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Special Agent Stephen Emmett
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2009 Press Releases | 2008 Press Releases

11/16/09 U.S. Joins False Claims Act Lawsuit Against Kuwait-Based Companies That Supplied Food to U.S. Troops in Middle East
11/16/09 Kuwaiti Company Indicted for Massive Overcharging of United States for Soldiers’ Food
11/10/09 Requesting Public’s Assistance in Locating Two Armed Bank Robbers
11/10/09 “South Side Myfas” Street Gang Members Convicted of Cocaine Trafficking
11/10/09 Seeking Information on Solo Serial Bank Robber
11/10/09 Public’s Assistance Sought in Locating Two Serial Bank Robbers
11/10/09 Suspect Sought in Savannah Bank Robbery
11/10/09 International Effort Defeats Major Hacking Ring
11/09/09 Two Defendants Plead Guilty in ATM Skimming Scheme
11/06/09 Former Polk County Deputy Sheriff Enters Guilty Plea
11/05/09 Atlanta Radiologist Indicted for Fraudulent Medical Practices
11/05/09 Former Mortgage Broker Pleads Guilty to a $20 Million Mortgage Fraud, Real Estate Investment Scam, and Check-Kiting Scheme
11/05/09 Former Georgia Attorney Sentenced to Prison for Multi-Million Dollar Real Estate Ponzi Scheme
11/04/09 Requesting Public’s Assistance in Identifying and Locating Serial Robber
11/03/09 Former Executives Indicted on Charges of Conspiracy and Securities Fraud Related to Artificial Stock Inflation
11/02/09 Northwest Georgia Crimes Against Children Task Force Announces Arrest
11/02/09 Seeking Information on Tucker, Georgia Bank Robbers
11/02/09 Rome Man Charged with Tricking Employer into Paying More Than $4 Million for Non-Existent Timber
10/29/09 Atlanta Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Sex Trafficking and Mann Act Charges
10/26/09 Tennessee Man Arrested in Georgia on Child Enticement Charges
10/22/09 Mexican Drug Traffickers Arrested Here as Part of Nationwide "Project Coronado" Takedown
10/21/09 Mableton Man Faces Federal Charges Arising Out of Home Depot Kickback Scheme
10/19/09 FBI Task Force Arrest of Child Predator
10/15/09 Former Polk County Jail Sergeant Sentenced to Federal Prison for Beating Inmate
10/15/09 Robbery of Suntrust Bank in Savannah
10/15/09 Dalton Man Arrested and Charged with Attempted Aggravated Child Molestation and Violation of the Computer Pornography Act
10/15/09 Roswell Man Arrested for Attempting to Solicit a Minor Child for Sex
10/13/09 Armed Bank Robbery Sentencing
10/09/09 Atlanta Chiropractors Indicted for Health Care Fraud
10/05/09 Miami Man Convicted in Million-Dollar Medicaid Fraud
09/25/09 Adairsville Man Sentenced for Possessing Child Pornography
09/22/09 Former Fulton County Jail Detention Officer Pleads Guilty to Lying to Federal Grand Jury about Death of Inmate
09/21/09 Gainesville Man Sentenced for Child Pornography Offenses
09/17/09 Bank Robber Convicted
09/16/09 “Career Criminal” Pleads Guilty to Armed Bank Robbery
09/15/09 Defendant Pleads Guilty to Making Bomb Threats to the Atlanta Housing Authority
09/11/09 Alapaha Circuit Superior Court Judge Pleads Guilty
09/10/09 Two Million Dollars in Asset/Forfeiture Money from Drug Cartels Presented to Gwinnett Law Enforcement
09/03/09 Augusta Man Indicted for Lying to FBI Agents on Amount and Transfer of Funds to Other Countries
09/03/09 Hephzibah Man Charged with Being a Career Criminal in Possession of Stolen Firearm
09/03/09 Tennessee Man Arrested for Attempted Child Enticement
09/02/09 Child Predator Arrested
