U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia
Recent News About U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia
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A Savannah man has admitted guilt in federal court to illegally possessing a machine gun after a shooting incident at Oglethorpe Mall in July 2025.
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A Toombs County man with two previous drug trafficking convictions has been sentenced to more than 14 years in federal prison after admitting to distributing fentanyl.
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A Savannah woman has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for stealing nearly $180,000 from her employer, a local law firm.
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A former corrections officer at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) in Jesup, Georgia, has pleaded guilty to accepting bribes and money laundering in connection with a contraband trafficking scheme that operated within the prison during the...
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A Savannah man has been convicted in federal court for illegally possessing a firearm and being an Armed Career Criminal.
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A British citizen has been convicted in the Southern District of Georgia for his role in an international drug trafficking conspiracy that resulted in the deaths of two U.S. Navy submariners in 2017.
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Sergey Nechaev, a dual citizen of the United States and Russia, was sentenced on January 15, 2026, to 41 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for attempting to illegally export aircraft to Russia.
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More than $3 million in forfeited assets have been distributed to over 50 law enforcement agencies and federal partners in the Southern District of Georgia, according to an announcement by Margaret E. Heap, United States Attorney for the district.
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A Savannah man was convicted in federal court for illegally possessing a firearm after an incident that took place in February 2024.
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A Union City, Georgia truck driver has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison for his role in a scheme that sought over $4 million in fraudulent COVID-19 employment tax credits.
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Margaret E. Heap has been reappointed as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia, following her selection by the judges of the U.S. District Court for the district.
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Charlie Sapp, a 58-year-old resident of Savannah, has been sentenced to the statutory maximum of 120 months in federal prison for possession of ammunition by a prohibited person.
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A former engineering manager at a manufacturing company in Savannah, Georgia, has been sentenced to eight years in prison for wire fraud after embezzling nearly $500,000 from his employer.
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A Georgia resident has been sentenced to 46 months in prison and ordered to pay more than $7.2 million in restitution for his involvement in a Medicare fraud scheme involving illegal kickbacks related to unnecessary genetic testing.
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The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Georgia has announced the successful forfeiture, liquidation, and return of approximately $84,327.50 to a victim of cryptocurrency theft.
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A Richmond County man has been sentenced to federal prison for operating a fraudulent “ghost” tax preparation business in Augusta, Georgia.
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Two men from Richmond County, Georgia, have been sentenced to federal prison for their involvement in a scheme that included stealing mail and committing bank fraud.
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Charles Harmon Porter, 54, of Savannah, Georgia, has been sentenced to 100 months in federal prison and three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to possession of ammunition by a convicted felon.
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A federal grand jury in the Southern District of Georgia has indicted Bernadel Semexant, a pastor associated with the House of Prayer Christian Church of America (HOPCC), on multiple charges involving sexual offenses against a minor.
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Eight individuals associated with the House of Prayer Christian Churches of America (HOPCC) have been indicted by a federal grand jury in the Southern District of Georgia for their alleged involvement in various fraud schemes and tax violations.