U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia
Recent News About U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia
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Mahlega Abdsharafat, known as "Mallie Sharafat," along with Creative Hospice Care, Inc. and related entities, have agreed to pay $9.2 million to settle allegations of engaging in kickback arrangements with medical directors for patient referrals.
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Juan Perez-Maldonado and Francisco Garcia Gomez, both undocumented immigrants from Mexico, appeared in federal court on June 4, 2025.
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Adan Macedo-Rios, a 52-year-old Mexican national unlawfully residing in the United States, has been convicted of several charges including drug trafficking, money laundering, robbery, and unlawful possession of firearms.
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Terry Lewis Burston, a repeat offender recently released from prison, appeared in court on May 22, 2025.
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Edson Aregullin has been sentenced to nearly six years in federal prison for unlawfully purchasing firearms intended for transport from Georgia to Mexico. U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg commented on the impact of illegal firearms trafficking,...
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Elchonon (Elie) Schwartz has been sentenced to 87 months in federal prison and ordered to pay over $45 million in restitution for a fraud scheme involving more than 800 investors.
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Between April 28 and May 1, 2025, the FBI executed Operation Restore Justice, an initiative aimed at identifying and arresting child sex offenders.
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Attorney General Pamela Bondi has appointed Theodore S. Hertzberg as the Interim United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia.
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Acting U.S. Attorney Richard S. Moultrie Jr. has recognized the service and sacrifice of law enforcement officers during National Police Week, observed from May 11 to May 17, 2025.
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Orville Andrew Pernell, a 32-year-old Jamaican national also known as "Oneil Christopher Reid," was arraigned in Atlanta on charges of firearm possession by an alien unlawfully present in the United States.
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Six individuals involved in a drug trafficking organization have been sentenced for distributing fentanyl and methamphetamine across the metro-Atlanta area.
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Arthur Gene Young, a repeat offender with a history involving violent behavior, has been sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for unlawfully possessing a firearm.
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Seven individuals have been sentenced for distributing fentanyl, methamphetamine, and other drugs within and outside metro-Atlanta.
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Alexander Arellano has been sentenced to a federal prison term for distributing significant amounts of fentanyl in Atlanta while in possession of firearms.
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In an ongoing operation against international drug trafficking, a federal grand jury in Atlanta has indicted seven individuals linked to a Mexico-based trafficker.
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Siblings Johnny and Jose Alfredo Hurtado Olascoaga, identified as leaders of the La Nueva Familia Michoacana (LNFM) drug cartel, have been charged by a federal grand jury in Georgia.
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Aliakbar Mohammad Amin has been arrested in Atlanta and charged with transmitting interstate threats directed at Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and her family.
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Five individuals have been charged with firearms-related offenses following a series of multi-agency immigration enforcement operations in metro-Atlanta.
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Antwuan Brown, a 39-year-old resident of Alpharetta, Georgia, appeared in court to face charges of possessing fentanyl with the intent to distribute.
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Joshua Timothy Rex has admitted in court to unlawfully possessing firearms, despite being a convicted felon.