Articles for
January 2009
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January 30th, 2009 by
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USED CAR DEALERS SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON
FOR LAUNDERING MONEY FROM DRUG DEALERS
January 30, 2009
ATLANTA, GA – STANLEY KIM, 50, of Norcross, Georgia; KEVIN CHANG, 41, of Buford, Georgia; TONY KIM, 35, of Norcross, Georgia; and YUEN CHEOL “DON” CHU, 42, of Duluth, Georgia; were sentenced on January 15 and 30, 2009, by United States District […]
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January 27th, 2009 by
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BUSINESSMAN INDICTED FOR NATIONWIDE
FRAUD SCHEME TARGETING CHRISTIAN AUDIENCES
January 27, 2009
MARIETTA, GA - JEFFREY W. McLAIN, 52, of Marietta, Georgia, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of mail fraud and wire fraud. McLAIN is expected to appear before a United States Magistrate Judge late this week or early next week. An exact […]
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January 23rd, 2009 by
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FORMER DEPUTY & WIFE PLEAD GUILTY TO CHARGES RELATED
TO HARBORING & EXPLOITING ILLEGAL ALIEN NANNY
January 23, 2009
Atlanta, GA - MALIKA GARRETT, 43, and her husband, RUSSELL GARRETT, 43, a former Forsyth County, Georgia, Deputy Sheriff, both of Woodstock, Georgia, pleaded guilty today before United States District Court Judge Orinda D. Evans. MALIKA GARRETT and RUSSELL […]
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January 22nd, 2009 by
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January 22, 2009
Atlanta, GA - TERRILL MARION CRANE, 49, of Atlanta, Georgia, pleaded guilty today before United States District Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr. to one count of producing child pornography.
United States Attorney David E. Nahmias said of today’s plea, “This case goes back a number of years, which makes the list of victims longer […]
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January 21st, 2009 by
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January 21, 2009
Robber Violently Stole Parcel Containing Marijuana
Atlanta, GA - HAJJA KENYATTA MARTIN, 35, of Lithonia, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge William S. Duffey, Jr. to serve 2 years in federal prison on a charge of assaulting and robbing a United States Postal Service mail carrier.
United States Attorney David E. Nahmias […]
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January 20th, 2009 by
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January 20, 2009
Atlanta, GA - TROY ALEXIS, 38, of Conyers, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Richard W. Story to serve more than 21 years in prison on charges of drug trafficking and money laundering. At the time of his arrest, ALEXIS owned and operated “Alexis Motors Sales and Leasing” located in […]
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January 20th, 2009 by
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Defendant Falsely Claimed that He Investigated Child Exploitation Cases
January 20, 2009
Atlanta, GA - DOUGLAS YUTAKA RHOADES, 43, of Jonesboro, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr., to serve more than 5 years in prison on charges of possessing child pornography and falsely impersonating a federal agent.
“This defendant claimed to […]
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January 18th, 2009 by
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Sunday, January 18, 2009 : “Secretaries, soldiers and postal workers”.On Monday January 12, 2009, Bobby Lee Cook and Jeff Bramlett, President of the Georgia State Bar Association, appeared with their client, former Chattooga County State Court Judge Carlton Vines, in a pre-trial hearing on his three-count criminal indictment.
Vines is charged with 1) Conspiracy to Commit […]
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January 15th, 2009 by
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January 15, 2009
ATLANTA – Today the Committee on Assignments, chaired by Speaker Glenn Richardson, announced the committee assignments for the 2009 - 2010 legislative sessions. Representative Katie Dempsey was appointed Secretary of Budget and Fiscal Affairs Oversight Committee and member of the Economic Development and Tourism; Energy, Utilities, and Telecommunications; Health and Human Services; and […]
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January 14th, 2009 by
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January 14, 2009
This morning, several Chattooga County citizens met with newly inaugurated County Commissioner Jason Winters, about several issues.
One of these issues has been brewing for quite some time, the question about whether or not State Court Judge Carlton Vines, removed from office in November, 2007 for DUI’s, should continue to receive his salary while […]
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