department of Energy between 1990 and 2002, David E. Nahmias, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, announced this morning. Clark Atlanta has also agreed to enter into a Compliance Agreement designed to ensure that future federal funds will be managed appropriately. CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY AGREES TO PAY $5 MILLION TO SETTLE ALLEGATIONS OF MISUSE OF FEDERAL FUNDING |
April 13, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - VICTORIANO VEGA-JIMENEZ, 42, of Lawrenceville, Georgia, was sentenced late yesterday by United States District Judge Orinda D. Evans on charges of conspiring to distribute 174 pounds of crystal methamphetamine. DEFENDANT SENTENCED TO 20 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR 174 POUNDS OF CRYSTAL METHAMPHETAMINE |
April 13, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - DERRICK DWAYNE JONES, 29, of Atlanta, Georgia, was sentenced late yesterday by United States District Judge Richard W. Story on charges of possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine and marijuana, and being a felon in possession of a handgun. VIOLENT CAREER OFFENDER DERRICK JONES SENTENCED TO 25 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON |
April 13, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - With the April 17th tax filing deadline rapidly approaching, prosecutors obtained separate federal tax indictments against two individuals accused of scheming to cheat the tax system: ALEASE MARIE LEWIS, 40, of Riverdale, Georgia, and JOE MCDANIEL, JR., 45, of Atlanta, Georgia. WITH TAX DEADLINE LOOMING FEDERAL GRAND JURY INDICTS TAX FRAUDSTERS |
April 12, 2006 |
ROME, GA.- R. SCOTT CUNNINGHAM, 54, of Dalton, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Harold L. Murphy on charges of conspiracy to commit money laundering and money laundering related to an advance-fee fraud scheme known as “the church funding project.” DALTON LAWYER SENTENCED TO 2 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON IN CHURCH FUNDING SCHEME |
April 06, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - JOHN C. PENROD, 36, of Melville, New York, was sentenced today to 5 years, 5 months in prison for traveling in interstate commerce for the purpose of engaging in a sexual act with a person under 18 years of age. SENTENCING FOR MAN WHO TRAVELED TO INDIANA TO MOLEST CHILD |
April 03, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - PHILIP ASCENSION GALAVIZ, 59, of Dacula, Georgia, pleaded guilty today to one count of wire fraud and one count of worker's compensation fraud before United States District Judge Clarence Cooper. DACULA MAN PLEADS GUILTY IN WORKER'S COMP FRAUD SCHEME |
March 2006 |
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March 29, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - KIRK SEAN WRIGHT, 35, of Marietta, Georgia has been charged in a federal criminal complaint with mail fraud, relating to the collapse of investment funds operated by WRIGHTs companies, International Management Associates (IMA) and International Management Associates Advisory Group (IMAAG). INVESTMENT MANAGER CHARGED IN COLLAPSE OF $180 MILLION HEDGE FUNDS |
March 29, 2006 |
ROME, GA - ROBERT LEE PARKER, 54, of Rome, Georgia, and RUSSELL DAVID BAIN, 56, of Cedar Bluff, Alabama, were arraigned before United States Magistrate Judge Walter E. Johnson. EX-DIRECTOR OF BERRYS LAND RESOURCES DEPARTMENT AND A LOCAL TIMBER BROKER ARRAIGNED ON FRAUD, MONEY LAUNDERING CHARGES |
March 29, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GAA federal grand jury in Atlanta has returned an 51-count indictment yesterday against LAURA BROWN, 35, of Miami Beach, Florida, and STEPHEN VAN ROOYEN, 44, of Cape Town, South Africa, on charges of wire fraud and distributing unapproved and misbranded drugs relating to fraudulent claims of stem cell treatment and therapy. STEM CELL TREATMENT FRAUD CASE INDICTED |
March 28, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - NAKIA DEWUANE GRIMES, 30, of Atlanta, Georgia was sentenced today by United States District Judge Clarence Cooper on a charge of using the mail to defraud the United States government. ATLANTA WOMAN SENTENCED FOR KATRINA FRAUD |
March 27, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - ROBERT M. BAILEY, 26, of Dunwoody, Georgia, pleaded guilty today in federal court to possessing child pornography. GEORGIA MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO POSSESSING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY |
March 27, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - RON FOURAKER, 54, of Conover, North Carolina, pleaded guilty today in federal district court to using a computer to attempt to entice a minor to engage in sexual activity. NORTH CAROLINA MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO USING A COMPUTER TO ENTICE A MINOR TO ENGAGE IN SEXUAL ACTIVITY |
March 27, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - DAVID JAY BLACKMON, 39, of Stone Mountain, Georgia, has been indicted on federal charges of receiving child pornography through the mail and over the Internet. STONE MOUNTAIN MAN CHARGED WITH RECEIVING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY |
March 24, 2006 |
GAINESVILLE, GA - DAVID RAMIREZ, 24, and ADAM CRUZ, 24, both of Gainesville, Georgia; pleaded guilty today in federal district court, before United States District Judge Richard W. Story, on charges of violating the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) statute. MEMBERS OF K-E-S STREET GANG PLEAD GUILTY TO FEDERAL RICO INDICTMENT |
March 23, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - MARCELLUS A. BEAVERS, 19, of Hampton, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Marvin H. Shoob on charges of Possession of Firearms and Ammunition in a School Zone. FORMER CLAYTON COUNTY STUDENT IS SENTENCED IN GUN CASE |
March 23, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - CHRISTOPHER D. BRANDLON , 49, also known as Clif Winters and Lust Prophet," of Portland, Oregon, was sentenced in federal court to serve 11 years, 3 months in prison for enticing a minor to engage in criminal sexual activity. SELF-PROCLAIMED KING OF THE PEDOPHILES SENTENCED |
March 22, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - SAMUEL J. PORT, 35, of Ball Ground, Georgia, was sentenced in federal court to a prison term of 8 years of probation and 6 months of home confinement for possessing dozens of video clips of child pornography. FORMER SCOUT LEADER SENTENCED FOR COLLECTING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY |
March 17, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - LISA MELINDA LYLE, 37, of Winder, Georgia, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of making false claims against the United States and unlawfully using other persons Social Security numbers in order to obtain fraudulent tax refunds. WINDER WOMAN INDICTED IN FRAUDULENT TAX REFUND SCHEME |
March 17, 2006 |
NEWS ADVISORY: Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales will be holding a news conference in Atlanta on Monday, March 20, at 9:45 a.m. on the fourth floor of the United States Attorney's Office at the Richard Russell Federal Building, 75 Spring St. in Atlanta. The Attorney General will be joined by United States Attorney David E. Nahmias, ATF Special Agent In Charge Vanessa McLemore, and a representative from the Atlanta Police Department. ATTORNEY GENERAL'S NEWS CONFERENCE IN ATLANTA ON MONDAY MORNING |
March 15, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - HENRY P. EDWARDS, 41, of Atlanta, Georgia, and DWIGHT M. THOMAS, 21, of Doraville, GA, pleaded guilty today in federal district court to stealing FEMA funds that were intended for Hurricane Katrina victims. TWO PLEAD GUILTY TO STEALING HURRICANE KATRINA FUNDS |
