Federal Jury Convicts Cairo, Georgia, Man for His Role in 100+ Kilo Meth Distribution Network

ALBANY, Ga. – A Southwest Georgia man was found guilty on all counts by a federal jury yesterday afternoon following a four-day trial resulting from an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force…

March 21, 2022

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Georgia Man Sentenced for Conspiring to Launder $2.5 Million in Romance Scam Proceeds

Department of Justice Press Releases

RALEIGH, N.C. – A Smyrna, Georgia man, Oluwadamilare Kolaogunbule, was sentenced today to 71 months in prison and three years of supervised release for conspiracy to commit money laundering. On October 21,…

March 17, 2022

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Georgia Man Sentenced For Committing CARES Act PPP Fraud

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VALDOSTA, Ga. – A Georgia man convicted for money laundering after he fraudulently filed for $2.6 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES)…

March 17, 2022

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Georgia Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison for Sexually Exploiting Five Children in Indiana and South Carolina

Department of Justice Press Releases

INDIANAPOLIS – Matthew O. Walker, 28, of Augusta, Georgia, was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to the sexual exploitation of a child. According to court documents, Walker…

March 17, 2022

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Georgia Man Sentenced for Stealing Millions from San Felipe Del Rio ISD

Department of Justice Press Releases

DEL RIO – A Douglassville, GA man was sentenced today to 52 months in prison for stealing over $2 million from the San Felipe Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District. According to…

March 17, 2022

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Georgia’s ‘Mathematics Equity’ Program Told Educators To Teach CRT-Aligned Curriculum To Remove ‘Bias’ From Classrooms

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Georgia’s ‘Mathematics Equity’ Program Told Educators To Teach CRT-Aligned Curriculum To Remove ‘Bias’ From Classrooms Kendall Tietz on March 16, 2022 The Georgia Department of Education (GDOE) hosted its “Mathematics Equity Summit”…

March 17, 2022

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Former AgGeorgia Loan Officer Sentenced for Committing Fraud

Department of Justice Press Releases

MACON, Ga. – A former loan officer convicted of defrauding two agriculture-based financial institutions was sentenced to prison for his crime. William Spigener, III, 33, of Columbus, was sentenced to serve 40 months…

March 17, 2022

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GEORGIA MAN CHARGED WITH POSSESSION OF FIREARMS WITH OBLITERATED SERIAL NUMBERS THAT WERE MAILED TO ST. THOMAS

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ST. THOMAS, USVI – U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced that Tyrone Ortiz, 37, of Rex, GA, appeared before Magistrate Judge Ruth Miller yesterday for an advice of rights hearing following his…

March 16, 2022

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Georgia Cyber Fraud Task Force marks one year of progress

Department of Justice Press Releases

ATLANTA – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia along with the Office of the Georgia Attorney General, six metro-Atlanta District Attorneys, the FBI Atlanta Field Office, U.S. Secret…

March 15, 2022

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Georgia man admits to fentanyl and firearms charges

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MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Dextavious McCurry, of Commerce, Georgia, has admitted to drug and firearms charges, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. McCurry, 29, pleaded guilty to one count of “Possession with…

March 14, 2022

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Airlines Passenger Traveling from Georgia to St. Croix Sentenced to Imprisonment on Federal Charges for Marijuana in Luggage

Department of Justice Press Releases

St. Croix, USVI – U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert of the District of the Virgin Islands announced that a Georgia man with ties to St. Croix was sentenced today in federal court…

March 11, 2022

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Georgia man who used COVID relief funds to buy Pokemon card sentenced to prison

Department of Justice Press Releases

DUBLIN, GA: A Laurens County, Georgia man has been sentenced to federal prison after admitting he lied to obtain a COVID-19 disaster relief loan, then used a large portion of the money…

March 7, 2022

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Lead defendant sentenced in middle Georgia methamphetamine-trafficking conspiracy

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DUBLIN, GA: The lead defendant in a now-disrupted Laurens County methamphetamine-trafficking ring has been sentenced to federal prison after admitting to his leadership role in the conspiracy. David Alex Monroe, 32, of…

March 4, 2022

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11 Defendants Charged in 19-Count Indictment Alleging Middle Georgia Meth Trafficking Ring

Department of Justice Press Releases

MACON, Ga. – Arrest warrants were executed today and 11 individuals are facing federal charges resulting from an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) investigation centered in Warner Robins, Georgia. An indictment…

March 4, 2022

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U.S. Marshals Task Force Captures Georgia Murder Suspect and Makes Additional Arrests

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Memphis, TN – U.S. Marshal Tyreece Miller announces the arrest of Julian Netters for Murder and Aggravated Assault out of Gwinnett County, Georgia. On April 24, 2021, in Gwinnett County, Georgia, Shaquon…

March 2, 2022

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Prison sentence wraps up prosecution of middle Georgia drug trafficking conspiracy

Department of Justice Press Releases

SAVANNAH, GA: With a sentence handed down in U.S. District Court, the final defendant in a drug trafficking conspiracy joins more than two dozen people sent to prison for distributing methamphetamine and…

March 1, 2022

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“Showtime,” Leader of Massive Middle Georgia Drug Operation, Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison

Department of Justice Press Releases

Macon—The final two of ten defendants involved in a large-scale illicit drug operation based in Warner Robins, Georgia have been sentenced to prison for their crimes, announced Charles “Charlie” Peeler, the U.S.…

March 1, 2022

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Georgia Man Is Convicted Of Trafficking Methamphetamine

Department of Justice Press Releases

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A federal jury in Statesville has convicted Da Lee, 37, of Lawrenceville, Georgia, of trafficking methamphetamine and marijuana in Western North Carolina, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for…

February 25, 2022

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Southwest Georgia Man Pleads Guilty to Gun Store Thefts

Department of Justice Press Releases

ALBANY, Ga. – A Southwest Georgia resident has admitted that he broke into two Cordele, Georgia, gun stores, stealing multiple firearms and weapons, then selling or distributing the firearms in the community.…

February 18, 2022

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Georgia Man Sentenced in Bank Fraud Scheme that Exploited Homeless Rhode Islanders

Department of Justice Press Releases

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Georgia man convicted for his role in a scheme in which Providence area homeless and transient individuals were recruited to cash hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of…

February 16, 2022

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