AUGUSTA, Georgia, June 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia issued the following news release: Two Georgia siblings have been sentenced to federal prison and ordered to repay stolen funds after pleading guilty in a fraud conspiracy. La'Kyera Me'Lika Thurmond, 35, of Snellville, Ga., and Brandon Jamal Thurmond, 34, of Lilburn, Ga., were sentenced in U.S. District Court after pleading guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud, said Jill E. Steinberg, U.S. At  more

SAVANNAH, Georgia, June 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia issued the following news release: A Chatham County man who fired multiple shots that wounded two people in a crowded outdoor Savannah plaza has been sentenced to more than 10 years in federal prison. Joshua Bowser, 29, of Savannah, was sentenced to 125 months in prison after pleading guilty to Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition by a Convicted Felon, said Jill E. Steinberg, U.S. Attorney for   more

MACON, Georgia, June 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia issued the following news release on June 10, 2024: The leader of a violent drug trafficking organization (DTO) who directed approximately 2,000 kilograms of cocaine from Mexico into the U.S.--much of which was distributed into the Middle District of Georgia--was sentenced to two life sentences in prison for his crimes today. Albert Ross aka "Big," 53, of Stone Mountain, Georgia, was sentenced to serv  more