March 15, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - RANDY HICKMAN, 49, of Cumming, Georgia, was arraigned today before a federal magistrate on a charge of using a computer connected to the internet to entice a 10-year-old girl to engage in sexual activity. CUMMING, GEORGIA MAN CHARGED WITH USING A COMPUTER TO ENTICE A 10-YEAR-OLD GIRL TO ENGAGE IN SEXUAL ACTIVITY |
March 15, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - DOUGLAS RICHARD STEVENS, 53, of Ontario, Canada, pleaded guilty today in federal district court to using a computer to entice a 10-year-old girl to engage in sexual activity and to crossing state lines to engage in sexual acts with the young girl. CANADIAN MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO TRAVELING TO GEORGIA TO ENGAGE IN SEXUAL ACTIVITY WITH A 10-YEAR-OLD GIRL |
March 14, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - BRINSON ALLEN, a borrower allegedly using false qualifying information, including an income up to $62,000 a month, to purchase a property located at 320 Longvue Court, Duluth, GA 30097 for $3.3 million, attended the closing of multimillion dollar mortgage loans for this purchase yesterday. ALLEGED MORTGAGE FRAUDSTER ARRESTED AT CLOSING TABLE |
March 10, 2006 |
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March 06, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - GREGORY CAMPION, 44, of Orlando, Florida, a DEA Special Agent formerly based in Atlanta, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of embezzling money as a federal officer, embezzling public money, and money laundering. He is expected to be arraigned before United States Magistrate Judge Alan J. Baverman on Wednesday. DEA SPECIAL AGENT INDICTED FOR EMBEZZLING SEIZED DRUG MONEY |
March 02, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - PATRICK ANDERSON, 55, of Lilburn, Georgia, a former Vice President with Tucker Federal Bank in Tucker, Georgia, was arraigned today before United States Magistrate Judge Linda T. Walker, on an indictment issued on February 22nd, charging 34 counts of securities fraud through insider trading. FORMER BANK MANAGER CHARGED WITH INSIDER TRADING |
March 01, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - SALEM FARD LOFTON, 41, of Atlanta, Georgia , was sentenced today by United States District Court Judge Clarence Cooper on a charge of making a false bomb threat involving the Richard B. Russell Federal Building in Atlanta. LOFTON was sentenced to 2 years in federal prison. ATLANTA MAN SENTENCED FOR MAKING BOMB THREAT AT THE RICHARD B. RUSSELL FEDERAL BUILDING |
February 2006 |
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Feb 28, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - VIRGINIA ARLENE GOFORTH, 53, of Marietta, Georgia; TODD JOSEPH MCCLUNG, 33, of Woodstock, Georgia; WILLIAM DONALD BARNETTE, 30, of Douglasville, Georgia; and DAVINA MARIE BRANDON, 30, of Dallas, Georgia, were sentenced today by United States District Judge Thomas W. Thrash on charges of conspiracy, alien smuggling, and passport fraud. FOUR PERSONS SENTENCED IN ALIEN SMUGGLING AND PASSPORT FRAUD CONSPIRACY |
Feb 24, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - At the request of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia filed a Complaint for Forfeiture against Lipodrene, Stimerex-ES, and Betadrene dietary supplements manufactured, marketed, and distributed by Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. FEDS SEIZE DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS CONTAINING EPHEDRINE ALKALOIDS FROM HI-TECH PHARMACEUTICALS |
Feb 23, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - CHARLES E. EDWARDS, 67, of Atlanta, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Jack T.Camp on charges of wire fraud, money laundering, and conspiracy to commit money laundering. EDWARDS SENTENCED TO 13 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR $400 MILLION PAYPHONE INVESTMENT FRAUD |
Feb 21, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - A Criminal Complaint charges DONNA JUNE BAKER, 60, of Kalamazoo, Michigan, with attempting to commit bank fraud by allegedly using a stolen identity with a false address, employment, assets and liabilities to obtain a million dollar mortgage re-finance loan from First National Bank of Arizona. ALLEGED MORTGAGE FRAUDSTERS ARRESTED AT CLOSING TABLE |
Feb 17, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - ERIC TOPEL, 33, of Destin, Florida, pleaded guilty today in federal district court to two counts of an indictment that charged a scheme to commit health care fraud. His brother and co-defendant, CHRISTOPHER TOPEL, 43, of Atlanta, Georgia, pleaded guilty to one count of committing health care fraud on February 2, 2006. TWO CHIROPRACTOR BROTHERS PLEAD GUILTY TO $2 MILLION HEALTH CARE FRAUD SCAM |
Feb 17, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - TIMOTHY C. MOSES, 47, of Atlanta, Georgia, the former President and CEO of International BioChemical Industries, Inc. (IBCL), was sentenced today by United States District Judge Charles C. Pannell, on charges of securities fraud and perjury. FORMER CORPORATE CEO SENTENCED TO OVER 6 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR PUMP AND DUMP SECURITIES FRAUD SCHEME |
Feb 17, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - JOZELL LOIS DICKERSON, 36, of Lawrenceville, Georgia, was sentenced late yesterday by United States District Judge Charles A. Pannell, Jr. on a felony charge of obtaining FEMA assistance funds by falsely claiming that she was a victim of Hurricane Katrina. KATRINA FRAUD DEFENDANT SENTENCED |
Feb 14, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - DAVID DWAYNE SIDLER, 38, of Kennesaw, Georgia, was indicted by a federal grand jury late yesterday on charges of assaulting an AirTran Airways flight attendant while traveling from Las Vegas to Atlanta earlier this year. PASSENGER INDICTED FOR ASSAULTING FLIGHT ATTENDANT |
Feb 10, 2006 |
GAINESVILLE, GA - RONALD PERRY MOON, 49, of Commerce, Georgia, was sentenced to life in prison today by Senior United States District Judge William C. OKelley on charges related to the sale of cocaine and methamphetamine during February and April, 2005. FORMER GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL LEGEND RONALD PERRY MOON SENTENCED TO LIFE FOR DISTRIBUTING DRUGS IN NORTH GEORGIA |
Feb 9, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA -- ESMAEL FOFANA was convicted by a federal jury yesterday for telephoning the FBI and making a false statement. Specifically, the defendant told the FBI that someone he knew was involved in terroristic activity and was planning to blow up buildings in this country. The defendant made this false statement in an apparent attempt to avenge a personal dispute. JURY CONVICTS MAN FOR MAKING FALSE TERRORISM CLAIM |
Feb 8, 2006 |
ATLANTA, GA - SCOTT McCOMBS, 42, of Canton, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Orinda Evans on a charge of possession of child pornography. McCOMBS was sentenced to 2 years in federal prison to be followed by 10 years of supervised release, and fined $5,000. McCOMBS pleaded guilty to the charge on November 11, 2005. FORMER CDC EMPLOYEE SENTENCED FOR POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY |
Feb 3, 2006 |
ROME, GA - DAVID RAY KELLY, 67, of Kennesaw, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Harold L. Murphy on charges of receiving child pornography in interstate commerce by downloading it from the internet. FORMER FORT OGLETHORPE MAN SENTENCED FOR DOWNLOADING CHILD PORN FROM THE INTERNET |
Feb 2, 2006 |
JOSHUA AARON HARDMAN, 24, of Acworth, Georgia pleaded guilty to one count of possession of child pornography today before U.S. District Court Judge Willis B. Hunt, Jr. ACWORTH MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY |
