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

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U.S. Attorney Ryan Buchanan addressed the attendees at the DEA Atlanta Field Division’s Family Summit about our office’s efforts to combat drug trafficking and the fentanyl crisis. The annual event was held this year on June 26, 2024, for people who have lost loved ones to drug poisonings. Assistant U.S. Attorney Thomas Forsyth, the District’s Opioid Coordinator, also spoke to the attendees about prosecuting these difficult cases. 

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia held a Naturalization Ceremony on Friday, June 28, 2024. U.S. District Court Judge Steven D. Grimberg presided over the ceremony and administered the Oath of Allegiance to the more than 75 individuals. David Nahmias, partner at Jones Day, was the guest speaker who shared his personal experiences as a child of immigrant parents. After the ceremony, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia hosted a reception to congratulate the new citizens.

GAINESVILLE, Ga. - Mitchell Simpson, who orchestrated a $3 million scheme to defraud companies that provided floor-plan financing to his used-car dealership, has pleaded guilty to wire fraud. https://lnkd.in/eZPxv3Xh

On June 27, 2024, U.S. Attorney Ryan Buchanan shared in an exclusive, one-on-one interview with FOX5 WAGA recent actions taken to combat the trafficking of fentanyl and other deadly drugs in the Northern District of Georgia. https://lnkd.in/eGWH4yjQ

ATLANTA – Teldrin Foster, John Gaines, and Carla Jackson have been sentenced for their roles in a scheme to steal Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) funds during the COVID-19 pandemic. To date, a total of 23 individuals have been convicted and sentenced in connection with the fraudulent scheme. https://lnkd.in/eVWyX5qq

ATLANTA – Marcello Banes, Chairman of the Newton County Board of Commissioners, and Stephanie Lindsey, a real estate broker and attorney, have been indicted by a federal grand jury for conspiring to launder money obtained from wire fraud and honest services wire fraud. https://lnkd.in/exNzD98D

ROME, Ga. – Yunior Hernandez a/k/a “Yunior Hernandez Guzman,” Roberto Quesada Lopez, Carlos Alberto Valdes, and Yubani Millares Vera have been sentenced to prison for multiple cargo thefts throughout the Southeastern United States totaling more than $1.7 million. https://lnkd.in/eas3gwDc

ATLANTA - The United States Attorney’s Office entered into a settlement agreement with Fulton County Schools in Georgia to resolve an investigation of the district’s response to an escalating series of student-on-student sexual assaults on a school bus serving students with special needs. The United States conducted its investigation under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and the Equal Educational Opportunities Act of 1974. https://lnkd.in/ejqPZ9jq