08/31/09 Head of English Language School Sentenced to Federal Prison for Immigration Fraud Conspiracy
08/31/09 Child Predator Arrested
08/25/09 Former Fulton County Jail Lieutenant Pleads Guilty to Using Excessive Force Against Inmate and Lying to FBI Agent
08/21/09 “Crown Royal Bandit” Pleads Guilty
08/20/09 Gainesville Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Operating a Ponzi Scheme
08/20/09 Atlanta Area Lawyer Sentenced to Over 10 Years in Prison for Operating a $40 Million “Ponzi” Investment Scheme
08/19/09 Georgia Man Sentenced to Prison for Sending Terroristic Threats to FBI
08/13/09 Camden County Woman Convicted on 50 Counts of Bank Fraud
08/12/09 Atlanta Defendant Found Guilty of Supporting Terrorists
08/10/09 Man Arrested on Charges of Conspiracy to Assault Federal Officers and Employees
08/07/09 FBI and APD Arrest Man on Child Pornography Charges
08/06/09 Savannah Attorney Benjamin Sheftall Eichholz Indicted for $950,000 Embezzlement Scheme, Lying, and Obstruction of Justice
08/06/09 Former Polk County Jail Sergeant Pleads Guilty to Federal Civil Rights Charges
08/03/09 Ex-Wife of Former Home Depot Employee Sentenced to Federal Prison for Filing False Tax Return
07/30/09 Currency Fund Manager Sentenced to Nearly Seven Years in Federal Prison for Perpetrating Ponzi Scheme
07/23/09 Return of FBI Top Ten Fugitive Michael Jason Registe to Columbus, Georgia
07/21/09 Armed Bank Robbery in Darien, Georgia
07/17/09 Head of Atlanta-Based Foreign Exchange Brokerage Firm Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding Investors
07/16/09 Newnan Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Embezzling More Than $1.2 Million from Wachovia Bank
07/15/09 Former Assistant Treasurer Sentenced to Federal Prison for Embezzling $139,000 from Charitable Organization
07/13/09 Operator of Employment Agency Sentenced to Federal Prison for Harboring Illegal Aliens
07/09/09 Former Georgia Attorney Pleads Guilty to Multi-Million Dollar Real Estate Ponzi Scheme
07/07/09 Captors Sentenced to Decades in Prison for Kidnapping and Abusing Drug Dealer Over Drug Debt
06/30/09 Twenty Defendants Sentenced in Million-Dollar Stolen Car Conspiracy Ring
06/30/09 Defendant Sentenced on Bank Fraud Conviction
06/30/09 Bank Robber Sentenced to Federal Prison
06/29/09 “Alternative Medicine” Clinic Operator Sentenced to Federal Prison for Health Care Fraud
06/25/09 Telfair County Sheriff Sentenced to 36 Months' Imprisonment on Corruption Charges
06/23/09 Former Investment Broker Sentenced to Over Six Years in Prison for Defrauding Clients
06/22/09 Former Accounting Manager for Historic Savannah Foundation Pleads Guilty to Fraud
06/22/09 Calvin Lee Stevenson, Jr. Sentenced to 42 Years for Convictions for Armed Robbery, Carjacking, and Brandishing a Firearm During a Crime of Violence
06/22/09 Miami Woman Pleads Guilty to $6.5 Million Medicare Fraud Conspiracy
06/19/09 Former Atlanta Police Sergeant Sentenced to Federal Prison for Warrantless Break-In of Private Home
06/19/09 FBI Arrest of Child Predator in North Georgia
06/17/09 Ten Indicted on Federal Drug Charges
06/11/09 Former Dekalb County Probation Officer Pleads Guilty to Criminal Charge-Fixing Extortion Scheme
06/11/09 Former Home Depot Employee Sentenced to Prison for Orchestrating Vendor Kickback Scheme
06/10/09 Former University of Georgia Football Star and NFL Player Charged with Mortgage Fraud Crimes
06/10/09 Defendant Found Guilty of Conspiracy to Support Terrorists
06/09/09 Georgia Men Arrested for Impersonating NSA, MI-5 Officials
