Fourteen Charged with Federal Dog Fighting Offenses in Three-State Arrest Operation

Fourteen men – residents of Georgia, Florida and Alabama – were charged for participating in a major dog fighting event that...

GBI Arrests Tift County Principal in Theft Investigation

The GBI has arrested and charged Chad Stone, age 50, of Tifton, GA, with theft by taking and unauthorized use of a...

GBI Arrests Decatur Man in Snellville Homicide Investigation

The GBI has arrested and charged Keegan Gates, age 17, of Decatur, GA, with felony murder, aggravated assault, possession of a...

Burke County Sheriff’s Office Responds to Tragic Incident Resulting in Child’s Death, Mother Arrested

Burke County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded Monday to a residence for an unresponsive child. The one year old had been discovered...

Lawrenceville Woman Wanted for Insurance Fraud, Forgery

Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King announced that Alfreda Eugenia Moore, 40, of Lawrenceville, has been charged with insurance...

Leader, final defendant in Augusta-area drug trafficking conspiracy sentenced to nearly 13 years in federal prison

The last of 10 defendants in an Augusta-area drug trafficking conspiracy has been sentenced to more than a decade in federal...

Mother and son tax preparers sentenced to prison for tax fraud

The owners of a McDuffie County, Ga., tax preparation service have been sentenced to prison for filing dozens of fraudulent tax...

Two Individuals Convicted for $11M COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme

A federal jury in Atlanta convicted a Georgia man and woman this week for their roles in an over $11 million...

GBI Investigates Shooting in Claxton, Two From Statesboro Deceased

UPDATE 02/17/2024: The GBI has arrested Celeste Denise Adams, 23, of Waynesboro, Georgia, for the shooting that killed two and injured...

GBI Investigates In-Custody Death in Cumming

The GBI is investigating the in-custody death of Robert Cornelious Powell, age 32, of Brooklyn, New York. Cumming Police Officers arrested...