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Crime & Safety
/ 11 months agoTattnall County mechanic pleads guilty to tampering with logging equipment to evade environmental controls
A Tattnall County man awaits sentencing after pleading guilty to operating a business that tampered with government-mandated emissions controls on commercial...
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Crime & Safety
/ 11 months agoUnited States Files Suit Against the Georgia Institute of Technology and Georgia Tech Research Corporation Alleging Cybersecurity Violations
The United States has filed a complaint-in-intervention against the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) and Georgia Tech Research Corporation (GTRC)...
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Crime & Safety
/ 11 months agoPair of indictments charge conspiracies to use drones to deliver illegal drugs, contraband cell phones to Georgia prisons
Two newly unsealed federal indictments charge 23 defendants in widespread conspiracies that used drones to deliver methamphetamine, marijuana, and cell phones...
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Crime & Safety
/ 11 months agoCarr Announces Hire of New Chief Prosecutor to Lead Georgia’s First Statewide Organized Retail Crime Unit
Attorney General Chris Carr announced the hire of former Cobb County Assistant District Attorney Timothy Ruffini to lead Georgia’s first statewide...
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Crime & Safety
/ 11 months agoMedicaid Fraud Division Obtains New 15-Count Indictment in Forsyth County
Attorney General Chris Carr today announced that Farid Moghaddam, 48, of Atlanta, has been indicted in Forsyth County on four counts...
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Crime & Safety
/ 11 months agoJustice Department Issues Letter to State and Local Police Departments and Governments Explaining that Certain Housing Programs May Violate Federal Law
The Justice Department announced today that it issued a letter to state and local police departments and governments about programs that may violate...
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Crime & Safety
/ 11 months agoDEA Seizes Nearly 3,000 Pounds of Crystal Meth at Farmer’s Market in Georgia
The official weight of the crystal meth was 2,585 pounds, it was concealed among boxes of celery
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Crime & Safety
/ 11 months agoAtlanta Man Charged in Multimillion-Dollar Scheme to Defraud Insurance Company
Dwayne Davis has been indicted by a federal grand jury for wire fraud and money laundering in connection with a scheme...
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Crime & Safety
/ 11 months agoGBI Arrests Former Walton County Jailer for Aggravated Battery, Cruelty to Inmates, and Violation of Oath of Office
The GBI has arrested and charged former Walton County Sheriff’s Office Jailer Jeffrey Sean Day, age 39, of Monroe, GA, with...
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Crime & Safety
/ 11 months agoAttorney General Merrick B. Garland Statement on Major Cities Chiefs Association Violent Crime Survey
The Justice Department issued the following statement from Attorney General Merrick B. Garland on the release of the Major Cities Chiefs Association...