06/05/09 Child Predator Arrested in Georgia
06/05/09 Seeking Information in Armed Bank Robbery
06/04/09 Head of English Language School Pleads Guilty to Immigration Fraud Conspiracy
06/04/09 Pimp Who Claimed to Be Modeling Agent Sentenced to Prison
05/29/09 Producer of Child Pornography Sentenced to Over 10 Years
05/28/09 Former Polk County Jail Sergeant Charged with Using Excessive Force
05/22/09 Armored Truck Employee Indicted for Role in Armed Robbery
05/21/09 Currency Fund Manager Pleads Guilty to Perpetrating Ponzi Scheme
05/21/09 Columbus Lawyer Charged in 40 Count Indictment
05/21/09 Large Group of DVD and CD Counterfeiters and Suppliers Indicted
05/20/09 Man Charged with Identity Fraud and Filing False Tax Claims Arrested by Federal Authorities
05/19/09 Former Home Depot “Product Merchant” Pleads Guilty
05/15/09 Donald Bernard Kelly Enters Guilty Plea to Second Bank Robbery
05/15/09 Third Man Sentenced to 180 Months for Armed Bank Robbery and Firearm Convictions
05/14/09 Augusta Man Pleads Guilty in Mortgage Fraud Scheme
05/14/09 Marietta Man Pleads Guilty to Soliciting and Accepting a Kickback
05/14/09 Ex-Wife of Former Home Depot Employee Pleads Guilty to Filing False Tax Return
05/13/09 Bremen Man Charged with Operating $7 Million Investment Scam
05/13/09 Fugitive from Virginia State Prison System on the Run 27 Years—Living Most of Those 27 Years in North Georgia Community—Arrested This Morning
05/05/09 Savannah Resident Sentenced to 296 Months for Possession and Receipt of Child Pornography
05/05/09 Conspirator in $12 Million Medicare Fraud Ring Sentenced to Prison
05/04/09 More Fulton County Jailers Arrested on Obstruction of Justice Charges
04/29/09 Numerous Arrest and Search Warrants Executed Simultaneously Today in Atlanta Area and Mcallen, Texas in Takedown of Major Drug Organization
04/28/09 Co-Conspirators Sentenced to Prison for Alien Harboring Crimes
04/24/09 First Guilty Plea Related to Fraudulent Loans Funded by Failed Bank
04/23/09 Employment Agency Operator Convicted of Conspiracy to Commit Immigration Crimes
04/23/09 Former Accountant Sentenced to Federal Prison for Embezzling $164,000 from Charitable Organization
04/23/09 Two Fulton County Sheriff’s Lieutenants Arrested
04/22/09 Augusta Woman Pleads Guilty to Credit Card Fraud Conspiracy and Aggravated Identity Theft
04/21/09 Former Military Official Pleads Guilty to Participating in Bribery Conspiracy Involving $206 Million Telecommunications Contract in Korea
04/20/09 Georgia Attorney Pleads Guilty to Over $28 Million Investment Fraud Scheme
04/16/09 Pair Indicted, Appear in Court for Sex Trafficking of a Minor
04/15/09 Carpet Company Insiders Sentenced in Multi-Million Dollar Fraud
04/09/09 "Sting" Sends Former Loan Officer to Prison for Mortgage Fraud
04/09/09 Marietta Attorney Charged in $28 Million Investment Fraud Scheme
04/09/09 Four Bank Robbers Sentenced to a Total of 539 Months in Prison
04/08/09 Bank-Robbing “Dracula” Sentenced to Over Twenty Years in Prison
04/07/09 Former Insurance Executive Pleads Guilty in Scheme to Embezzle $1.2 Million in Insurance Premiums
04/07/09 “Alternative Medicine” Clinic Operator Pleads Guilty to Federal Health Care Fraud Charge
04/02/09 Northwest Georgia and Tennessee Drug Distributors Sentenced to Federal Prison
04/01/09 Lincolnton Woman Pleads Guilty to Credit Card Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft
03/31/09 Jacksonville Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Operating Ponzi Scheme Under the Guise of a Foreign Currency “Hedge Fund”
