U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee
Recent News About U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee
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A Memphis tax preparer has admitted to preparing and filing false tax returns for clients, resulting in significant losses to the federal government.
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The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division has announced the closure of a desegregation case involving Dyersburg City Schools in Tennessee, ending federal oversight that began sixty years ago.
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Two Memphis tax preparers, Robert Wells and Andre Wilson, have pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States and assisting in the preparation and filing of false tax returns.
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Justin Deshun Stiger, a 33-year-old Memphis resident, was convicted this week for making threats to kill two federal prosecutors and a federal judge in Memphis.
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Quannah Fields Harris, a 53-year-old resident of Memphis, has been sentenced to eight years in federal prison for defrauding the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) out of more than $2.9 million.
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A federal judge has sentenced Roberto Juan Morales, a 49-year-old Mexican national, to 132 months in prison for discharging a firearm during a business robbery in Memphis, Tennessee.
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Christopher Walker, a 38-year-old Memphis resident, has been sentenced to 35 years in federal prison after being found guilty of firearm and drug trafficking offenses.
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U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant has joined with Assistant Attorney General Brett A. Shumate of the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Division to file a brief supporting Tennessee’s appeal in a case regarding the deployment of the Tennessee...
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A federal jury in Memphis has found Mervin Anderson, 40, guilty of possessing contraband while incarcerated at the Detention Center.
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P.T. Services, Inc., a Memphis-based company that repaired diesel engines, has pleaded guilty to violating the Clean Air Act.
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Lisa Evans, a 43-year-old resident of Olive Branch, Mississippi, has been sentenced to federal prison for defrauding the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) of more than $5 million.
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Six individuals alleged to be members of the Unknown Vice Lords (UVL) – Ghost Mob gang have been indicted in the Western District of Tennessee on charges including conspiracy to commit murder, attempted murder, assault with a dangerous weapon, and...
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A former employee of a DVD and Blu-ray manufacturing and distribution company in Tennessee was sentenced to 57 months in prison for stealing pre-release DVDs and Blu-rays of major films and selling them before their official release dates.
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A federal appeals court has upheld the 108-month prison sentence for Jaquan Bridges, a Memphis resident convicted of possessing a machinegun.
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A Memphis man has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for firearm possession and intent to distribute marijuana.
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The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has upheld a 228-month federal prison sentence for Jason Autry, who was convicted of firearms offenses in the Western District of Tennessee.
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A Memphis man has been sentenced to more than 18 years in federal prison for a carjacking that resulted in serious injury and the use of a firearm.
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A federal judge has sentenced Mekevin Woods, a 23-year-old from Bolivar, Tennessee, to 38 months in prison for possessing a machinegun conversion device.
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The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the 45-year federal prison sentence for Kendrick Watson, a Memphis resident convicted on drug and firearm charges.
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Today, Interim United States Attorney Joseph C. Murphy, Jr. announced criminal charges against three individuals in connection with an alleged scheme to defraud the Federal Employees’ Compensation Fund (FECA).