Decatur men convicted for Chamblee carjacking and Newnan firearms thefts

ATLANTA – Antonio McCrary has been sentenced for a carjacking at a Chamblee, Georgia residence and an unrelated string of firearm thefts in Newnan, Georgia. Additionally, Cortez Butler, who admitted to committing…

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Fourth Defendant Pleads Guilty in Scheme to Employ Homeless Individuals to Cash Bogus Business Checks

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A fourth Georgia man charged in federal court in Rhode Island with participating in a long-running scheme to entice homeless and transient individuals in the Providence area to cash…

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Federal Officials Unveil Two Indictments Charging 14 People with Illegally Trafficking 400 Firearms into Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Philadelphia Field Division Special Agent in charge Matt Varisco announced federal charges in two separate interstate firearms…

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Bristol, Tennessee Woman Sentenced to 13 Years For Role in Large-Scale Meth Trafficking Conspiracy

ABINGDON, Va. – A Tennessee woman, who was part of a conspiracy that trafficked methamphetamine from Mexico into Southwest Virginia, was sentenced last week to 156 months in federal prison. Jessica Nicole…

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Georgia Cocaine Trafficker And Money Launderer Is Sentenced To 30 Years In Federal Prison

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Today, U.S. District Judge Kenneth D. Bell handed down a 30-year sentence to the leader of a drug and money laundering organization operating across the Carolinas, announced Dena J.…

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Georgia Man Sentenced to 360 Months for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine and Firearm Offenses

LONDON, Ky. – Quinton Hall, 36, of Ellenwood, Georgia was sentenced to 360 months in federal prison on Thursday, by U.S. District Judge Robert E. Wier. Hall was previously convicted by a…

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Convicted Felon Admits Trying to Bring Loaded Gun on Plane at Newark Liberty International Airport

NEWARK, N.J. – A Newburgh, New York, man today admitted possessing a stolen and loaded firearm that he tried to get through security at Newark Liberty International Airport, U.S. Attorney Philip R.…

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Passenger sentenced for groping nurse during flight

ATLANTA – Scott Russell Granden has been sentenced to federal prison for groping and inappropriately touching a female passenger seated next to him on a flight to Atlanta. “Passengers have the right…

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Former St. Tammany Parish Sheriff Jack Strain Sentenced to 120 Months Imprisonment After Previously Pleading Guilty to Soliciting and Receiving Bribes Involving Contract for Privatization of Work Release Program in St. Tammany Parish

NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that former long-time St. Tammany Parish Sheriff RODNEY J. STRAIN (a/k/a Jack Strain), age 56, from Abita Springs, Louisiana, was sentenced today to…

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Operation Copied and Removed Malware Known as “Cyclops Blink” from the Botnet’s Command-And-Control Devices, Disrupting the GRU’s Control Over Thousands of Infected Devices Worldwide. Victims Must Take Additional Steps to Remediate the…

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Prisma Health Midlands to Pay $1 Million to Resolve Alleged Controlled Substance Act Violations

COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA — Prisma Health Midlands (“Prisma”) has agreed to pay a record $1 million to resolve allegations that it committed recordkeeping and dispensing violations of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). These…

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Federal Jury Convicts Hopkins Man for Distributing Fentanyl that Caused Eleven Overdose Deaths

ST. PAUL, Minn. – A federal jury found a Hopkins, Minnesota man guilty of distributing controlled substances, including fentanyl, which resulted in the deaths of eleven people and caused serious bodily injury…

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Supplier in drug-trafficking conspiracy sentenced to more than a decade in federal prison

BRUNSWICK, GA: The Atlanta-area drug supplier to a south Georgia drug trafficking conspiracy has been sentenced to more than a decade in federal prison, wrapping up the prosecution of a major conduit…

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Three men sentenced to federal prison on charges related to human trafficking

BRUNSWICK, GA: Three men have been sentenced to federal prison in separate but related cases in which they admitted providing forced labor for south Georgia farms. Javier Sanchez Mendoza Jr., 24, of…

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Storage Post Self Storage Deftly Executes Its 8th Self-Storage Property Acquisition This Year With A New Facility In Linden, New Jersey

Storage Post-Linden South is a premium facility that benefits from brand recognition within the neighborhood and a sister store, Storage Post-Linden, only 3 miles away. The property resides in a high traffic…

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OGCC Behavioral Services and Dionne Huffman pay $750,000.00 to settle False Claims Act allegations

ATLANTA – OGCC Behavioral Health Services, Inc. (“OGCC”) and its owner and Executive Director, Dionne Huffman, have agreed to pay $750,000 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by,…

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Jury Convicts Georgia Man of Child Enticement in Operation End Game Case

MACON, Ga. – A Winterville, Georgia, resident was convicted of attempted online child enticement resulting from a law enforcement effort focused on arresting child sex predators in the Athens, Georgia, area. Noe…

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U.S. Attorney Announces Indictment Of Georgia Man For Laundering Proceeds From Fraud Schemes Perpetrated By Nigeria-Based Criminal Enterprise

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Patrick Freaney, Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the United States Secret Service (“USSS”), announced…

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Montgomery Tax Preparer Sentenced to 37 Months in Prison and Fined $100,000.00 for Filing False Returns

Montgomery, Ala. – Today, United States Attorney Sandra J. Stewart and Special Agent in Charge James E. Dorsey with IRS Criminal Investigation, Atlanta Field Office, announced that a Montgomery tax…

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Baxley, Ga., woman gets maximum sentence for meth-distribution conspiracy

BRUNSWICK, GA: An Appling County woman has been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Linda Timblin, 48, of Baxley, Ga., was sentenced to 60 months in…

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Decatur men convicted for Chamblee carjacking and Newnan firearms thefts

Fourth Defendant Pleads Guilty in Scheme to Employ Homeless Individuals to Cash Bogus Business Checks

Federal Officials Unveil Two Indictments Charging 14 People with Illegally Trafficking 400 Firearms into Philadelphia

Bristol, Tennessee Woman Sentenced to 13 Years For Role in Large-Scale Meth Trafficking Conspiracy

Georgia Cocaine Trafficker And Money Launderer Is Sentenced To 30 Years In Federal Prison

Georgia Man Sentenced to 360 Months for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine and Firearm Offenses

Convicted Felon Admits Trying to Bring Loaded Gun on Plane at Newark Liberty International Airport

Passenger sentenced for groping nurse during flight

Former St. Tammany Parish Sheriff Jack Strain Sentenced to 120 Months Imprisonment After Previously Pleading Guilty to Soliciting and Receiving Bribes Involving Contract for Privatization of Work Release Program in St. Tammany Parish

Prisma Health Midlands to Pay $1 Million to Resolve Alleged Controlled Substance Act Violations

Federal Jury Convicts Hopkins Man for Distributing Fentanyl that Caused Eleven Overdose Deaths

Supplier in drug-trafficking conspiracy sentenced to more than a decade in federal prison

Three men sentenced to federal prison on charges related to human trafficking

Storage Post Self Storage Deftly Executes Its 8th Self-Storage Property Acquisition This Year With A New Facility In Linden, New Jersey

OGCC Behavioral Services and Dionne Huffman pay $750,000.00 to settle False Claims Act allegations

Jury Convicts Georgia Man of Child Enticement in Operation End Game Case

U.S. Attorney Announces Indictment Of Georgia Man For Laundering Proceeds From Fraud Schemes Perpetrated By Nigeria-Based Criminal Enterprise

Montgomery Tax Preparer Sentenced to 37 Months in Prison and Fined $100,000.00 for Filing False Returns

Baxley, Ga., woman gets maximum sentence for meth-distribution conspiracy

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