Feb 2, 2006 |
ROLAND MATHIS, 39, of Atlanta, Georgia, was sentenced today to 21 years, 8 months in federal prison to be followed by 10 years of supervised release by United States District Judge Jack T. Camp, on charges of conspiring to distribute cocaine and marijuana, two counts of cocaine distribution, conspiracy to launder money, and 11 counts of money laundering, in connection with a drug distribution and money laundering scheme. LEAD DEFENDANT MATHIS SENTENCED TO OVER 21 YEARS IN DRUG & MONEY LAUNDERING SCHEME |
Feb 1, 2006 |
JOHN BAYARD COLE, 23, of Marietta, Georgia, pleaded guilty yesterday in federal district court to possessing child pornography. GEORGIA MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO POSSESSING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY |
January 2006 |
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Jan 26, 2006 |
CHRISTOPHER D. BRANDLON, a/k/a "Clif Winters" and "Lust Prophet," 49, of Portland, Oregon, pleaded guilty today in federal District Court to enticing a minor to engage in criminal sexual activity. SELF-PROCLAIMED "KING OF THE PEDOPHILES" PLEADS GUILTY |
Jan 26, 2006 |
In a 181 count superseding indictment, 22 defendants have been charged by a federal grand jury with conspiracy, bank loan fraud, mail fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering relating to a mortgage fraud scheme that targeted the metro-Atlanta area house and condominium market. 22 INDICTED FOR MORTGAGE FRAUD |
Jan 25, 2006 |
WAYNE HENRY KAY, 44, of Marietta, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Orinda D. Evans to 1 year in prison followed by 3 years of supervised release after his conviction for threatening to kill the Regional Commissioner of the Social Security Administration. DEFENDANT SENTENCED FOR THREATENING TO KILL PUBLIC OFFICIAL |
Jan 24, 2006 |
JACK THOMAS, former campaign manager for the Robert Lamutt for Congress Committee (RLCC), pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud before U.S. District Judge Ricardo M. Urbina in the District of Columbia. FORMER CAMPAIGN MANAGER PLEADS GUILTY TO DEFRAUDING CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN |
Jan 11, 2006 |
TERESA KNIGHT 28, and LORI LACKEY, 33, both of Oxford, Georgia, who organized and engaged in a scheme of identity fraud that spanned several counties, pleaded guilty to possession of stolen mail today. PARTNERS IN IDENTITY-THEFT SCHEME RELATED TO METH PLEAD GUILTY IN FEDERAL COURT |
Jan 10, 2006 |
A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment today against DOUGLAS RICHARD STEVENS, 52, of Ontario, Canada, who is accused of using a computer to entice a 10-year-old girl to engage in sexual activity, and then driving to Atlanta, Georgia from Ontario, Canada to engage in sexual acts with the young girl. CANADIAN MAN INDICTED FOR TRAVELING TO GEORGIA TO ENGAGE IN SEXUAL ACTIVITY WITH A 10-YEAR-OLD GIRL |
Jan 10, 2006 |
The former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Orthoscript, Inc., a medical supply company in Alpharetta, Georgia, have been charged in a 37-count federal indictment alleging Medicare fraud. MEDICAL SUPPLY EXECUTIVES CHARGED WITH MEDICARE FRAUD |
Jan 9, 2006 |
BEAU S. YOON, a/k/a "Bo Yoon," 35, of Atlanta, Georgia, admitted that he obtained dozens of small business loans for members of the Atlanta Korean community by inventing fake companies and submitting false tax returns and bogus invoices to the banks in an effort to qualify his "clients" for loans they might not otherwise have been able to obtain. MASTERMIND OF $4 MILLION LOAN FRAUD SCHEME PLEADS GUILTY |
Jan 6, 2006 |
ANTHONY WORTHY, 41, of Chester, South Carolina, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Jack T. Camp to 1 year, 8 months in federal prison to be followed by 3 years of supervised release after his conviction for bribing a public official to issue Social Security cards to illegal aliens. WORTHY SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR ROLE IN HELPING ILLEGAL ALIENS OBTAIN SOCIAL SECURITY CARDS |
Jan 5, 2006 |
WILLIAM CLAYTON CRUTCHFIELD, also known as Bill Crutchfield, 60, of Snellville, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Charles A. Pannell, Jr. to life in federal prison on three charges related to the shooting and attempted murder of a federal employee. CRUTCHFIELD SENTENCED TO LIFE FOR SHOOTING POSTAL WORKER |
Jan 5, 2006 |
Four men from southeastern Georgia were sentenced in federal court to prison terms of between 25 years and life for their roles in an attempt to rob an armored truck in Atlanta in October 2003. GEORGIA MEN SENTENCED FOR KILLING A GUARD DURING ATTEMPTED ARMORED TRUCK ROBBERY IN ATLANTA |
Jan 4, 2006 |
STEPHEN ASHLEY HOUSE, 35, of Kennesaw, Georgia, the principal organizer and leader of the largest ecstasy importation and distribution ring busted in the Southeastern United States, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Thomas W. Thrash to a term in federal prison of 17 years to be followed by 3 years supervised release. LEAD DEFENDANT SENTENCED IN LARGEST ECSTASY RING IN S.E. |
Jan 4, 2006 |
Ten men from North Georgia, and one each from Kentucky and Alabama pleaded guilty today in federal District Court to charges relating to the unlawful manufacture, sale, and possession of machine guns. GUILTY PLEAS IN MACHINE GUN CASE |
Jan 3, 2006 |
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December 2005 |
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Dec 30, 2005 |
JIMMIE LEE JONES, also known as Mike Spade, 30, of Stone Mountain, Georgia, arrested on federal charges of sex trafficking and extortion. JONES was arraigned this afternoon before United States Magistrate Judge Gerrilyn G. Brill. JIMMIE LEE JONES |
Dec 22, 2005 |
Life Care Centers of America, Inc. (LCCA), the operator of a skilled nursing facility located in Lawrenceville, Georgia known as Life Care Center of Lawrenceville (Lawrenceville), along with Gwinnett Operations, a TN LLC, successor to Gwinnett Medical Investors Limited Partnership (GO), Developers Investment Company, Inc. (DIC) and Forrest L. Preston, the owners of Lawrenceville, have agreed to pay a total of $2.5 million to resolve multiple allegations of federal False Claims Act violations for billing for services that either were not provided or were worthless to the Lawrenceville residents. LAWRENCEVILLE NURSING HOME TO PAY $2.5 MILLION TO SETTLE ALLEGATIONS OF GROSS NEGLECT OF RESIDENTS |
Dec 22, 2005 |
A federal grand jury has returned a six-count indictment against LUCILENE FELIPE DOS SANTOS, a/k/a "Lucilene Felipe Santos Lopes," 35, VIVIANE CHRISTINA CHAGAS, 29, and JURANI FELIPE PINTO, 55, all nationals of Brazil living in Dunwoody, Georgia, related to a sex trafficking scheme. 3 INDICTED FOR SEX TRAFFICKING OF BRAZILIAN WOMEN |
Dec 20, 2005 |
A federal grand jury has returned an 87-count indictment against TOTADA R. SHANTHAVEERAPPA, M.D., a/k/a "T.R. Shantha, M.D.," 70, of Stone Mountain, Georgia, and DAN U. BARTOLI, 63, of McDonough, Georgia, on charges of health care fraud and distributing unapproved and misbranded drugs. SHANTHA is also charged with money laundering. TOTADA R. SHANTHAVEERAPPA |
Dec 19, 2005 |
JOSEPH MILLIGAN, 37, of Brooklyn, New York, and RAE BEAVERS, 35, of St. Louis, Missouri, were sentenced today by United States District Judge Richard W. Story, on charges of conspiring to file false claims against the United States and fraudulently using other persons' social security numbers. JOSEPH MILLIGAN |
Dec, 13, 2005 |
A federal grand jury has returned five indictments charging five individuals with fraud offenses involving the illegal receipt of Hurricane Katrina relief funds disbursed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and that in two other separate cases, defendants have pleaded guilty to illegally receiving FEMA funds intended for victims of Hurricane Katrina. 5 MORE HURRICANE KATRINA FEDERAL FRAUD CASES INDICTED, 2 OTHER DEFENDANTS PLEAD GUILTY AS CRACKDOWN CONTINUES |
