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2007 PRESS RELEASES

2007

January

THIRTEEN ALLEGED MEMBERS OF MS-13 GANG INDICTED ON RACKETEERING CONSPIRACY CHARGES

U. S. v. ABDI HASSAN

BINYAMIN SCHWARTZ PLEADS GUILTY TO AGGRAVATED IDENTITY THEFT AND FRAUD

 

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February

TWO BUSINESSMEN PLEAD GUILTY IN SCHEME TO DEFRAUD IRS

ATLANTA MAN SENTENCED TO 22 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR DISTRIBUTING METHAMPHETAMINE

THREE MEN SENTENCED FOR ARMED ROBBERY OF AMSOUTH BANK IN MURFREESBORO

PROJECT SAFE CHILDHOOD COALITION ANNOUNCED FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE

FORMER SUMNER COUNTY SHERIFF J.D. VANDERCOOK PLEADS GUILTY TO WIRE FRAUD CHARGE

 

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March

FORMER STATE EMPLOYEE SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS FOR ACCEPTING BRIBES

FORMER TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY SECURITY OFFICER SENTENCED IN TAX FRAUD CASE

RIVER TRANSPORT CORPORATION PRESIDENT PLEADS GUILTY TO INCOME TAX EVASION

COLUMBIA MAN SENTENCED ON CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CHARGES

MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO SELLING PIRATED MUSIC AND MOVIES

ATTORNEY PLEADS GUILTY TO BANKRUPTCY CONCEALMENT-RELATED CHARGES

 

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April

MATTHEW COX PLEADS GUILTY TO NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, AND TAMPA, FLORIDA MORTGAGE FRAUDS

TAX RETURN PREPARER AND TWO OTHERS INDICTED IN FEDERAL INCOME TAX SCHEME

FORMER DIRECTOR OFf THE MT. PLEASANT PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND FORMER HEAD OF THE MT. PLEASANT SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT TO BE SENTENCED IN U.S. DISTRICT COURT, COLUMBIA DIVISION

NASHVILLE MAN SENTENCED FOR TAX FRAUD SCHEME

CHARLES MADISON WARREN, III ORDERED TO PAY $533,951 FOR HEALTH CARE FRAUD

MIDDLE TENNESSEE MAN INDICTED ON TAX EVASION CHARGES

 

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May

FORMER PROFESSOR AT TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY PLEADS GUILTY TO FELONY FALSE STATEMENT CHARGE

PROJECT SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS CONTINUES TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY

OVERTON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICERS SENTENCED FOR VIOLATING INMATE'S CIVIL RIGHTS

FORMER SUMNER COUNTY SHERIFF J.D. VANDERCOOK SENTENCED TO 18 MONTHS IMPRISONMENT FOR WIRE FRAUD

FORMER CLARKSVILLE MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO INTERNET DRUG FRAUD SCHEME

 

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June

DAVID B. TODD, III CONVICTED OF BANK FRAUD, WIRE FRAUD & MONEY LAUNDERING

FEDERAL AUTHORITIES ANNOUNCE THE GUILTY PLEAS OF SEVEN DEFENDANTS OF THE PINEDA DRUG TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATION

FEDERAL AUTHORITIES ANNOUNCE THE GUILTY PLEA OF NASHVILLE MAN CHARGED WITH FEDERAL GUN CHARGES

RIVER TRANSPORT CORPORATION PRESIDENT SENTENCED ON TAX CHARGES

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July

ATTORNEY SENTENCED FOLLOWING PLEA OF GUILTY TO
BANKRUPTCY CONCEALMENT-RELATED CHARGES

CLARKSVILLE MAN DEPORTED FROM CAMBODIA TO FACE
DISTRIBUTION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY AND
CRIMINAL SEXUAL ACTIVITY CHARGES IN TENNESSEE

BINYAMIN SCHWARTZ SENTENCED TO SIXTY MONTHS OF IMPRISONMENT FOR AGGRAVATED IDENTITY THEFT AND FRAUD

BOOKKEEPER PLEADS GUILTY TO BANK FRAUD AND TAX EVASION BASED ON BILKING CLIENTS OUT OF HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS

GOODLETTSVILLE MAN WITH PRIOR FELONY CONVICTION FOR SEXUAL BATTERY SENTENCED ON CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CHARGES

GOODLETTSVILLE MAN CONVICTED OF FRAUD IN SALE OF HELICOPTER

MURFREESBORO WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO MAIL FRAUD
AND MONEY LAUNDERING CHARGES

JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES NEW ACTING DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL

ALBERT GANIER, III PLEADS GUILTY TO ACCESSING COMPUTER WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION

CINCINNATI MAN SENTENCED TO TEN MONTHS IN PRISON
FOR MUSIC PIRACY

LOCAL BANK ROBBERS SENTENCED

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August

PAUL M. O’BRIEN TO BE SWORN IN AS UNITED STATES ATTORNEY FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE

CLARKSVILLE MAN SENTENCED FOR DISTRIBUTION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY

TEXAS RESIDENT PLEADS GUILTY TO TAX CONSPIRACY

CHILD PORNOGRAPHY DEFENDANT SENTENCED TO 8 YEARS

GUILTY PLEAS ENTERED IN TWO FEDERAL TAX CASES

SMYRNA MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO MANUFACTURING AND PASSING COUNTERFEIT MONEY

FORMER WHITE COUNTY TENNESSEE CORRECTIONS OFFICER
SENTENCED FOR CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATIONS

