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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Ivan Van Beverhoudt, a former U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer from St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for importing and possessing with intent to distribute over 15 kilograms of cocaine.
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Malik Kiell Forte, a 29-year-old resident of Fairburn, Georgia, has been sentenced to federal prison for stealing prescription drugs valued at nearly $400,000 and possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.
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Andres Jasso, Jr. and Rufino Pineda-Perez appeared in federal court following their arrest for allegedly trafficking over 700 pounds of methamphetamine concealed within a shipment of cucumbers.
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Four North Korean nationals have been indicted in a case involving the theft and laundering of nearly $1 million in cryptocurrency.
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Khyri Deandre Brown, a 28-year-old resident of Dallas, Georgia, has been sentenced to over ten years in prison for his involvement in a series of bank robberies and attempted robberies that took place in November 2023.
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Ricardo Trejo-Martinez and Hector Beltran-Ledesma, both identified as illegal aliens from Mexico, face charges of assaulting or resisting federal deportation officers in Georgia.
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Rodrigo Morales-Figueroa, a 29-year-old resident of Marietta, Georgia, appeared in federal court on June 23, 2025.
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Christina Daniels, a former employee of the Social Security Administration (SSA), has admitted to charges of theft of government property and aggravated identity theft in federal court.
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Abdurrahim Jalal has been found guilty of using explosives to destroy a bank ATM and possessing illegal explosive devices. U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg emphasized the severity of such crimes, stating, “Criminals who use dangerous explosives...
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Health Wealth Safe, Inc. and Dr. Subodh Agrawal have agreed to pay $1.29 million to settle allegations of submitting false claims to Medicare.
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Pradip Parikh, 67, from Valley Stream, New York, and Alpesh Patel, 40, from Louisa, Virginia, have been found guilty for their involvement in a transnational telephone scam that defrauded numerous Americans out of millions.
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In recognition of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi and U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg have announced increased efforts by the Justice Department to protect seniors from fraud schemes that cost victims...
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Khadijah Solomon, a former deputy with the Fulton County Sheriff's Office in Georgia, faced arraignment on charges of using excessive force and obstructing justice.
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Monica Dominguez Torres, a 36-year-old from Mexico, has pleaded guilty to federal charges related to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
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Robert Davis Forney, a 25-year-old resident of Duluth, Georgia, appeared before a United States Magistrate Judge following his indictment by a federal grand jury on June 10, 2025.
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Armando Carrillo-Diaz, a 45-year-old illegal alien from Rioverde, San Luis Potosí, Mexico, has been sentenced in Atlanta for assaulting a federal officer, arson, and illegally reentering the United States.
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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.