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…

April 12, 2022

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7 MS-13 MEMBERS CHARGED WITH DOUBLE MURDER INSIDE FEDERAL PENITENTIARY IN BEAUMONT, TEXAS RESULTING IN NATIONWIDE LOCKDOWN OF FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM

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BEAUMONT, Texas – A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Texas returned an indictment this week in Beaumont charging seven inmates at U.S. Penitentiary Beaumont, who are members of the…

April 7, 2022

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Passenger sentenced for groping nurse during flight

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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…

April 6, 2022

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Danbury Man Pleads Guilty to Child Exploitation Offense

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Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that WAYNE MARCELL, 36, of Danbury, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to one…

April 5, 2022

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

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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,…

March 31, 2022

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Utah man who operated fraudulent veteran charities sentenced to federal prison

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ATLANTA – Travis Peterson has been sentenced for mail fraud while operating a fraudulent charity scheme. For nearly six years, he used millions of robocalls to urge people—often targeting senior citizens—to donate…

March 29, 2022

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Jackson County man sentenced as an armed career criminal

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GAINESVILLE, Ga. – Brandon Mason has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for possessing a firearm as an armed career criminal. “The Armed Career Criminal statute was written for defendants…

March 23, 2022

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Atlanta drug trafficker sentenced for distributing heroin that killed college student

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ATLANTA – DeAngelo Copeland has been sentenced for selling heroin and admitting that his act of distribution resulted in the overdose death of a college student in April 2018. “Copeland’s heroin distribution…

March 22, 2022

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Armed career criminal sentenced for drug and firearm sales

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ATLANTA –Derrick Guffie, an armed career criminal, has been sentenced to federal prison for illegal drugs and firearm sales. Guffie was involved in nine drug transactions and sold firearms on three occasions.…

March 21, 2022

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Computer consultant sentenced to prison for access device fraud scheme

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ATLANTA – Kevin Kirton has been sentenced for running an access device fraud scheme that involved stealing over $600,000 in fraudulent tax refunds from the Internal Revenue Service. “Kirton created technical ‘solutions’…

March 18, 2022

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Justice Department honors fifth annual Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service in Community Policing

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ATLANTA – The Justice Department announced the recipients of the Fifth Annual Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service in Community Policing. This year’s awards recognize the exceptional work of 18 law enforcement…

March 18, 2022

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Chinese national pleads guilty in money laundering scheme

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ATLANTA – Jianjie Liu has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering. Liu was charged in an 11-count indictment with money laundering conspiracy, nine counts of money laundering, and access device…

March 18, 2022

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Gwinnett County violent felon enters guilty plea to unlawful firearm possession

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GAINESVILLE, Ga. – Henry Jonathan Saravia has pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm while being a convicted felon. Saravia was previously convicted of several violent felonies, including homicide by vehicle and aggravated…

March 17, 2022

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Group sentenced for trafficking firearms

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ATLANTA – Clairvorn Kelly, the final defendant among a trio of indicted firearms traffickers, has been sentenced for conspiring to straw purchase firearms, illegal dealing in firearms, unlawfully transferring firearms to an…

March 15, 2022

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England Associates, L.P. d/b/a New London Health Center pays $400,000.00 to resolve False Claims Act allegations

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ATLANTA – England Associates, L.P. d/b/a New London Health Center (“New London”) agreed to pay $400,000.00 to resolve allegations that it knowingly submitted false claims to Medicare for rehabilitation therapy services that…

March 11, 2022

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Indictment Charges Two Individuals, Including One Who Posed as a Lawyer, with Wire and Mail Fraud Conspiracy in Connection with Alleged Fraudulent Debt Elimination Scheme

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Greenbelt, Maryland – A federal grand jury has indicted Willie Lamont Hicks, age 50, of Rockville, Maryland, and Mary Ann Mendoza, age 49, of Kensington, Maryland, on federal charges of conspiracy to…

March 9, 2022

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Three Rome-area men sentenced for firearms and drug trafficking offenses

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ROME, Ga. – Michael Lee Spears, Dustin Wayne Womack, and Jarrett Louallen have been sentenced for firearms and drug trafficking crimes that occurred in Rome, Georgia. “Our community is safer with these…

March 8, 2022

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Owner of car dealership pleads guilty to defrauding financing company

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ATLANTA – Muneeb Syed, a/k/a Ed Syed, has pleaded guilty to charges that he fraudulently obtained auto financing in connection with his used car businesses. “We expect businesses to operate lawfully,” said…

March 1, 2022

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Identity Thief Sentenced To 45 Months In Prison For Fraud, Possession Of Stolen Mail And Identity Theft

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TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – Kristopher Blake Hill, 40, of Tallahassee, Florida, was sentenced to 45 months in federal prison after previously pleading guilty to charges of bank fraud, identity fraud, access device fraud,…

February 23, 2022

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Atlanta man pleads guilty to tax fraud

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ATLANTA – Lucious D. Mack, who falsely claimed and received refunds for fraudulently filed corporate income tax returns, has pleaded guilty to presenting false claims to the Internal Revenue Service and to…

February 19, 2022

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