ATHENS, Ga. – A South Carolina resident was sentenced to federal prison for attempting to distribute one kilogram of methamphetamine. Jack Shuttleworth, 55, of North Augusta, South Carolina, was sentenced to…
VALDOSTA, Ga. – A Norman Park, Georgia, resident pleaded guilty to wire fraud for defrauding a life insurance settlement company after falsely claiming herself as the recipient of a large policy…
ALBANY, Ga. – An Albany resident with several prior felony convictions pleaded guilty to illegally possessing a firearm resulting from a Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) investigation. Lenwood Thomas, 40, of Albany,…
COLUMBUS, Ga. – The results from a four-day multi-agency operation to curb violent crime in Columbus, Georgia, were announced at a press conference held today, with dozens of repeat violent…
MACON, Ga. – A federal jury convicted a Macon man with a violent criminal history on drug and firearms charges this week. Roderick Chester, 34, of Macon, was found guilty of…
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,…
COLUMBUS, Ga. – A Columbus resident with several prior felony convictions pleaded guilty to illegally possessing a firearm resulting from a Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) investigation. Charleston Magee, aka Chopp, 33,…
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,…
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.…
ALBANY, Ga. – Eight defendants who pleaded guilty for their role in an elaborate counterfeit check cashing scheme have been sentenced by a federal judge for their crimes. According to…
COLUMBUS, Ga. – A former Columbus-based attorney has pleaded guilty to mail fraud after a U.S. Secret Service investigation revealed he had stolen a settlement fee from two clients in…
COLUMBUS, Ga. – A convicted felon with two prior aggravated assault convictions was sentenced to federal prison for illegally possessing a firearm. Carlos Alexander aka Carlos Malone, 39, of Columbus,…
VALDOSTA, Ga. – A federal jury convicted a Valdosta resident with a lengthy violent criminal history today on a federal firearms charge. Aaron Lewis Green, Jr., 39, of Valdosta, was…
ALBANY, Ga.– A federal jury returned a guilty verdict this afternoon, convicting an Albany man for illegal possession of firearms by a prohibited person in the first jury trial conducted…
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 over a three…