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Federal Tipoffs Involving Georgia Newsletter for Saturday April 13, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Dobbins AFB: Reserve Citizen Airman Becomes Superhero for Children
MARIETTA, Georgia, April 13 -- The U.S. Air Force Dobbins Air Reserve Base (94th Airlift Wing) issued the following news on April 12, 2024: By Staff Sgt. Matthew Matlock, 94th Airlirft Wing Public Affairs In the bustling hallways of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Tech. Sgt. Chase Molden, a 94th Security Forces Squadron defender, is known for a unique endeavor. Beyond his duties in the Air Force Reserve and his civilian job as an insurance adjuster, Molden has created a comic book aimed at h  more

Ga. U.S. Attorney: Coffee County Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegally Obtaining COVID-19 Pandemic Relief Funds
WAYCROSS, Georgia, April 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia issued the following news release: A Coffee County man was sentenced to federal prison and ordered to pay more than $1.3 million in restitution for fraudulently obtaining funds intended to help businesses struggling financially during the pandemic. Kyle Waldron, 59, of Douglas, Ga., was sentenced to 15 months in prison after pleading guilty to money laundering, said Jill E. Steinberg, U.S. Attor  more

Ga. U.S. Attorney: Southwest Georgia Resident Faces Life in Prison for Armed Fentanyl Trafficking
ALBANY, Georgia, April 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia issued the following news release on April 12, 2024: A Southwest Georgia resident with a lengthy criminal history pleaded guilty to armed drug distribution charges today and faces life in prison for admitting to distributing large quantities of fentanyl. Larry Roger Sparks, Jr., 46, of Albany, pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of a heroin and fentanyl mixture; one count of distribution of   more