June 2017 - Federal Criminal Law Center

Georgia Man Faces 20 Years in Prison for Sending Fraudulent Email

Posted by Marcia Shein
On June 28, 2017
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criminal defense lawyer, Federal Crime, Wire Fraud

In March 2017, a Brookhaven man allegedly sent one email to a county government in Kansas and received more than a half million dollars, according to WXIA. The man was arrested on federal charges for allegedly carrying out an e-mail spoofing scheme that cost Sedgwick County approximately $566,000. The man, a 48-year-old, is charged with wire […]

Arson Suspect Faces Potential Charges

Posted by Marcia Shein
On June 26, 2017
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arson, federal arson, Federal Crime, Georgia State Criminal Defense

Investigators with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives recently reported that the agency is considering federal arson charges against an Interstate 85 arson suspect. Evidence will be presented to the United States attorney’s office in order to make a determination about whether a federal charge will be filed. Although the Bureau of Alcohol, […]

Arrest Made in Federal Bank Robbery Case

Posted by Marcia Shein
On June 21, 2017
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bank robbery, criminal defense attorneys, Robbery, Theft & Weapons Charges

The Knox County Sheriff’s Office recently announced that a suspect accused of robbing the U.S. Bank in Knoxville was arrested in a joint operation coordinated by Knoxville Police Department and the FBI. A federal bank robbery warrant was issued for the individual’s arrest after he was identified as a suspect. The individual was charged with […]

Large Gang Faces RICO Charges

Posted by Marcia Shein
On June 8, 2017
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criminal defense attorney, organized crime, RICO And CCE

25 people that have been accused of being members of a borderlands gang have been indicted by a Houston grand jury in a massive drug conspiracy involving racketeering, robbery, money laundering, and a death due to a shooting. Officials have stated that the gang has a national reach that formed in the early 1980s and […]

Metro Atlanta Dentist Gets a Year and Six Months for Medicaid Fraud

Posted by Marcia Shein
On June 6, 2017
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Health Care Fraud, Medicare/Medicaid Fraud

A dentist who practiced in DeKalb and Gwinnett counties was sentenced to one year and six months in federal prison for Medicaid fraud in April 2017, according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution. She was accused of falsely filing approximately $1 million in Medicaid claims. The U.S. attorney over the case said the dentist submitted bills […]

FBI Seeks Person Interest in Atlanta Credit Card Theft Ring

Posted by Marcia Shein
On June 3, 2017
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Credit Card Fraud, Federal Criminal Defense

According to WXIA, in March 2017, The FBI release new information on a massive credit card fraud ring happening in Georgia for months. The alleged credit card thieves have stolen cards mainly in the Cobb and Gwinnet counties. They have used the credit cards to buy thousands of dollars in gift cards from a variety […]