February 2014 - Federal Criminal Law Center

Four south of Atlanta face marijuana trafficking charges

Posted by Marcia Shein
On February 26, 2014
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From the outside, the houses look like normal residences. The inside of a “grow house” is a different matter, however. The structures have been gutted and then outfitted with sophisticated electrical systems, lighting and hydroponic gear to produce a lucrative cash crop of marijuana. Law enforcement officials about 100 miles south of Atlanta say they […]

Posted by Marcia Shein
On February 20, 2014
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Federal investigators will sometimes spend years piecing together evidence. That could be what has happened in the case of the former leader of the Hindu Temple of Georgia. Prosecutors claim the man committed credit card fraud against worshippers who frequented the now defunct Temple. They also accuse him of filing a false income tax return […]

Posted by Marcia Shein
On February 11, 2014
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Although it hasn’t received a lot of attention in Atlanta media, a former University of Georgia student employee is accused of stealing fellow students’ financial information and using it to make illegal purchases. He faces 32 financial identity fraud counts and 19 charges of financial transaction card fraud, law enforcement officials said. The 20-year-old faces […]

Posted by Marcia Shein
On February 5, 2014
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Atlanta’s CBS TV affiliate is reporting that a former crime lab analyst is being accused of taking and then selling drugs he was tasked with testing. The man was arrested yesterday after resigning from his job a day earlier. He now faces drug trafficking charges, as well as charges of grand theft of controlled substances […]

Four south of Atlanta face marijuana trafficking charges

Former leader of Hindu Temple of Georgia charged with fraud

Former University of Georgia student charged with fraud

Former crime lab analyst facing drug charges