Dec 8, 2005 |
A federal jury in Rome, Georgia, today has returned guilty verdicts against R. SCOTT CUNNINGHAM, 54, of Dalton, Georgia, on charges that he conspired with Abraham Kennard to commit money laundering and on money laundering charges related to an advance-fee fraud scheme known as the church funding project. R. SCOTT CUNNINGHAM |
Dec 8, 2005 |
BRADLEY DUANE HOSCHOUER, 36, of Tyler, Texas, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Jack T. Camp, on federal charges of traveling across state lines with intent to engage in prohibited sexual conduct with a minor. BRADLEY DUANE HOSCHOUER |
Dec 8, 2005 |
KENNETH D. GRACE, JR., 62, of LaGrange, Georgia, today pleaded guilty to a Criminal Information charging him with aiding and abetting a former West Georgia Medical Center executive falsify the books and records of the hospital by submitting false invoices which the executive used to defraud the hospital. KENNETH D. GRACE, JR. |
November 2005 |
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Nov 21, 2005 |
MELVIN WALKER, 41, of Conyers, Georgia, and DAVID RAMSEY, 33, of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, were sentenced today to life in prison on charges of conspiracy and interstate murder-for-hire. MELVIN WALKER & DAVID RAMSEY |
Nov 7, 2005 |
KENNETH GOODRICH, M.D., 52, of Towanda, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on a charge of False Information and Hoaxes (a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1038), in connection with a false bomb threat at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. KENNETH GOODRICH, M.D. |
Nov 7, 2005 |
DERRICK JONES, 32, of Atlanta, pleaded guilty today to three counts of a federal indictment charging distribution of cocaine base (crack). DERRICK JONES |
Nov 4, 2005 |
A federal jury returned a guilty verdict late today against DEBRA STEWART, 40, of McDonough, Georgia, on charges of conspiring to introduce controlled substances into a federal penitentiary. DEBRA STEWART |
Nov 2, 2005 |
STANLEY STREET, 46, of Jonesboro, Georgia was sentenced today by United States Chief District Judge Orinda D. Evans, on charges of armed bank robbery and using firearms to commit bank robberies. STANLEY STREET |
Nov 1, 2005 |
SHIH KAI FENG, a/k/a Frank, 55, and MEI LIN FENG, a/k/a Cindy, 47, both of Chamblee, Georgia, were sentenced today by United States District Judge Julie Carnes, on charges of conspiracy to harbor, transport and entice illegal aliens to reside in the United States, and Social Security fraud. SHIH KAI FENG & MEI LIN FENG |
October 2005 |
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Oct 31, 2005 |
Atlanta real estate lawyer, RUSSELL H. HIPPE, III, 38, and former lawyer SHAREL L. PAYNE, 37, were arraigned in federal court today before United States Magistrate Judge Janet F. King on mortgage fraud charges made in a superseding indictment returned by a federal grand jury on October 19, 2005. RUSSELL H. HIPPE & SHAREL L. PAYNE |
Oct 27, 2005 |
TIMOTHY C. MOSES, age 47, of Atlanta, Georgia, was convicted today by a federal jury of securities fraud and perjury after an eight-day trial in the United States District Court in Atlanta. The jury deliberated just over one hour. TIMOTHY C. MOSES |
Oct 27, 2005 |
DANTE M. SUGUITAN, 38, of San Jose, California, was indicted late yesterday by a federal grand jury for making telephone bomb threats to Turner Field in Atlanta. DANTE M. SUGUITAN |
Oct 27, 2005 |
GARY ALLEN BEEBE, 44, of Cumming, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Beverly Martin on two counts of extortion under color of official right (a violation of the
Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1951). GARY ALLEN BEEBE |
Oct 25, 2005 |
A federal jury returned a guilty verdict today against ERNEST ROMOND GIBBS, JR., 26, of Surrency, Georgia, on charges of conspiring to rob an armored truck, attempting to rob the armored truck
at the Cascade Crossing shopping center in Southwest Atlanta on October 3, 2003, and aiding and abetting his co-defendants in the use of firearms in a robbery attempt that resulted in the death of one guard. Another defendant, RICARDO CORTEZ WILLIAMS, 24, of Atlanta, was acquitted of all charges. ERNEST ROMOND GIBBS, JR. |
Oct 21, 2005 |
Arrest of JOZELL LOIS DICKERSON, 35, of Lawrenceville, Georgia. DICKERSON is charged in a federal indictment with aggravated identity theft, stealing money from the United States government, making false claims, and using a false social security number, in connection with two false claims made to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for $4,000 in relief funds available to victims of Hurricane Katrina. JOZELL LOIS DICKERSON |
Oct 19, 2005 |
MAURICIO HERNANDEZ, a/k/a Casper, 23, of Dalton, Georgia, was convicted by a federal jury in Rome today on charges of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, sale of a machine gun, and being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm. MAURICIO HERNANDEZ |
Oct 18, 2005 |
A federal grand jury has returned a 9-count indictment against HARRISON NORRIS, JR., 39, of Cartersville, Georgia, AIMEE ALLEN, 33, of Cartersville, Georgia, and CEDRIC LAMAR JACKSON, 39,
of Chamblee, Georgia, charging all three defendants with conspiracy to hold young women to a condition of peonage, to obtain the forced labor and services of young women, to traffic young women for purposes of forced labor and peonage, and to traffic young women for commercial sex acts. Defendants NORRIS and ALLEN are also charged with substantive counts of peonage, forced labor, trafficking for purposes of labor and peonage, and trafficking young women for commercial sex acts. THREE INDICTED IN FORCED PROSTITUTION SCHEME |
Oct 17, 2005 |
United States District Judge Clarence E. Cooper sentenced DWAN OUTLAW, 39, of Atlanta, Georgia, for conspiracy to distribute cocaine, crack cocaine, and marijuana, possession of firearms by a convicted felon, and possession of firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking. DWAN OUTLAW |
Oct 14, 2005 |
KIMBERLY BROWN, 36, of Fort Campbell, Kentucky, today pleaded guilty to conspiracy to encourage aliens to reside in the United States unlawfully by providing them with Social Security cards and accepting bribes to provide Social Security cards. KIMBERLY BROWN |
Oct 13, 2005 |
Takedown of a complex investigation code-named Operation Long Whine. The investigation and takedown resulted in the arrest of 28 defendants and the seizure of approximately 592 kilograms of cocaine, more than 40 pounds of methamphetamine and $8 million in currency related to a Mexican drug organization engaged in a multi-state scheme to distribute cocaine and methamphetamine to and through Metro Atlanta. Operation Long Whine |
Oct 12, 2005 |
SUSANA P. LONGO, 47, of Norcross, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Julie E. Carnes, on charges of wire fraud, theft and embezzlement from employee benefit plans, and money laundering. SUSANA P. LONGO |
Oct 12, 2005 |
THOMAS E. McMURRAIN, 37, formerly of Atlanta, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Willis B. Hunt, Jr., on charges of mail fraud and wire fraud related to a loan fraud
scheme. THOMAS E. McMURRAIN |
Oct 11, 2005 |
A federal grand jury has returned an indictment against ROBERT WYNN YOUNG, 30, of Cartersville, Georgia for mailing threatening communications to United States Senator Saxby Chambliss and
the Atlanta office of the FBI. ROBERT WYNN YOUNG |
Oct 6, 2005 |
A sentence and pleas in federal court this week involving multiple defendants charged with firearms trafficking. PROSECUTORS, ATF COMBAT FIREARMS TRAFFICKING IN NORTH GEORGIA, OTHER STATES, AND OVERSEAS |
