U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia

ROME, Ga. – Adrian Robinson, Julio Martinez-Guzman, Jesse Brooks, James Carden, Reginal Dowdy, and Casanova Pritchett have been sentenced for their roles as members of a drug trafficking organization that distributed illegal narcotics in the Rome, Georgia, area, including heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine, and oxycodone.?https://lnkd.in/exgn-Fcn

ATLANTA - Heleonel Gonzalez has pleaded guilty to bank fraud for orchestrating a $6 million scheme to defraud Peach State Federal Credit Union. https://lnkd.in/e6WN62AP

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia arranged four sessions of the COPS Office’s Managing Bias Training for Law Enforcement training with the Atlanta, Fayetteville, Doraville and Rome Police Departments. The Managing Bias training goals are to reduce the influence of bias in officers’ interactions and decision-making, contribute to improved police-community relations, and increase officer safety. Dozens of officers from agencies throughout the district completed the training, which was led by national instructors.

In honor of Native American Heritage Month, NDGA hosted an informative and impactful fireside chat with Nikki Locklear, Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Human Trafficking Program Director for the North Carolina Commission of Indian Affairs, Nealie McCormick, Chairman of the Georgia Council on American Indian Concerns, and Christian Bane, Program Manager for the Georgia Council on American Indian Concerns to discuss issues affecting Native America communities and related DOJ priorities, including human trafficking, missing and murdered Indigenous women and relatives, fraudulent trading of Native American artifacts, and Native American burial and repatriation protections.

ATLANTA – Former residential halfway house employee, Tristan Cox, 33, of Atlanta, Georgia, made his initial appearance on November 13, 2024, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Justin S. Anand on federal charges of non-consensual sexual contact with a federal inmate in his custody.?Cox was released on a $10,000 bond. https://lnkd.in/e9GzfWfX

ATLANTA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia has entered into a settlement agreement with Smarter Kids Child Care (“Smarter Kids”) located in Smyrna, Georgia, to resolve allegations that Smarter Kids violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) by denying a child an opportunity to participate in its daycare program on the basis of his autism. https://lnkd.in/ea3skbPh

ATLANTA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia and the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division announced its findings concluding that Fulton County and the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office routinely violate the constitutional and statutory rights of persons incarcerated at the Fulton County Jail and fail to adequately protect incarcerated persons from substantial risk of serious harm.? https://lnkd.in/eENmVZYj

NEWNAN, Ga. - Robert Purbeck, who hacked into the computer servers of the City of Newnan, a Griffin, Georgia, medical clinic, and 17 other victims across the United States, and stole personal information belonging to more than 132,000 people, has been sentenced to federal prison. Purbeck also attempted to extort a Florida orthodontist for payment in Bitcoin, threatening to disclose stolen patient records and other personal information. https://lnkd.in/dHdzTMgJ

U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Buchanan spoke to mid-level law enforcement leaders who attended a VALOR training to advance officer safety and wellness strategies within their own agencies. This one–day workshop sponsored by the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance - Office of Justice Programs addressed leadership strategies, critical officer wellness issues, and opportunities to increase safety and wellness.

Mitchell C.?Simpson, who stole $3 million from companies that provided floor-plan financing to his used-car dealership, has been sentenced to federal prison for wire fraud. https://lnkd.in/edyfviPF