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Two Georgia men sentenced for stealing millions from Synchrony Bank

ATLANTA – Franck Davidoff and Dwight Pearson have been sentenced after pleading guilty to a multi-million-dollar fraud scheme that resulted in a loss of over $2,000,000 to Synchrony Bank. “These two defendants…

August 31, 2021

Georgia Man Indicted for Albertville Bank Robbery

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A federal grand jury this week indicted a Georgia man on a bank robbery charge, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in…

August 27, 2021

Georgia psychotherapy services provider to pay $2 million to resolve false claims allegations

ATLANTA – Carenow Services, LLC, a Roswell-based psychotherapy services provider, as well as its CEO Leena Karun (collectively “Carenow”), have agreed to pay $2 million to settle allegations that they violated the…

August 26, 2021

Ex-NFL Star Herschel Walker Officially Enters Georgia Senate Race

Former football star Herschel Walker launched a Senate bid in Georgia Tuesday, becoming the latest candidate to vie for one of the highest-stakes races in the country. Walker, who has never held…

August 24, 2021

Georgia man sentenced for his role in a drug distribution operation

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Joel Jimenez, of Cartersville, Georgia, was sentenced today to 65 months of incarceration for his role in a drug distribution operation, Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced.…

August 24, 2021

Shenanigan’s bar staff members supplied cocaine to Georgia Southern University students, cops allege

STATESBORO, GA – Since the beginning of 2021, officers with the joint SPD/GSU Impact Team had received reports that cocaine was being distributed by patrons, and in one case staff, of bars…

August 22, 2021

Georgia Man Guilty of Operating High-Volume Drug “Market” sentenced to 20 Years in Prison, Additional Co-Defendants Sentenced this Week

ALBANY, Ga. – Multiple co-defendants involved in a high-volume drug trafficking operation located in a southwest Georgia city were sentenced to federal prison for their crimes this week. On Thursday, August 19,…

August 21, 2021

Third defendant sentenced in scheme to use drone to smuggle contraband into a Georgia state prison

AUGUSTA, GA: An Atlanta-area man is the third defendant sentenced in U.S. District Court after admitting to a scheme to use a drone to smuggle contraband into a Georgia state prison. Cheik…

August 20, 2021

Georgia man admits to having more than 50 grams of methamphetamine

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – James Matthew Hembree, of Snellville, Georgia, has admitted to a methamphetamine charge, Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced. Hembree, 40, pleaded guilty today to one count of…

August 14, 2021

Former Georgia deputy sentenced to prison for possessing unregistered firearms resulting from FBI-led violent extremist group investigation

MACON, Ga. – A former Georgia Sheriff’s deputy was sentenced to prison for possessing unregistered firearms resulting from an FBI-led investigation into a violent extremist group. Cody Richard Griggers, 28, of Montrose,…

August 3, 2021

Georgia company and owner admit guilt in scheme to evade U.S. national security trade sanctions

SAVANNAH, GA: A Georgia company and its owner have admitted guilt in a scheme to evade United States national security laws. Dali Bagrou pled guilty in U.S. District Court to Conspiracy, while…

August 2, 2021

Georgia man sentenced in dog-fighting operation

AUGUSTA, GA: A Georgia man has been sentenced in federal court in connection with a dog-fighting ring broken up in 2018 in Dodge County. Benjaman Shinhoster III, a/k/a “Benji,” 41, of Louisville,…

August 2, 2021

North Georgia Health Clinic and its CEO agree to pay $130,000.00 to settle False Claims Act allegations that they issued medically unnecessary opioid prescriptions

ATLANTA – North Georgia Healthcare Center, Inc. (“NGHC”), a Ringgold, Georgia, based nonprofit corporation and healthcare provider, as well as its CEO, Delaine Hunter, have agreed to pay $130,000.00 dollars to settle…

August 2, 2021

Teen dead after fight at Georgia Applebee’s

Ailan Evans on July 30, 2021 A Georgia teen passed away Tuesday from injuries sustained during a fight at an Applebee’s. Kaleb Duckworth, 19, died Tuesday night, two days after being involved in…

July 30, 2021

Georgia man shot in Paterson died at hospital

PATERSON, NJ – Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora announce that at approximately 11:01 p.m. on Monday, July 26, 2021, members of the Paterson Police Department…

July 29, 2021

Former prison guard admits role in major south Georgia drug trafficking conspiracy

WAYCROSS, GA: A former prison guard has admitted participating in a drug trafficking operation in south Georgia that included smuggling contraband to inmates. Jessica Azaelae Burnett, a/k/a “The Madam,” 41, of Douglas,…