03/25/09 Former Investment Broker Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Clients, Including Elderly Alzheimer's Patient
03/23/09 Gainesville Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Investors Out of More Than $60 Million
03/21/09 Kidnappers of Drug Dealer Plead Guilty
03/20/09 Former Fulton County Jail Officer Arrested on Federal Civil Rights and Obstruction of Justice Charges
03/19/09 FBI, GBI to Participate in Upcoming Documentary Screening
03/18/09 Atlanta Currency Trader Charged with Operating $25 Million Ponzi Scheme
03/13/09 Local Chiropractor Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Health Care Fraud
03/12/09 Former Fugitive Marijuana Grower Sentenced to Life in Prison
03/11/09 Former Accounting Manager for Historic Savannah Foundation Charged with Fraud
03/05/09 Violent Child Abuser and Child Pornography Producer Sentenced
03/04/09 Two Men Indicted for Million Dollar Medicaid Fraud
03/03/09 Former Sheriff of Jeff Davis County Sentenced on Convictions of Wire Fraud and Bank Fraud
02/27/09 South Georgia Residents Sentenced in $5 Million Diesel Fuel Tax Credit Scheme
02/26/09 Felon with a Gun Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison
02/25/09 Pair Sentenced to Prison for Conspiring to Defraud Auto Dealerships and Banks
02/25/09 Former Club Manager Convicted by Jury in Strip Club Arson Plot
02/25/09 North Georgia Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Enticing a Child
02/24/09 Three Former Atlanta Police Officers Sentenced to Federal Prison in Fatal Shooting of Elderly Atlanta Woman
02/20/09 Calvin Lee Stevenson, Jr. Convicted of Conspiracy, Armed Robbery, Carjacking, and Brandishing a Firearm During a Crime of Violence
02/13/09 FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force Arrests Buford Man for Threatening to Destroy FBI Buildings
02/12/09 Fugitive Wanted on Drug Charges Captured, Makes Initial Appearance in Rome
02/11/09 Safe Child Task Force Arrest
02/11/09 Rincon Man Sentenced to 78 Months in Prison for Possession of Child Pornography
02/11/09 Savannah Longshoreman Pleads Guilty to Possession of Child Pornography
02/09/09 FBI to Assist FDA in Ongoing Investigation of the Peanut Corporation of America
02/03/09 FBI Director's Community Leadership Award Presentation
02/02/09 California Man Pleads Guilty in Construction Escrow Fraud Scheme
01/28/09 Guilty Plea to Possession of Child Pornography
01/27/09 FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force Domestic Terrorism Arrest
01/26/09 FBI Safe Child Task Force Arrest
01/22/09 Terrill Marion Crane Pleads Guilty to Producing Child Pornography
01/20/09 Security Guard Sentenced for Possessing Child Pornography and Impersonating FBI Agent
01/15/09 A Third Former Home Depot Employee Pleads Guilty to Vendor Kickback Scheme & Filing False Tax Returns
01/14/09 Chiropractor Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding Health Care Companies of Over $1.2 Million
01/09/09 Cedartown Flooring Installer Now Going to Federal Prison for Running Drug Ring
01/08/09 Retired Army Major Pleads Guilty in Bribery Scheme Involving Department of Defense Contracts in Kuwait
01/08/09 Adairsville Man Sentenced for Possessing Child Pornography
01/08/09 “Alternative Medicine” Clinic Operator Arraigned on Federal Health Care Fraud Charges
01/06/09 Illinois Man Sentenced for Traveling to North Georgia Intending to Have Sex with 11-Year Old Girl
01/05/09 Former Investment Advisor Arraigned on Securities Fraud Charges