Doctor and her husband plead guilty to conspiracy to distribute opioids
Elizabeth Korcz, M.D., age 47, and her husband and practice manager Matthew Korcz, age 47, both pleaded guilty.
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Mathew Miller sentenced to 600 years in prison for sexual exploitation of children
Miller, who lived in Tuscaloosa, was charged in a 20-count indictment and convicted in October 2019.
Vestavia doctor sentenced to 30 years for producing child porn
A federal judge sentenced Ronald Tai Young Moon Jr. of Vestavia Hills, 56, to 30 years in prison.
36 people arrested in joint federal, state and local law enforcement effort
A joint federal, state, and local law enforcement initiative resulted in the arrests of 36 individuals earlier this month on a variety of criminal charges, including drug trafficking, money laundering, using communication facilities to facilitate drug trafficking and various firearms offenses. The arrests were announced by U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town, DEA Assistant Special Agent … Continued
Pickens County Sheriff to plead guilty to wire fraud and tax charges
Friday a federal indictment was unsealed against Pickens County Sheriff David Eugene Abston (R). Also that same day a plea agreement was filed and Abston resigned as Sheriff after forty years in law enforcement. The federal indictments for wire fraud and filing false tax returns were announced U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town, FBI Special Agent … Continued
Federal grand jury indicts Gadsden man on multiple carjackings charges
A federal grand jury indicted a Gadsden man on Friday on charges related to two Nov. 25, 2018, carjackings. The indictments were announced U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town and FBI Special Agent in Charge Johnnie Sharp, Jr. Luis Sebastian Tello, 23, is charged in a five-count indictment with stealing a vehicle at gunpoint from a … Continued
Donald Watkins, son indicted in fraud case
Thursday, two men, father and son, were charged with concocting a scheme that allegedly defrauded individual investors and Alamerica Bank out of millions of dollars. Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town of the Northern District of Alabama, FBI Special Agent in Charge Johnnie Sharp … Continued
Woman indicted for attempting to provide material support to Al Qaeda
A federal grand jury has indicted a woman, who is a former resident of Alabama, with attempting to provide material support and resources to al Qaeda. The indictment charges that Alaa Mohn Abusaad was actively aiding and abetting al Qaeda and other designated foreign terrorist organizations in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections … Continued
FBI and Birmingham Civil Rights Institute issue joint statement on human trafficking
Monday, the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute (BCRI) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)’s Birmingham Division issued a joint statement calling for greater public awareness and engagement on the crime of human trafficking. The statement comes in conclusion of the 13th annual BCRI-FBI joint conference held in Birmingham on September 16 and 17. FBI Special … Continued
Roberson and Gilbert both found guilty of federal corruption charges
Friday a federal jury today convicted prominent Birmingham attorney Joel Iverson Gilbert and Drummond Coal executive David Lynn Roberson in a scheme to bribe a state legislator to use his office to lead efforts opposing proposed Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) actions in north Birmingham. The convictions in the federal corruption trial were announced by U.S. … Continued