September 2005 |
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Sep 29, 2005 |
A federal jury in Atlanta, Georgia, today has returned a guilty verdict against CHARLES E. EDWARDS, 67, of Atlanta, Georgia, on charges of wire fraud, money laundering, and conspiracy to commit money laundering. CHARLES E. EDWARDS |
Sep 27, 2005 |
JOHN C. PENROD, 35, formerly of Lithonia, Georgia, and now of Melville, New York, pleaded guilty today to traveling in interstate commerce for the purpose of engaging in a sexual act with a person under 18 years of age. |
Sep 27, 2005 |
There is not sufficient evidence to pursue federal criminal charges against the local law enforcement officers who participated in the use of physical force against Frederick Williams on May
27, 2005. FEDERAL PROSECUTORS DETERMINE EVIDENCE IS INSUFFICIENT FOR FEDERAL CHARGES IN DEATH OF FREDERICK WILLIAMS |
Sep 21, 2005 |
Arrest of NAKIA DEWUANE GRIMES, 30, of Atlanta, Georgia. GRIMES is charged in a criminal complaint with stealing money from the United States government and mail fraud based on a false claim made to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for $2,000 in relief funds available to victims of Hurricane Katrina. GRIMES is scheduled to have an initial appearance before United States Magistrate Judge Joel M. Feldman at 4:00 on September 21, 2005, in Courtroom 2022 in the Richard B. Russell Federal Building and Courthouse. NAKIA DEWUANE GRIMES |
Sep 21, 2005 |
JOSEPH MILLIGAN, 36, of New York City, New York, pleaded guilty today to two counts of a federal indictment on charges of conspiring to file fraudulent claims against the United States and fraudulently using Social Security numbers. RAE BEAVERS, 35, of St. Louis, Missouri, entered a guilty plea to the same two counts on July 28, 2005. JOSEPH MILLIGAN & RAE BEAVERS |
Sep 20, 2005 |
SAMUEL MARIN, 30, of Rome, Georgia, pleaded guilty today to two counts of a federal indictment charging him with offering a bribe to a public official and falsely claiming to be a United States citizen. SAMUEL MARIN |
Sep 20, 2005 |
A federal grand jury has returned a child exploitation indictment against RON FOURAKER, age 54, of Conover, North Carolina. RON FOURAKER |
Sep 14, 2005 |
ANTHONY SIMBOLI, 32, pleaded guilty to threatening the President and judges of the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. ANTHONY SIMBOLI |
Sep 9, 2005 |
WILLIAM CLAYTON CRUTCHFIELD, 60, also known as Bill Crutchfield, of Snellville, Georgia, pleaded guilty today to three counts of a federal indictment related to the shooting and attempted murder of a federal employee. WILLIAM CLAYTON CRUTCHFIELD |
Sep 8, 2005 |
SALVADOR VILLANUEVA-FABELA, 37, of Atlanta, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Beverly B. Martin on charges of trafficking in methamphetamine, conspiring to trade methamphetamine for guns, possessing firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking crimes, and other related counts. SALVADOR VILLANUEVA-FABELA |
Sep 6, 2005 |
A federal grand jury today indicted JOSEPH GARRISON, 31, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on charges of bank fraud and identity theft. JOSEPH GARRISON |
Sep 1, 2005 |
Law enforcement action against multiple defendants related to the sale and distribution of crack cocaine in Statham, and other locations in Barrow County, Georgia. Named and charged with distribution of cocaine base in federal indictments are: MARCUS B. HALE, 21, of Hull, Georgia; LINWOOD CLAUDE HARRIS Jr., 31, of Winder, Georgia; MICHAEL LOUIS MAYWEATHER , 42, of Winder, Georgia; LARRY MICHAEL WARD, 28, of Commerce, Georgia: and JAMAR YOUNG, 25, of Winder, Georgia. This morning law enforcement
officers began arresting those individuals charged in the federal indictments. DEFENDANTS INDICTED AS PART OF CRACKDOWN ON CRACK COCAINE DISTRIBUTION IN BARROW COUNTY |
Sep 1, 2005 |
CORRY THOMPSON, 29, of College Park, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr., on charges of possession of crack cocaine, powder cocaine, marijuana, and ecstasy with intent to distribute; possession of firearms by a convicted felon; and possession of firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking crimes. CORRY THOMPSON |
August 2005 |
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Aug 29, 2005 |
MICHAEL SAPP, 44, of Douglasville, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Court Judge Julie E. Carnes, on charges of unauthorized disclosure of taxpayer information. MICHAEL SAPP |
Aug 29, 2005 |
A federal grand jury has returned an indictment against 30 members and associates of a violent drug gang in a case code-named "Operation Reclaim." Operation Reclaim |
Aug 26, 2005 |
CHRIS J. BECKER, 53, of Shelbyville, Kentucky, was sentenced today by United States District Judge J. Owen Forrester, on a charge of crossing state lines with the intent to engage in a sexual act with a person under 12. CHRIS J. BECKER |
Aug 26, 2005 |
GARY WILLIAM MATRE, age 48, of Hiram, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Harold L. Murphy, on charges of possessing child pornography. GARY WILLIAM MATRE |
Aug 25, 2005 |
JENNIFER C. GRANT, 47, formerly of Jamaica, Atlanta, Georgia, and London, England, pleaded guilty today to one count of a federal indictment charging a conspiracy to violate the bank fraud, mail fraud, wire fraud, interstate and foreign travel fraud, bankruptcy fraud and money laundering statutes by defrauding real estate owners, real estate investors, and mortgage lenders. JENNIFER C. GRANT |
Aug 25, 2005 |
A federal grand jury has returned an indictment against AARON M. HUROWITZ, 55, of Atlanta, Georgia, charging him with 80 counts of health care fraud, money laundering, and five counts of obstructing a federal health care fraud investigation. AARON M. HUROWITZ |
Aug 24, 2005 |
CHALANA C. MCFARLAND, 37, a/k/a Chalana Cosby, a former Atlanta area real estate closing attorney who later moved operations to Miami, Florida, was sentenced by United States District Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr., on charges of conspiracy, bank fraud, wire fraud, mail fraud, identity theft, fraudulent use of social security numbers, money laundering, obstruction of justice,
and perjury. CHALANA C. MCFARLAND |
Aug 22, 2005 |
ERIC ROBERT RUDOLPH, 38, of Murphy, North Carolina, today was sentenced by United States District Judge Charles Pannell for three bombings in the Atlanta area in 1996 and 1997, including the bombing at Centennial Olympic Park during the 1996 Olympic Games. ERIC ROBERT RUDOLPH |
Aug 18, 2005 |
A federal Magistrate Judge today unsealed an indictment charging ERIC TOPEL, 33, of Destin, Florida, and CHRISTOPHER TOPEL, 43, of Atlanta, Georgia, both Doctors of Chiropractic, with health
care fraud relating to fraudulent billings to an insurance company. ERIC TOPEL & CHRISTOPHER TOPEL |
Aug 18, 2005 |
A federal grand jury has returned an indictment against 15 men from Georgia and Alabama on firearms charges related to machine guns. The defendants are: LARRY BUSH, 50, of Lawrenceville, Georgia; MICHAEL A. MILLER, 49, of Carrollton, Georgia; J. COREY ADAMS, 28, of Carrollton, Georgia; KEVIN BUSH, 42, of South Shore, Kentucky; MARK S. MILLER, 43, of Carrollton, Georgia; DONALD WALLS, 64, of Roopville, Georgia; HUEY HUTCHINSON, 66, of Carrollton, Georgia; JOSEPH STANLEY NABORS, 49, of Dallas,
Georgia; PHILLIP SLAUGHTER, of Douglasville, Georgia; BRUCE WADE WILKINSON, 40, of Columbus, Georgia; RODNEY WILLIAMS, 44, of Roopville, Georgia; JOHN ARRINGTON, 33, of Heflin, Alabama; THOMAS MORRISON, 42, of Villa Rica, Georgia; SPENCER GAY, 33, of Carrollton, Georgia; and MICHAEL ALAN HARRIS, 50, of Carrollton,
