Tax preparer sentenced after fraudulent returns

Release: Tax preparer sentenced after admitting to preparing fraudulent federal income tax returns Claims defrauded government of more than $75,000 STATESBORO, GA:  A tax preparer has been sentenced to probation after she admitted preparing fraudulent…

Seven convicted felons indicted in GA for possession…

Release: Seven individuals indicted on federal firearms charges under agencies' Project Guardian collaboration Convicted felons are prohibited from possessing firearms SAVANNAH, GA:  Seven defendants face federal felony firearms after their indictments by a grand jury…

Operation Sandy Bottom leads to 48 arrests in…

Release: Investigation of drug trafficking conspiracy indicts 48 defendants, including three prison guards Operation targeted violent gang members in Coffee County area WAYCROSS, GA:  Nearly 50 people have been indicted in a drug trafficking investigation…

GA company ordered to stop selling vitamins as…

Release: Court orders defendants to stop selling Vitamin D products as treatments for COVID-19 and other diseases Injunction halts distribution of products with unsubstantiated claims WASHINGTON: A federal court entered a permanent injunction barring a…

Former GA deputy arrested for child pornography

Release: Former deputy sentenced to federal prison for possessing child pornography Statesboro man admitted having illegal images on cell phone STATESBORO, GA:  A former Bulloch County sheriff’s deputy has been sentenced to prison for possession…

Two GA tax professionals get clients $1.2 Billion…

Release: Atlanta Tax Professionals Plead Guilty to Promoting Syndicated Conservation Easement Tax Scheme Involving More Than $1.2 Billion in Fraudulent Charitable Deductions First DOJ Criminal Case Involving Syndicated Conservation Easements; Scheme Defrauded IRS of More…