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Second Trial of South Georgia DTO Members Found Guilty of Federal Crimes VALDOSTA, Ga. – Three co-conspirators involved in an armed drug trafficking organization (DTO) based out of Cook County, Georgia, were found guilty at trial this week of federal drug and weapons charges, the second federal trial of members of this criminal organization. Calvin…

ALBANY, Ga. – An Albany resident with a lengthy criminal history, including robbery by force, distribution of controlled substances and making terroristic threats, was sentenced as a federal career offender to serve ten years in prison for trafficking drugs in Southwest Georgia. Roderick Terrell Ferrell, 37, was sentenced to serve 120 months in prison to…

Prison-Based Organization Responsible for Distributing 50+ Kilos of Meth in Two Months ALBANY, Ga. – A high-ranking member of the Ghostface Gangsters (GFG)—a criminal organization founded in the prison system—was sentenced to federal prison today for his role in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy that was funneling a large amount of Mexico-sourced drugs from behind bars.…

In recognition of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, Attorney General Pamela Bondi announced that the Justice Department is reinvigorating efforts to protect older Americans from transnational schemes that cost billions of dollars, often stealing their life savings. In the past few weeks alone, investigators and prosecutors have arrested and filed cases against foreign fraudsters and…

NEW BERN, N.C. – Jesus Anibal Gutierrez, a 27-year-old resident of College Park, GA was sentenced to 12.5 years in federal prison for distributing crystal methamphetamine in Goldsboro, NC. Gutierrez pled guilty on November 12, 2024. According to the court documents and other information presented in court, the investigation began in July 2023, when law enforcement…

Defendant Created Fake Recruiting Website to Steal Identifications; 14 Others Convicted ALBANY, Ga. – The final defendant and ringleader of a bank fraud and aggravated identity theft scheme involving stolen checks and a fake online recruiting website was sentenced to federal prison today. Jalen Tylee Hill, aka “Roscoe Hill,” 26, of Americus, was sentenced to…

ALBANY, Ga. – A Georgia resident with prior criminal convictions, including for domestic violence, was found guilty this week at trial of illegally possessing a firearm. Devon Marquell Rambo, 28, is guilty of one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Rambo faces a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison. The…

Under Investigation for Fentanyl Distribution, Armed Defendant Attempted to Evade Police ALBANY, Ga. – An Americus, Georgia, resident who was under investigation for distributing fentanyl in the community was sentenced to federal prison for illegally possessing several firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime as he attempted to evade arrest. Juan Antonious Boone, 36,…

MACON, Ga. – A Georgia man who was collaborating with a Mexico source of supply to distribute 1.7 kilograms of fentanyl in the Macon community was sentenced to serve more than 16 years in prison for his crime. Ike Jackson, Jr., 38, of Lizella, Georgia, was sentenced to serve 200 months in prison to be…

ALBANY, Ga. – A Valdosta, Georgia, man was sentenced to the statutory maximum of 30 years in prison for producing child sexual abuse material (CSAM), also known as child pornography, plus an additional three years of imprisonment for assaulting a jailer while in federal custody. Laronce Howell, 46, of Valdosta, was sentenced to serve a…