Georgia. The indictment was unsealed yesterday to allow the coordinated arrests of the defendants. Thus far, 12 of the defendants have been arrested and 2 more are expected to turn themselves in soon. The remaining defendant, KEVIN BUSH, is considered a fugitive in the Kentucky area. 15 MEN FROM GEORGIA AND ALABAMA INDICTED ON FEDERAL MACHINE GUN CHARGES |
Aug 15, 2005 |
ANDREW JOSEPH MILLER, 29, of Tunnel Hill, Georgia, pleaded guilty today to one count of a federal indictment which charged him with receiving and distributing child pornography in interstate commerce over the internet. ANDREW JOSEPH MILLER |
Aug 12, 2005 |
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TAFOLLA BUENROSTRO, 52, of Plainville, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Harold L. Murphy, on charges of Possession of Firearms by a Convicted Felon and Distribution of Methamphetamine. JORGE TAFOLLA BUENROSTRO |
Aug 11, 2005 |
DAVID ALAN FREEMAN, 39, of Atlanta, Georgia, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Charles A. Pannell, Jr., on charges of depriving a person of their civil rights by misusing official authority. DAVID ALAN FREEMAN |
Aug 8, 2005 |
Unsealing of a federal grand jury indictment against 18 members of a violent street gang known as SureZos-13, also known as SUR-13. The indictment charges 14 defendants with being part of a racketeering conspiracy and 3 additional defendants with violent crimes related to racketeering. The indictment was returned by a federal grand jury under seal on July 12th and unsealed on August 5th to allow the coordinated arrests of the defendants. "SUR-13" STREET GANG |
Aug 8, 2005 |
MARION SHERRILL, 58, of Monroe, Georgia, a former investment advisor with J.P. Turner& Company, LLC, was arraigned today on a 26-count criminal indictment, for operating a mail fraud and
securities fraud scheme to defraud former investment clients, and for obstructing an investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). MARION SHERRILL |
Aug 4, 2005 |
OPERATION ENIGMA defendants sentenced for distributing over $50 million in drugs in less than 1 year. More on OPERATION ENIGMA |
Aug 3, 2005 |
TERRY STEPHEN CRAWFORD, 46, of Catoosa County, Georgia, pleaded guilty today to charges of removing and damaging archaeological resources located on public lands and removing items having commercial and archaeological value. TERRY STEPHEN CRAWFORD |
Aug 3, 2005 |
A federal jury has returned a guilty verdict against MELVIN WALKER, 41, of Conyers, Georgia, and DAVID RAMSEY, 33, of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, on charges of conspiracy, interstate murder for hire, and substantive murder for hire charges. MELVIN WALKER, and DAVID RAMSEY |
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July 28, 2005 |
A federal grand jury has returned seven indictments charging fifteen DEFENDANTS with heroin distribution. INDICTMENTS UNSEALED IN "PROJECT SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS HEROIN RING PROSECUTIONS |
July 28, 2005 |
A federal jury returned a guilty verdict against STANLEY STREET, 45, of Jonesboro, Georgia on three counts of armed bank robbery in Atlanta, Georgia, using force, violence, and intimidation, and three counts of using a firearm during these crimes of violence. STANLEY STREET |
July 27, 2005 |
A federal grand jury has returned an indictment against WILLIAM CLAYTON CRUTCHFIELD, a/k/a Bill Crutchfield, 60, of Snellville, Georgia, on charges related to the assault and attempted murder of a federal employee. WILLIAM CLAYTON CRUTCHFIELD |
July 18, 2005 |
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales and U.S. Attorney Alice H. Martin of the Northern District of Alabama announced today that Eric Robert Rudolph has been sentenced by a federal judge in Birmingham to two consecutive terms of life in prison without the possibility of parole for the fatal bombing of a Birmingham family planning clinic in 1998 that killed Police Officer Robert Sanderson and critically injured nurse Emily Lyons. The court also ordered restitution to the victims in the amount of $1,002,176.43. ERIC ROBERT RUDOLPH |
July 14, 2005 |
BEN NYEMAH BADIO, a/k/a Kawi Badio, 46, of Norcross, Georgia, was sentenced today for operating a $1.5 million tax fraud scheme. BEN NYEMAH BADIO |
July 14, 2005 |
Three men were sentenced today to as much as five years in prison for participating in the largest ecstasy manufacturing operation prosecuted in Georgia. The leaders of the manufacturing conspiracy established and operated at least seven ecstasy laboratories in the Atlanta area starting in 1998 and continuing until their arrest by federal agents in November 2003. DEFENDANTS SENTENCED IN GEORGIAS LARGEST ECSTASY MANUFACTURING CASE |
June 2005 |
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June 14, 2005 |
JOSE QUEZADAS-FIERROS, 32, of Mableton, Georgia has been sentenced on charges of conspiring to manufacture marijuana. JOSE QUEZADAS-FIERROS |
June 10, 2005 |
BEN VASSEGHI, 30, of Atlanta, Georgia, was sentenced late yesterday by United States District Judge Thomas W. Thrash on two counts of conspiring to import and distribute ecstasy, four counts
of importation of ecstasy, and one count of attempted importation of ecstasy. BEN VASSEGHI |
June 8, 2005 |
19 defendants have been indicted by a federal grand jury on 21 counts, charging conspiracy, bank loan fraud, mail fraud, and wire fraud, relating to a mortgage fraud scheme that targeted
the 4001 Cascade subdivision in Fulton County. The 19 defendants are: MARCUS C. ALCINDOR, a/k/a Christopher Alcindor, 42, of St. Lucia; CHRISTOPHER BAKER, 40, of Canada; CARL BEST, 42, of New York City; CHERYL DENNY, 42, of St. Lucia; JEREMY DERCOLA, 29, of Douglasville, Georgia; FRED FARMER, 59, of Roswell, Georgia; MICHAEL FLAKE, 31, of Stone Mountain, Georgia; WESLEY GOLDEN, 57, of Atlanta, Georgia; RILEY GRAHAM, a/k/a Riley Williams, 39, of Detroit, Michigan; WENDELL HIGGS, 42, of Suwanee, Georgia; PHILLIP E. HILL, 49, of Blounstown, Florida; CORTNEY JACKSON, 49, of Detroit, Michigan; JAMES MOSS, a/k/a Dr. James Moss, 49, of Roswell, Georgia; JULIAN PEREZ, a/k/a Tony Perez, 49, of Roswell, Georgia; BRANT PETREE, 23, of Marietta, Georgia; ROBERT POWERS, 45, of Cumming, Georgia; ANNETTE SPEAR, 50, of Union City, Georgia; DAVID THOMAS, 46, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana; and DAVID VAN MERSBERGEN, 46, of Atlanta, Georgia. NINETEEN INDICTED IN MORTGAGE FRAUD |
June 8, 2005 |
GUILFORD WATSON, 56, of Goldsboro, North Carolina, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Clarence Cooper, on charges of Enticing a Child to Engage in Illegal Sexual Activity and Distribution of Child Pornography. GUILFORD WATSON |
June 7, 2005 |
MICHAEL SAPP, 44, of Douglasville, Georgia, pleaded guilty today to charges of unauthorized disclosure of taxpayer information. MICHAEL SAPP |
June 3, 2005 |
Operation Meth Merchant has resulted in 24 indictments of 49 individuals and 16 corporations associated with convenience stores in Northwest Georgia. The defendants are charged with selling ephedrine and/or pseudoephedrine and/or other products and materials, knowing or having reason to know that the buyers intended purpose for the product was to manufacture methamphetamine. Along with todays arrests of the defendants, law enforcement officers are executing 25 federal search warrants at stores and a residence associated with the alleged crimes. Operation Meth Merchant |
May 2005 |
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May 23, 2005 |
CARLOS GARZA, 35, of Marietta, Georgia, and JESUS URIBE, 36, of Atlanta, Georgia were sentenced today by United States District Judge Beverly B. Martin on charges of Conspiracy to Possess with the Intent to Distribute Cocaine and Methamphetamine. CARLOS GARZA |
May 23, 2005 |
MARSHALL GILLEY, 55, of Lanett, Alabama, and G. E. ROBINSON TRUCKING COMPANY, INC., of LaGrange, Georgia, were sentenced today by United States District Judge Jack T. Camp. MARSHALL GILLEY |
