A former correctional officer with the state prison has now pleaded guilty to contraband-related charges along with seven other employees from the Georgia Department of Corrections.The woman pleaded guilty on Sept. 13 to a single count for the intent to distribute...
Month: September 2019
4 face drug charges after allegedly distributing opioids
The opioid crisis has made the government crack down on the distribution and prescription of opioid painkillers and related drugs due to addiction in the general population. Patients sometimes become addicted to these medications, and they can be misused.An...
Arrest for drug crimes can lead to asset forfeiture
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has many ways of dealing with drug crimes. Their goal is to dismantle those organizations that profit from the drug trade, and this is a noble effort. You may agree that the number of people and families in Georgia who have...
Mortgage fraud can lead to heavy fines and prison
Mortgage fraud is an umbrella term that includes a number of illegal schemes for misrepresenting or misstating information on mortgage documents. For example, someone who submits falsified W-2 forms to obtain a mortgage could be accused of fraud.Usually, fraud...
Jail time possible in Todd Chrisley fraud case
Tax evasion is a serious crime that can land you in jail. That's exactly what happened in the case of Todd Chrisley and his spouse, who were indicted on federal charges. A federal grand jury decided on the indictment in mid-August and included 12 counts for wire...