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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Theodore S. Hertzberg will continue to serve as United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia following a vote by judges of the United States District Court.
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Darrlin Vernard Warner, a resident of Hiram, Georgia, has been sentenced to fifteen years in federal prison for trafficking fentanyl and methamphetamine while possessing multiple firearms and more than $175,000 in drug proceeds. “Fentanyl and...
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Federal authorities have unsealed charges against Ronald Watson, also known as Sarah Watson, Miranda Kyle, and Emily Smith, for allegedly setting fire to and damaging government property at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)...
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Alexis Carreon Bocanegra, a 25-year-old Mexican citizen without legal status in the United States, has been arrested and charged in federal court for allegedly distributing fentanyl and possessing firearms.
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Corey Boyer and Antonio Smith, both from Atlanta, have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in distributing methamphetamine and other drugs as members of the GoodFellas street gang.
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Royce Cobb, also known as “Rapp,” has been sentenced to 23 years in federal prison for cocaine trafficking and illegal possession of a loaded semiautomatic firearm.
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Omari A. Nicks, previously convicted of cocaine trafficking, has been sentenced to 12 and a half years in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl from his Atlanta apartment while illegally possessing a loaded...
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Michael Ferrell Price, known as “Cheese,” has been sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison for trafficking methamphetamine and possessing firearms and explosive devices in Cherokee County, Georgia.
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Three individuals, including a registered sex offender from Coweta County, have pleaded guilty to federal child enticement and evidence tampering charges in Rome, Georgia.
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Ten individuals have been charged in a federal case involving an alleged fraud and money laundering scheme targeting government loan programs provided by the U.S. Small Business Administration, including the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL)...
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Rena Barrett, a former loan officer with the Small Business Administration (SBA), pleaded guilty on August 11, 2025, to making false statements to the SBA related to over $550,000 in fraudulent COVID-19 pandemic loans. “The Economic Injury...
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Jauan Rashun Porter, a 29-year-old resident of Rome, Georgia, was arrested and detained on federal charges for allegedly making threats against former President Donald Trump.
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Christopher Robertson, a 42-year-old resident of Fairburn, Georgia, appeared before United States Magistrate Judge Catherine M. Salinas in Atlanta on federal charges of communicating interstate threats.
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A federal jury has convicted Carl Delano Torjagbo, also known as Karl Lucius Delano, of bank fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering in connection with a $9.6 million Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan scheme and a $3.4 million tax fraud.
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A Mexican national has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison after being convicted of falsely claiming U.S. citizenship in a passport application submitted in Gainesville, Georgia.
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A former operations manager at Tribe Transportation in Gainesville, Georgia, has been arraigned on federal charges for allegedly embezzling more than $500,000 from the company.
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Pablo Tabares-Martinez, a member of the La Nueva Familia Michoacana drug cartel, has been sentenced to ten years in federal prison.
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John Woodbury, a 35-year-old resident of Roswell, Georgia, has been sentenced to 17 months in prison for transmitting threats against former FBI Director Christopher Wray.
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Wilfort Foster, III, a 41-year-old from El Monte, California, has been sentenced to 28 years in federal prison for narcotics and money laundering conspiracy charges.
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Delta Airlines has agreed to pay $8.1 million to settle claims that it violated conditions of federal relief funds under the Payroll Support Program (PSP).