May 17, 2005 |
A federal grand jury has returned an indictment against JON FIELDING YOST, 41, of Alpharetta, Georgia, on a charge of attempting to entice a child to engage in illegal sexual activity. JON FIELDING YOST |
May 13, 2005 |
OFER BARLEV, 40, and KAREN BARLEV, 42, both of Marietta, Georgia, were sentenced today by United States District Judge Charles A. Pannell Jr., on charges of wire fraud and money laundering. OFER BARLEV, and KAREN BARLEV |
May 12, 2005 |
THOMAS E. MCMURRAIN, 37, formerly of Atlanta, Georgia, pleaded guilty today to four counts of a federal indictment on charges of mail fraud and wire fraud. THOMAS E. MCMURRAIN |
May 10, 2005 |
JUDITH H. JUDY HOOPER, a/k/a Jerry Dale Hunter, 55, today pleaded guilty to charges of mortgage fraud, obtaining false Social Security numbers and conspiracy. JUDITH H. JUDY HOOPER |
May 06, 2005 |
DAMON DEPREECE GARRETT, 21, of Lithonia, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge J. Owen Forrester on charges of car jacking, discharging a firearm during the car jacking, assaulting a federal officer, and using a firearm to commit the assault. DAMON DEPREECE GARRETT |
May 05, 2005 |
United States District Judge Harold L. Murphy has sentenced ABRAHAM KENNARD, 46, of Wildwood, Georgia, on charges relating to an advance-fee fraud scheme known as the church funding project. ABRAHAM KENNARD |
May 05, 2005 |
RANDALL C. HACKLER, 41, of Marietta, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Willis B. Hunt, Jr., on charges of conspiracy to commit credit card fraud and receipt of goods obtained with stolen credit cards. RANDALL C. HACKLER |
May 05, 2005 |
GLORIA CANAS, 45, of Lawrenceville, Georgia, was sentenced today by Senior United States District Judge Marvin H. Shoob on charges of money laundering. GLORIA CANAS |
May 05, 2005 |
RILEY LEDBETTER, 36, of Newport, North Carolina, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Jack T. Camp on charges of attempting to induce a minor into sexual activity. RILEY LEDBETTER |
May 04, 2005 |
ROBERT S. ROSOLANKO, 35, of Binghamton, New York, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Charles A. Pannell, Jr. on a charge of wire fraud. ROBERT S. ROSOLANKO |
May 03, 2005 |
A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging CHARLES FEMERY PEEBLES, 55, of Flowery Branch, Georgia, with wire fraud, mail fraud, bank fraud and identity theft. CHARLES FEMERY PEEBLES |
April 2005 |
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April 30, 2005 |
The District Attorneys Office in Fulton County, Georgia will receive $714,150 from the Department of Justice to help solve old, unsolved cold cases and to identify the missing using DNA evidence. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE HELPS WITH COLD CASES IN GEORGIA |
April 29, 2005 |
A federal grand jury has returned an indictment against MICHAEL RENE GARRETT, 26, of Morrow, Georgia, on charges of kidnapping. MICHAEL RENE GARRETT |
April 28, 2005 |
Indictments over the past two weeks of separate cases involving solicitation of young children over the internet and distribution of child pornography. SIX SEPARATE INDICTMENTS RETURNED FOR CHILD EXPLOITATION OFFENSES |
April 27, 2005 |
A federal grand jury has returned an indictment against TED ISEGHOHI EDWARDS 44, a/k/a Steve Poncho, Prince Lewis, and Dee; OGOEGBUNAM UMENYIORA , 30, a/k/a Jason Williams, and J.R.; and GREGORY SHIELDS, 28, a/k/a Greg, all of Atlanta, Georgia, on charges of conspiracy to export stolen vehicles and to transport them across state and country lines. THREE INDICTED IN SCHEME TO SHIP STOLEN LUXURY VEHICLES |
April 27, 2005 |
RICHARD G. HUTCHESON, 41, of LaGrange, Georgia, has pleaded guilty to a Criminal Information charging him with mail fraud. RICHARD G. HUTCHESON |
April 20, 2005 |
A federal grand jury has returned an indictment against ZAYEAD CHRISTOPHER HAJAIG a/ka Barry John Felton. ZAYEAD CHRISTOPHER HAJAIG |
April 19, 2005 |
BEN NYEMAH BADIO, a/k/a Kawi Badio, 46, of Norcross, Georgia, pleaded guilty yesterday to a 22 count indictment charging him with operating a $1.5 million tax fraud scheme, including 1 count of criminal conspiracy, 9 counts of filing false claims with the IRS, 9 counts of bank fraud, and 3 counts of money laundering. BEN NYEMAH BADIO |
April 15, 2005 |
MARK G. DAVIS, 41, of Lilburn, Georgia, was sentenced late yesterday by United States District Judge Julie E. Carnes, on a charge of conspiracy to commit mortgage fraud. MARK G. DAVIS |
April 14, 2005 |
Another round of indictments of fraudulent tax return preparers. On April 12, 2005, a federal grand jury returned two indictments charging DEBORAH ANN HILL, 37, of Marietta, Georgia, and LARRY
VONZELL BLACK, 50, of Canton, Georgia. DEBORAH ANN HILL, and LARRY VONZELL BLACK |
April 13, 2005 |
ERIC ROBERT RUDOLPH, 38, of Murphy, North Carolina, today pleaded guilty to a series of bombings between 1996 and 1998. RUDOLPH was indicted in the Northern District of Georgia for the fatal bombing at Centennial Olympic Park on July 27, 1996, which killed Olympic spectator Alice Hawthorne and seriously injured more than 100 other people; the bombing of a Sandy Springs, Georgia, family planning clinic on Jan. 16, 1997, which injured more than 50 people; and the bombing of a Midtown Atlanta nightclub, the Otherside Lounge, on Feb. 21, 1997, which injured five people. RUDOLPH also was indicted in the Northern District of Alabama for the fatal bombing of a Birmingham family planning clinic on Jan. 29, 1998, which killed Birmingham Police Officer Robert Sanderson and critically injured nurse Emily Lyons. ERIC ROBERT RUDOLPH |
April 8, 2005 |
Eric Robert Rudolph will plead guilty to federal charges stemming from a series of bombings, including the fatal attacks at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta during the 1996 Olympics and at a Birmingham, Alabama family planning clinic in 1998. ERIC ROBERT RUDOLPH |
April 8, 2005 |
DAVID PAUL ERDMAN, 41, of Griffin, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Jack T. Camp, on charges of possession of child pornography. DAVID PAUL ERDMAN |
April 7, 2005 |
The prosecution of several fraudulent tax return preparers and other criminal tax offenders in the Northern District of Georgia. With the tax deadline for filing tax returns rapidly approaching, federal officials today issued a warning to citizens, especially those in the business of preparing fraudulent tax returns, and those trusting their returns to tax return preparers, that federal tax authorities continue to dedicate resources to prosecuting those who assist others in preparing fraudulent tax returns. TAX CASES CONTINUE AS APRIL 15 DEADLINE APPROACHES |
April 6, 2005 |
This coming week is the 25th anniversary of the National Crime Victims Rights Week, first proclaimed by President Reagan in 1981. During the week of April 10 to 16, this silver anniversary will be celebrated across the United States by crime victims and survivors, the thousands of professionals and volunteers who serve them, and supporters from the general public. In this district one important event commemorating the anniversary will be the fifteenth annual Crime Victims Memorial Service to be held at Northside United Methodist Church, 2799 Northside Drive, on Sunday, April 10 at 3:00 p.m. AMERICA CELEBRATES NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS RIGHTS WEEKS SILVER ANNIVERSARY |
April 1, 2005 |
ROBERT STEWART, 33, of College Park, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr., on charges related to conspiracy, bank fraud, identity theft and making false claims to the Department of Veterans Affairs. ROBERT STEWART |
March 2005 |
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Mar 29, 2005 |