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September

FEDERAL AUTHORITIES ANNOUNCE TWENTY-FIVE YEAR SENTENCE
FOR ARMED ROBBERY DEFENDANT

GOODLETTSVILLE FATHER AND SON INDICTED ON CHARGES RELATING TO OPERATION OF ILLEGAL NASHVILLE-BASED GAMBLING BUSINESS

LOCAL TEAM MEETS WITH DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE OFFICIALS, ENHANCES STRATEGIES TO COMBAT GANG VIOLENCE AND GUN CRIMES

FORMER CLARKSVILLE MAN SENTENCED FOR INTERNET DRUG FRAUD SCHEME

FEDERAL AUTHORITIES ANNOUNCE THE INDICTMENT OF THIRTY ONE INDIVIDUALS ON NARCOTICS AND MONEY LAUNDERING CHARGES

FORMER SHELBY COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTY PLEADS GUILTY TO MAKING FALSE STATEMENTS IN CONNECTION
WITH SURVEILLANCE AT NASHVILLE FOP SUMMER CAMP

MURFREESBORO WOMAN SENTENCED ON MAIL FRAUD
AND MONEY LAUNDERING CHARGES

NASHVILLE MAN CHARGED IN A WIDESPREAD
HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE DISTRIBUTION CASE

GOVERNMENT INITIATIVE IS MAKING
MT. JULIET PARKING LOTS HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE

NASHVILLE DRIVER LICENSE EXAMINER AND MURFREESBORO
MAN INDICTED ON CONSPIRACY AND BRIBERY CHARGES
RELATED TO ISSUANCE OF FRAUDULENT DRIVER LICENSES

METRO NASHVILLE POLICE OFFICER CONVICTED ON COCAINE AND ROBBERY CHARGES

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October

NIGERIAN MAN SENTENCED ON GUN EXPORT CHARGES

ED YARBROUGH SWORN IN AS UNITED STATES ATTORNEY FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE

DAVID U. HALTINNER PLEADS GUILTY FOR SELLING APPROXIMATELY 637,000 STOLEN CREDIT CARD NUMBERS

UNITED STATES OBTAINS FINAL SENTENCE IN MASSIVE “CRIPS” ARMED BANK ROBBERY INVESTIGATION

CLARKSVILLE BOOKKEEPER SENTENCED TO 30 MONTHS
IMPRISONMENT FOR BILKING CLIENTS OUT OF HUNDREDS
OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AND EVADING TAXES

FORMER TENNESSEE CHRISTIAN MEDICAL CENTER EMPLOYEE
PLEADS GUILTY TO TAX CHARGES

BROTHER OF FORMER SUMNER COUNTY SHERIFF J.D. VANDERCOOK SENTENCED TO 15 MONTHS IMPRISONMENT FOR WIRE FRAUD

THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENN. AGREE TO EXTENSIVE SEWER SYSTEM UPGRADES

NASHVILLE DRIVER LICENSE EXAMINER PLEADS GUILTY TO CONSPIRACY AND BRIBERY RELATED TO ISSUANCE OF FRAUDULENT DRIVER LICENSES

THE UNITED STATES CONVICTS NINE IN WIDESPREAD CONSPIRACY TO STRUCTURE OVER $4.5 MILLION IN MONEY TRANSACTIONS AND TO COMMIT TOBACCO FRAUD

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November

METRO NASHVILLE POLICE OFFICER SENTENCED ON MISPRISION CHARGE FOR ROLE IN DRUG ROBBERY

GANG MEMBER SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR HIS INVOLVEMENT IN HOME INVASION

ADULT BOOKSTORE OWNER AND FORMER IRS AGENT PLEAD GUILTY TO TAX CHARGES

MATTHEW COX SENTENCED TO 26 YEARS AND FOUR MONTHS IN PRISON FOR MORTGAGE FRAUD SCHEMES IN TENNESSEE, GEORGIA AND FLORIDA

THREE SUMNER COUNTY MEN INDICTED FOR MORTGAGE FRAUD SCHEME

CROSSVILLE MAN SENTENCED TO TWO YEARS IN PRISON
FOR FILING FALSE TAX RETURNS

MS-13 MEMBER SENTENCED TO MORE THAN 19 YEARS IN PRISON FOR INVOLVEMENT IN A RACKETEERING CONSPIRACY

SMYRNA MAN SENTENCED TO FIFTEEN MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR PASSING COUNTERFEIT MONEY AT A STRIP CLUB

NASHVILLE MAN SENTENCED TO TEN YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR ILLEGAL FIREARM POSSESSION

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December

MS-13 MEMBER SENTENCED TO 20 YEARS IN PRISON FOR INVOLVEMENT IN A RACKETEERING CONSPIRACY

MS-13 MEMBER SENTENCED TO 20 YEARS IN PRISON FOR INVOLVEMENT IN A RACKETEERING CONSPIRACY