SAVANNAH, Georgia, Feb. 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia issued the following news release: A key conspirator in a Colombian drug trafficking operation has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for attempting to fly cocaine to other countries using U.S.-registered aircraft to evade scrutiny. Agim Cerma, a/k/a "Jimmy," 54, a citizen of Albania living in Colombia, was sentenced to 240 months in prison after pleading guilty to his role in a conspira  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- The Justice Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 24-029) on Feb. 1, 2024, entitled "Audit of the Office of Justice Programs Victim Assistance Funds Subawarded by the Georgia Criminal Justice Coordinating Council to the Southern Crescent Sexual Assault and Child Advocacy Center, Hampton, Georgia." Here are excerpts: * * * EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Background The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Justice Programs (OJP) provided funds to the Georgia C  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 6 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2024: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today that federal Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) are available in Michigan for small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture, and most private nonprofit organizations with economic losses due to drought and excessive heat that began on April 7, 2023. The declaration covers t  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 6 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2024: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today that certain Private Non-Profit organizations (PNPs) in Maine that do not provide critical services of a governmental nature may be eligible to apply for low-interest disaster loans for damages as a result of severe storms and flooding on Dec. 17-21, 2023. Eligible PNP organizations in the counties of Androscoggin, Frankli  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Feb. 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release: A former Overland Park, Kansas, man pleaded guilty in federal court today to charges related to fraudulently receiving more than $800,000 under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Mirza Michael Reazuddin, 66, currently a resident of Lawrenceville, Georgia, pleaded guilty before U.S. Chief District Judge Beth Phillips to one count o  more