Every crime & courts report published for Georgia, newest first.
Bogdan Alexandru Gherghevici, indicted on federal wire fraud and identity theft charges, was apprehended near Seattle on September 4, 2026, and ordered transferred to the Southern District of Georgia.
Federal judge sentences two men for interstate transportation of a stolen vehicle; a third co-defendant was sentenced earlier.
La'Qyale Emmanuel Fortson, 35, of Riverdale, Georgia, was sentenced to 100 months in prison on Sept. 4, 2026, after pleading guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Carlos Salazar-Garcia received a ten-year sentence for using sham companies to import cocaine and launder proceeds, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia.
A Georgia man and a Mexican national were sentenced to federal prison for their roles in trafficking over 700 pounds of methamphetamine concealed in a cucumber shipment, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Two defendants received prison terms and four were ordered transferred to immigration authorities for deportation, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced.
Melissa McAfee, a former U.S. Postal Service mail carrier, was sentenced to two years in prison for stealing mail containing checks and gift cards worth over $1 million.
Sentences range from 30 to 130 months for firearms possession and registration violations.
Gabriel Ojeda Murguia was sentenced in federal court after agents seized fentanyl concealed inside vehicle batteries.
Reginald Pierce was sentenced in federal court for dealing fentanyl while armed with an illegally converted machinegun.
Norman Dixson of Griffin received a two-year federal prison sentence after pleading guilty to animal fighting charges.
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia announced the federal complaint against Brandon Dontrail Scroggins on Aug. 19, 2026.
A 29-year-old Savannah man was sentenced to federal prison after pleading guilty to charges stemming from a mail theft and check fraud operation.