AUGUSTA, GA: With the sentencing of the lead defendant, the prosecution of a major Richmond County drug trafficking conspiracy has resulted in convictions of all eight defendants – including a…
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,…
SAVANNAH, GA: A U.S. District Court jury found a previously convicted felon guilty on all charges for a violent 2019 crime spree across south Georgia. Alfred Wisher, 39, faces a…
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…
AUGUSTA, GA: A second Burke County man has been sentenced to federal prison after admitting to operating an illegal pill factory from a residence. U.S. District Court Chief Judge J.…
SAVANNAH, GA: Six defendants face felony firearms charges, with two also charged with illegal drug possession, after indictment by a U.S. District Court grand jury in the Southern District of…
USA v SIAS indictmentUSA v SIAS penalty certificationAUGUSTA, GA: An elected official in the Augusta city government is named in a two-count federal indictment charging him with destroying records in…
BRUNSWICK, GA: A Coffee County man who operated a pill factory was sentenced to more than a decade in prison for distribution of methamphetamine. Demetrius Brown, a/k/a “Jersey,” 43, of…
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,…
SAVANNAH, GA: Two Florida residents who crashed their car while fleeing from a traffic stop have been sentenced to federal prison for colluding in a scheme to steal pandemic unemployment…
SAVANNAH, GA: Seven defendants face felony firearms charges after indictments by a U.S. District Court grand jury in the Southern District of Georgia. The cases are being investigated in collaboration…
BRUNSWICK, GA: A Liberty County man whose gun malfunctioned when he attempted to shoot at investigators searching for drugs has been found guilty on all charges by a U.S. District…
SAVANNAH, GA: A Savannah man who operated an interstate commercial sex trafficking business and distributed drugs has been sentenced to more than three decades in federal prison. Anthony Wilson Jackson,…
SAVANNAH, GA: A former Savannah resident serving a life sentence in state prison for murder has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for operating a drug trafficking organization…
DUBLIN, GA: Three of seven defendants have admitted in court to participation in a dog-fighting operation broken up in 2018 in Dodge County. Benjamin Shinhoster III, 41, of Augusta; Deveon…
SAVANNAH, GA: An Italian company has entered a guilty plea in a scheme to evade United States national security laws. GVA International Oil and Gas Services (GVA) pled guilty in…
SAVANNAH, GA: An Atlanta man faces up to five years in prison after admitting he attempted to hide firearms in an overseas shipment of goods. Shawn Sabi, 34, of Atlanta,…
AUGUSTA, GA – U.S. District Court Chief Judge J. Randal Hall sentenced Telly Savalas Carswell, 47, of Midville, Ga., to 168 months in prison after Carswell pled guilty to Conspiracy to…
BRUNSWICK, GA: A former federal training officer has admitted assaulting a fellow Customs and Border Protection employee at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers in Glynco, Ga. Roberto Baptiste, 37,…