U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia
Recent News About U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia
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Two South Georgia men were sentenced for illegal firearm possession while on parole under Operation Take Back America cases announced March 25. Authorities say both had lengthy criminal records and posed ongoing threats to public safety.
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Four individuals have been sentenced to prison following the FBI's Operation Mobile Order, which targeted an armed drug trafficking network in Macon, Georgia.
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A man from Central Georgia has been sentenced to seven years in prison for his role in a bank fraud conspiracy involving fraudulent loans at a local bank branch.
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A man from Hahira, Georgia, with a history of felony convictions, is facing a potential life sentence after pleading guilty to illegally possessing a firearm.
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Ten people from Columbus, Georgia, have been sentenced for their involvement in an armed drug trafficking operation dismantled by Operation Sweet Silence.
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A Lee County resident has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine in Southwest Georgia and continuing his criminal activity while incarcerated.
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A man from Lakeland, Georgia, has been sentenced to over ten years in federal prison after being found with a stolen firearm during a traffic stop that led to a car crash.
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A man from Clinch County, Georgia, has been sentenced to more than 24 years in federal prison for his involvement in a methamphetamine trafficking operation connected to a Mexican supplier based in Atlanta.
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A Columbus man with prior felony convictions was found guilty of illegally possessing a firearm after fleeing law enforcement and entering airport property.
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A resident of Sale City, Georgia, was convicted on 69 federal charges related to dog fighting, drug manufacturing, and firearms possession.
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A Columbus resident has been found guilty of drug trafficking as part of Operation Sweet Silence, a multi-agency investigation targeting criminal organizations in the region.
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A former insurance agent from Warner Robins, Georgia, has been sentenced to federal prison for bank fraud after redirecting a customer’s premium payments for his own benefit.
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Eight residents of South Georgia, including a bank branch employee, have been sentenced to prison for their roles in a check cashing and kickback scheme in Valdosta.
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A former correctional officer cadet has pleaded guilty in federal court to attempting to smuggle more than half a kilogram of pure methamphetamine into Dooly State Prison.
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A North Carolina man has been sentenced to the maximum five years in federal prison for sending antisemitic threats to Georgia’s only Jewish State House Representative and a Macon rabbi.
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Garry Allen Harris, also known as “G Money” and “Gary Cody,” has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for his role in leading a methamphetamine trafficking operation connected to a Mexican drug cartel.
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A man from Cairo, Georgia, has been sentenced to more than 21 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute.
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A resident of Milledgeville, Georgia, was convicted on charges related to a scheme to obtain COVID-19 relief funds under false pretenses.
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U.S. Attorney William R. “Will” Keyes has secured a hate crime conviction against Ariel E. Collazo Ramos, 32, of High Point, North Carolina, for mailing antisemitic threats to Georgia State House Representative Esther Panitch and Rabbi Elizabeth...
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Federal authorities have charged 17 individuals in connection with an alleged armed drug trafficking operation accused of distributing fentanyl, cocaine, and other controlled substances in Athens, Georgia.