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MICHAEL TERRY, age 35, of Lawrenceville, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr., on charges of using a computer to entice a child to engage in
sexual activity and transporting child pornography. CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL TERRY |
Mar 29, 2005 |
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales has announced the appointment of five new members to serve three-year terms on his 2005 Attorney Generals Advisory Committee of United States Attorneys. News Release |
Mar 25, 2005 |
A federal jury returned guilty verdicts today against EDDIE OLIVER, 30, VINCENT WILLIAMS, 33, and DEMETRIUS REVERE, 31, of Northwest Atlanta, on charges of racketeering, possession of cocaine and crack cocaine with intent to distribute, armed robbery, and possession of firearms. Oliver was acquitted of robbery and firearms possession. FEDERAL JURY CONVICTS DIABLOS GANG MEMBERS |
Mar 25, 2005 |
TURHAN JAMAR LAMONS, age 24, of Morrow, was convicted by a federal jury today on the charge of maliciously conveying false information concerning an attempt to damage a civil aircraft and commit an act of violence against aircraft passengers. TURHAN JAMAR LAMONS |
Mar 25, 2005 |
NIA M. REED, 30, of Atlanta, Georgia, has entered a plea of guilty to two counts of having made false statements concerning alleged terrorist activity. NIA M. REED |
Mar 24, 2005 |
ROGER F. KAHN, 59, of Bartow County, Georgia, and GLEN M. (MIKE) BRAMLETT, 49, of Bartow County, Georgia have been sentenced for unlawfully taking and killing approximately 3,300 migratory birds in violation of federal law, and KAHN CATTLE COMPANY, LLC has been sentenced for disposing of a hazardous waste without a permit. ROGER F. KAHN, and GLEN M. BRAMLETT - Advertisement |
Mar 24, 2005 |
A federal grand jury has charged 14 defendants in an 11-count indictment alleging a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, actual distribution of methamphetamine, and possession of firearms in connection with this drug trafficking. 14 INDICTED IN METHAMPHETAMINE DISTRIBUTION RING |
Mar 24, 2005 |
MARCUS ABERCROMBIE, 34, of Duluth, Georgia, pleaded guilty today to charges of access device fraud and conspiracy to commit access device fraud and wire fraud in a hearing before U.S. District
Judge Richard W. Story. MARCUS ABERCROMBIE |
Mar 23, 2005 |
A federal grand jury indicted ANTHONY SIMBOLI, 32, for mailing a threatening communication to the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta. ANTHONY SIMBOLI |
Mar 23, 2005 |
ALEM FARD LOFTON, age 41, of Atlanta, Georgia, was charged yesterday for falsely threatening to detonate a bomb at the Richard B. Russell Federal Building. ALEM FARD LOFTON |
Mar 18, 2005 |
Officials from around the United States will be in Atlanta beginning Tuesday as part of a nationwide effort to fight violent crime and restore neighborhoods through the Weed and Seed initiative. OFFICIALS FROM AROUND NATION TO MEET IN ATLANTA STARTING TUESDAY FOR CRIME FIGHTING AND COMMUNITY BUILDING WORKSHOP |
Mar 18, 2005 |
FREDDY OCHOA, a/k/a El Kojo, a/k/a Shadow, 22, and JOSE MARTINEZ-GUTIERREZ a/k/a Angel, 22, both of Atlanta, Georgia, were sentenced today by United States District Judge Julie E. Carnes, on charges of committing crimes of violence in aid of a racketeering enterprise. TWO LATIN KING GANG MEMBERS SENTENCED FOR VIOLENT CRIMES |
Mar 18, 2005 |
JOHN EDMOND HARRELL, 23, and LEO BIBBS, III, 22, both of Atlanta, Georgia, were sentenced today by United States District Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr., on charges of providing false information to a federally licensed firearms dealer. JOHN EDMOND HARRELL, and LEO BIBBS |
Mar 17, 2005 |
A federal indictment has been unsealed and 22 defendants in North Georgia in the process of being arrested on charges related to a scheme to distribute methamphetamine, marijuana, and powerful prescription drugs. INDICTMENT UNSEALED: 22 CHARGED IN LARGE SCALE DRUG SCHEME |
Mar 16, 2005 |
A federal grand jury has returned an indictment against the following defendants: KIMBERLY BROWN, 35, of Fort Campbell, Kentucky; KHADY MBENGUE, 34, of College Park, Georgia; RICHARD SIMON, a/k/a Richard St. Cyre, 38, of Snellville, Georgia; JUDY GARCIA, 42, of Plainfield, New Jersey; and ANTHONY WORTHY, 40, of Chester, South Carolina. 5 INDICTED IN SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER CONSPIRACY |
Mar 09, 2005 |
A federal grand jury has returned an indictment against TEODOR SVETOSLAVOV BALEV, 25, of Atlanta, Georgia, on charges of making a false statement regarding terroristic threats. TEODOR SVETOSLAVOV BALEV |
Mar 09, 2005 |
DEA agents acting together with local law enforcement officers have made a record seizure of 174 pounds of suspected crystal methamphetamine (ice) and approximately $1 million in cash from two residences located in the Atlanta area. LARGEST ICE SEIZURE IN ATLANTA AREA UNDER INVESTIGATION |
Mar 07, 2005 |
MAZHAR PASHA, 52, of Hampton, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Willis B. Hunt, Jr.,for executing a scheme to defraud Medicare. MAZHAR PASHA |
Mar 04, 2005 |
KELVIN RENARD OWENS, 34, of Jonesboro, Georgia, pleaded guilty and was sentenced today by United States Magistrate Judge Alan Baverman, on a charge of sexual assault. KELVIN RENARD OWENS |
Mar 04, 2005 |
ROBERT PETERSON, 74, a/k/a Ron Peterson, of Atlanta, Georgia, and JAMES RONALD DAVIS, 64, of Atlanta, Georgia, were sentenced today by United States District Judge Julie Carnes, both on a fraud charge relating to inducing investors to travel to Atlanta from other states as part of a scheme to defraud the investors. PETERSON, DAVIS SENTENCED IN INVESTMENT PHONE SCHEME |
Mar 03, 2005 |
DAVID WILLIAM SCOTT, age 34, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Charles A. Pannell, Jr., on charges of using a computer to induce a person under 18 to engage in sexual activity, traveling in interstate commerce with the intent to engage in a sexual act with a person under 18, and crossing state lines with the intent to engage in a sexual act with a person under 12. DAVID WILLIAM SCOTT |
Mar 03, 2005 |
DEBORAH L. THROWER, 51, and SHASHONA P. PAYTON, 34, both of Stone Mountain, Georgia, were sentenced today by United States District Judge Clarence Cooper on charges of conspiracy to commit tax fraud. DEBORAH L. THROWER, 51, and SHASHONA P. PAYTON |
Mar 02, 2005 |
A federal grand jury has returned an indictment against ROBERT BOUDREAU, 50, of Woodstock, Georgia. The indictment charges BOUDREAU with traveling in foreign commerce and engaging in sexually explicit conduct with a person under the age of 18, and manufacturing and possessing child pornography. ROBERT BOUDREAU |
Mar 02, 2005 |
LEONARD HERBERT SHANNON, 35, of Jefferson, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge William C. O' Kelley on charges of possession of child pornography. LEONARD HERBERT SHANNON |
Mar 02, 2005 |
SIMONA VICHERKOVA, 27, of Lawrenceville, Georgia, pleaded guilty today to two counts of a federal indictment on charges of conspiracy to commit immigration document fraud and receipt of a stolen vehicle. SIMONA VICHERKOVA |
Mar 01, 2005 |
A federal grand jury has returned a 92-count indictment charging 21 defendants with bank fraud and making false statements to two banks related to a loan fraud scheme. 21 INDICTED IN $4.5 MILLION LOAN FRAUD SCHEME; FALSE STATEMENTS TO BANKS |
Mar 01, 2005 |
A federal grand jury has returned an indictment against ROBERT BOUDREAU, 50, of Woodstock, Georgia. The indictment BOUDREAU with traveling in foreign commerce and engaging in sexually
explicit conduct with a person under the age of 18, and manufacturing and possessing child pornography. ROBERT BOUDREAU |
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