July 23, 2021

Athens, Georgia Resident Sentenced to Prison in Elder Fraud Investigation

ATHENS, Ga. – An Athens, Georgia, resident was sentenced to federal prison and ordered to pay restitution and a fine for illegally operating an unlicensed money transmitting business targeting elderly victims. Colin Moore,…

July 16, 2021

Nearly three dozen charged in Middle Georgia methamphetamine-trafficking conspiracy

DUBLIN, GA: Thirty defendants are charged in a Laurens County methamphetamine-trafficking indictment unsealed in the Southern District of Georgia. The indictment in USA v. Monroe et. al charges 30 defendants with 56…

July 16, 2021

Watch: Georgia cop shot in the head returns home after three months of rehab and recovery

CARROL COUNTY, GA – Sgt. Rob Halloway, a Carrollton Police officer who was shot in the head during a shootout with a suspect in April has returned home and received a hero’s…

July 16, 2021

Watch as Stacey Abrams debates Stacey Abrams’ lies about Georgia voter ID

Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams is taking a cue from her counterparts in D.C. If D.C. Democrats can turn and say Republicans support defunding police, why can’t Abrams blame Republicans for supporting voter…

July 12, 2021

Georgia man found guilty of drug distribution resulting in death

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – After a 7-day trial, a federal jury found Seddrick Banks, of Cartersville, Georgia, guilty of drug distribution resulting in death and a myriad of other charges, Acting U.S.…

July 8, 2021

Georgia Man Pleads Guilty in Bank Fraud Scheme Exploiting Homeless in Rhode Island

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Georgia man, one of four charged in March with running a scheme in which Providence area homeless and transient individuals were recruited to cash counterfeit business checks in…

July 8, 2021

Georgia Woman Going To Prison For Providing Local Gang Members With Illegal Guns

CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Brittany Hutcherson, 30, of Lawrenceville, GA, who was convicted of transferring firearms to…

June 30, 2021

Two brothers sentenced in scheme to use drone to smuggle contraband into a Georgia state prison

AUGUSTA, GA: Two brothers have been sentenced in U.S. District Court after admitting to a scheme to use a drone to smuggle contraband into a Georgia state prison. George Lo, 27, of…

June 29, 2021

Justice Department files lawsuit against the State of Georgia to stop racially discriminatory provisions of new voting law

ATLANTA – The U.S. Justice Department announced today that it filed a lawsuit against the State of Georgia, the Georgia Secretary of State, and the Georgia State Election Board over recent voting…

June 26, 2021

Georgia - Page 26

Two Georgia men sentenced for stealing millions from Synchrony Bank

Georgia Man Indicted for Albertville Bank Robbery

Georgia psychotherapy services provider to pay $2 million to resolve false claims allegations

Ex-NFL Star Herschel Walker Officially Enters Georgia Senate Race

Georgia man sentenced for his role in a drug distribution operation

Shenanigan’s bar staff members supplied cocaine to Georgia Southern University students, cops allege

Georgia Man Guilty of Operating High-Volume Drug “Market” sentenced to 20 Years in Prison, Additional Co-Defendants Sentenced this Week

Third defendant sentenced in scheme to use drone to smuggle contraband into a Georgia state prison

Georgia man admits to having more than 50 grams of methamphetamine

Former Georgia deputy sentenced to prison for possessing unregistered firearms resulting from FBI-led violent extremist group investigation

Georgia company and owner admit guilt in scheme to evade U.S. national security trade sanctions

Georgia man sentenced in dog-fighting operation

North Georgia Health Clinic and its CEO agree to pay $130,000.00 to settle False Claims Act allegations that they issued medically unnecessary opioid prescriptions

Teen dead after fight at Georgia Applebee’s

Georgia man shot in Paterson died at hospital

Former prison guard admits role in major south Georgia drug trafficking conspiracy

Athens, Georgia Resident Sentenced to Prison in Elder Fraud Investigation

Nearly three dozen charged in Middle Georgia methamphetamine-trafficking conspiracy

Watch: Georgia cop shot in the head returns home after three months of rehab and recovery

Watch as Stacey Abrams debates Stacey Abrams’ lies about Georgia voter ID

Georgia man found guilty of drug distribution resulting in death

Georgia Man Pleads Guilty in Bank Fraud Scheme Exploiting Homeless in Rhode Island

Georgia Woman Going To Prison For Providing Local Gang Members With Illegal Guns

Two brothers sentenced in scheme to use drone to smuggle contraband into a Georgia state prison

Justice Department files lawsuit against the State of Georgia to stop racially discriminatory provisions of new voting law

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