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Gilmer County man faces additional charges in child sexual exploitation case
A man from Gilmer County, Ronald Richardson, has been indicted on additional charges for allegedly using Artificial Intelligence to alter ordinary photographs into child sexual abuse material.
Delta Airlines settles $8.1M lawsuit over misuse of pandemic-relief funds
Delta Airlines has agreed to pay $8.1 million to settle allegations of misusing federal relief funds provided under the Payroll Support Program (PSP).
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Mechanics charged for trafficking over one ton of methamphetamine from auto repair shop
By GA News Gazette | Jul 14, 2025
Two auto mechanics from DeKalb County are facing federal drug trafficking charges after authorities seized approximately 2,500 pounds of methamphetamine from their vehicles.
Former Troup County payroll manager charged with embezzling government funds
By GA News Gazette | Jul 10, 2025
Wesleigh Gaddy, a former payroll manager for Troup County, Georgia, has been charged with theft from a program receiving federal funds.
Stockbridge teen sentenced to life for murder of schoolmate
By GA News Gazette | Jul 9, 2025
DeKalb County District Attorney Sherry Boston announced the conviction of an 18-year-old Stockbridge resident for a fatal shooting that occurred outside a restaurant.
Former CBP officer sentenced for cocaine smuggling from Virgin Islands
By GA News Gazette | Jul 9, 2025
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 smuggling cocaine into the United States.
Union City man pleads guilty to $4 million COVID-19 tax credit fraud
By GA News Gazette | Jul 7, 2025
A truck driver from Union City, Georgia, has pleaded guilty to mail fraud in connection with a scheme to defraud the United States by falsely claiming COVID-19-related employment tax credits.
Fairburn man sentenced for drug thefts worth $400K; illegal firearm possession
By GA News Gazette | Jul 3, 2025
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.
Lithonia man sentenced for murder outside Decatur daycare
By GA News Gazette | Jul 3, 2025
DeKalb County District Attorney Sherry Boston announced that a Lithonia man, Taco Nash Jr., has been convicted of multiple charges, including Malice Murder, for the shooting death of Mi’ckeya Montgomery.
Georgia men charged for trafficking meth hidden in cucumbers
By GA News Gazette | Jul 2, 2025
Andres Jasso, Jr. and Rufino Pineda-Perez appeared in federal court following their arrest for allegedly trafficking over 700 pounds of methamphetamine hidden within a load of cucumbers in Gainesville, Georgia. U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg...
North Koreans charged with stealing nearly $1 million in cryptocurrency
By GA News Gazette | Jun 30, 2025
Four North Korean nationals have been charged in a scheme involving the theft and laundering of nearly $1 million in cryptocurrency.
Serial bank robber receives over ten-year sentence for armed crime spree
By GA News Gazette | Jun 30, 2025
Khyri Deandre Brown, a 28-year-old from Dallas, Georgia, has been sentenced to over ten years in prison for a series of bank robberies and attempted robberies.
Gwinnett County man sentenced to life for Lithonia bar shooting
By GA News Gazette | Jun 27, 2025
DeKalb County District Attorney Sherry Boston announced the conviction of a Gwinnett County man for a fatal shooting outside a Lithonia bar.
Two charged with assaulting federal officers in separate Georgia incidents
By GA News Gazette | Jun 27, 2025
Ricardo Trejo-Martinez and Hector Beltran-Ledesma, both Mexican nationals in the United States illegally, have been charged with assaulting or resisting federal deportation officers.
Georgia man convicted for ATM explosion with pipe bomb
By GA News Gazette | Jun 27, 2025
Abdurrahim Jalal has been found guilty of detonating a pipe bomb to destroy an ATM and possessing illegal explosives.
Former SSA employee admits guilt in benefits theft scheme
By GA News Gazette | Jun 27, 2025
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 a federal court. U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg stated, "As an employee...
Marietta man charged with trafficking ten kilograms of fentanyl
By GA News Gazette | Jun 27, 2025
Rodrigo Morales-Figueroa, a 29-year-old resident of Marietta, Georgia, appeared in federal court on June 23, 2025.
Two convicted in multi-million dollar telephone scam targeting elderly
By GA News Gazette | Jun 26, 2025
Pradip Parikh and Alpesh Patel have been convicted for their involvement in a transnational telephone scam that defrauded Americans of millions.
Remote patient monitoring company settles lawsuit over false Medicare claims
By GA News Gazette | Jun 26, 2025
Health Wealth Safe, Inc. and Dr. Subodh Agrawal have agreed to pay $1.29 million to settle allegations of submitting false claims to Medicare.
Waynesboro man sentenced for string of armed robberies across seven Georgia counties
By GA News Gazette | Jun 26, 2025
A Waynesboro resident has been sentenced to over 26 years in federal prison for a series of armed robberies across multiple counties in Georgia.