ATLANTA - Jiles and Shannon Johnson, a husband and wife who owned the now closed KC Pit BBQ Restaurant in Sandy Springs, Ga., and Matthew Ware, the accountant for the restaurant, have been sentenced to federal prison. "All of the defendants in this case are deserving of the sentences handed...

RALEIGH, N.C. - United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced that in federal court today Chief United States District Judge James C. Dever, III sentenced JesusTorres Portillo, 23, of Burlington, North Carolina, to 120 months of imprisonment and 3 years of supervised release. Portillopreviously pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute...

Seven arrested during round-up; three remain fugitives ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Twelve members of a methamphetamine trafficking ring have been charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Seven of those charged were arrested on Tuesday, December 10, 2013, during an early morning round-up conducted by federal, state and...

NEW BERN, N.C. - United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced that in federal court today that United States District Judge Louise W. Flanagan sentenced Norris Willis, 42, of Bayboro, North Carolina, to 123 months of imprisonment and 10 years of supervised release. Willispreviously pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute...

COLUMBUS, Ga. - Michael J. Moore, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announces that Larry Eugene Yancey, aka "Ziggy", 42, of an unknown address, was sentenced on Thursday, December 19, 2013, to serve 228 months imprisonment for possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of...

COLUMBUS, Ga. - Michael J. Moore, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announces that Keith B. Carver, 28, of Columbus, Georgia was sentenced on Thursday, December 19, 2013, to serve 228 months imprisonment for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in the...

COLUMBUS, Ga. - Michael J. Moore, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announces that Darrin Scott, 42, of Columbus, Georgia, was sentenced on Thursday, December 19, 2013, by the Honorable Clay D. Land, United States District Court Judge in Columbus, Georgia to serve 63 months imprisonment for...

December 18, 2013 Contact: Public Information Officer Number: (313) 234-4310 LONDON, Ky. - A Manchester pharmacy owner and his wife will forfeit their home, more than a million dollars, and six cars that were proceeds or purchased with proceeds from a drug conspiracy. In that conspiracy, the pharmacy owner filled...

December 16, 2013 Contact: Public Information Officer Number: (313) 234-4310 DETROIT - Marc R. Kamp of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan has agreed to pay $125,000, to settle civil claims against him under the Controlled Substances Act, announced Barbara McQuade, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, and Robert L...

December 04, 2013 Contact: Public Information Officer Number: (313) 234-4310 LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A Louisville physician was charged today, by a federal grand jury, with multiple counts of unlawful distribution of controlled substances, healthcare fraud and money laundering. The charges were announced by David J. Hale, United States Attorney for...