Georgia Proposes Anti-Critical Race Theory Bill To Fight An Ideology Liberals Claim Isn’t Being Taught. Here Are Some Blatant Examples

As Georgia considers an anti-Critical Race Theory bill, those critical of the legislation continue to argue that the ideology is not being taught at the K-12 level, but numerous examples suggest otherwise,…

CBP Memphis, HSI and Gwinnett County Georgia Crush nearly $16 Million Counterfeit Goods Seller

MEMPHIS, Tennessee — U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers (CBPOs) in Memphis, working from information provided by the Gwinnett County Police Department in Georgia, seized two shipments of various counterfeit luxury goods,…

GBI Public and Governmental Affairs Deputy Director Sworn in as First Woman President of the Georgia Chapter of NOBLE

Decatur, GA (February 2, 2022) – Natalie Ammons, Deputy Director of the GBI Office of Public and Governmental Affairs, has been sworn in as President of the Georgia Chapter of the National…

Former Georgia Department of Corrections Inmate Pleads Guilty to Scheme to Defraud Victims

SHREVEPORT, La. – United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that an Atlanta, Georgia man, who was an inmate serving time in the Georgia Department of Corrections at the time of his…

Georgia, Florida attorneys indicted for COVID-19 fraud scheme

SAVANNAH, GA: Two attorneys and a Savannah man have been indicted on multiple felony charges in the Southern District of Georgia for a wide-ranging COVID-19 relief fraud scheme. Shaquandra Woods, 39, of…

Two Georgia Residents Indicted For Scheme to Defraud Banks and Credit Unions in Green Bay and the Fox Valley

United States Attorney Richard G. Frohling of the Eastern District of Wisconsin announced that on February 1, 2022, a federal grand jury returned an indictment against Michael W. Harvey, Jr. (age: 40)…

Former Georgia Pastor Pleads Guilty to Sexually Assaulting a Ugandan Minor on Missionary Trip

MACON, Ga. – A former pastor from Georgia who was conducting missionary work in Uganda when he sexually assaulted a girl under the care of his church has pleaded guilty to his crime…

Middle Georgian Convicted in Meth Trafficking Ring Sentenced to 420 Months in Federal Prison After Jury Trial Conviction

MACON, Ga. – A Macon resident convicted in August 2021 for his role in a substantial methamphetamine trafficking network was sentenced to serve 420 months in prison for his crimes. Roderick Chester, 34,…

Former AgGeorgia Loan Officer, Co-Conspirators, Plead Guilty to Fraud

MACON, Ga. – Co-defendants engaged in a scheme to defraud two agriculture-based financial institutions orchestrated by a former loan officer have pleaded guilty to their crimes. Johnnie Farrow, 66, of Macon, pleaded guilty…

Iowa man sentenced to federal prison after admitting to sex crimes at Georgia military base

SAVANNAH, GA: A former U.S. Army soldier previously stationed at Fort Stewart has been sentenced to prison after admitting he committed sex crimes against a minor. Jason L. Adkins, 46, of Swann,…

Georgia woman sentenced to federal prison for COVID-19 fraud

AUGUSTA, GA: A Jefferson County, Ga., woman who admitted using false information to file for COVID-19 relief funding has been sentenced to federal prison. Whitney Adwan Mack, 34, of Louisville, Ga., was…

Wise Man Sentenced for Conspiring to Traffic Methamphetamine from Atlanta, Georgia into Lee and Wise Counties

ABINGDON, Va. – A Wise, Virginia man was sentenced yesterday to 135 months in prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine. Justin Shane Cress, 33, pleaded guilty in October 2021 to one count…

Couple who raged at Georgia McDonald’s over missing Splenda packet charged

LOCUST GROVE, GA – The Henry County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man and a woman after their violent outburst at a Locust Grove McDonald’s drive-through window went viral. The couple were…

David H. Estes sworn in as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia

AUGUSTA, GA: David H. Estes now serves as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia after his appointment by U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland. U.S. Attorney Estes took the oath of…

Georgia man sentenced for drug charge

ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA – Kaleb Joseph Beals, of Silver Creek, Georgia, was sentenced today to 92 months of incarceration for a drug charge, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced. Beals…

Jury Convicts Georgia Man of Entry Under False Pretenses

ALBANY, NEW YORK – Andrew Avila, age 45, of Acworth, Georgia, was convicted today of entry under false pretenses following a four-day jury trial, announced United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and…

Stacey Abrams Announces Campaign For Georgia Governor

Stacey Abrams, the former Georgia Senate Minority Leader and 2018 Democratic nominee for governor, announced Wednesday that she would seek the post again. Her candidacy sets up a likely contentious rematch between…

High-Volume Heroin Supplier to Middle Georgia Sentenced to Prison

MACON, Ga. – The primary supplier of a heroin distribution ring operating between Atlanta and Macon, which funneled up to 30,000 doses of heroin into the region in three months, was sentenced…

Georgia inmate sentenced for running a multi-million-dollar fraud scheme from state prison

ROME, Ga. – Damon Thomas Young, a/k/a Morgan Sylvia, has been sentenced for his fraud scheme to steal heavy equipment worth nearly $3 million from various dealers, while serving a 20-year state…

Georgia Man Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Law Enforcement During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach

WASHINGTON – A Georgia man pleaded guilty today to assaulting law enforcement during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, which disrupted a joint…

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