August 10, 2009

Former Sardis Georgia Public Works Director Indicted

The former Public Works Director for Sardis Georgia, Jackie Mitchell Taylor, was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of making false statements regarding a report required by The Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act.


August 06, 2009

Savannah Attorney Benjamin Sheftall Eichholz Indicted

According to information e-mailed to WJBF News Channel 6, Edmund A. Booth, Jr., United States Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia, announced Thursday the return of a 77 count indictment by the federal grand jury against Savannah attorney Benjamin Sheftall Eichholz, 58, charging an alleged scheme to embezzle more than $950,000 from employee pension benefit plans established to provide retirement benefits to present and former employees of the Eichholz Law Firm.

Illinois Cemetery Workers Indicted

A grand jury has handed down a seven-count indictment against four former workers at a historic black cemetery near Chicago that accuses them of theft and desecrating human remains. Prosecutors in Cook County announced the indictment at a court appearance Thursday. The charges also include dismembering human remains, removal of a gravestone or marker, removal of multiple deceases human beings and conspiracy to dismember human bodies.


August 03, 2009

NYC Grand Jury Indicts Ex-New York Giants’ Plaxico Burress On Weapons Charges

New York City prosecutors say a grand jury has indicted former New York Giants Plaxico Burress on weapons charges. The grand jury did not indict his former teammate, Giants linebacker Antonio Pierce.

NYC Grand Jury Indicts Ex-New York Giants’ Plaxico Burress On Weapons Charges

New York City prosecutors say a grand jury has indicted former New York Giants Plaxico Burress on weapons charges. The grand jury did not indict his former teammate, Giants linebacker Antonio Pierce.


July 07, 2009

Columbia County Murder Suspects Back in Court

A Columbia County mother and son accused of beating their neighbor to death went before a judge for pre-trial motions Tuesday. WJBF News Channel 6’s Paige Tucker reports.


June 10, 2009

UPDATED: Augusta Native, Former NFL Player Indicted

A local, state and national football star is in trouble…accused of bilking local banks out of a lot of money. Count on WJBF News Channel 6’s Fraendy Clervaud for the details.

UPDATED: Former UGA, NFL Football Player Arthur Marshall Charged With Mortgage Fraud Claims

A former NFL football player with ties to Augusta is facing federal charges. A federal grand jury has returned a 22-count indictment against Arthur Marshall. Marshall is charged with fraud and money laundering in his real estate ventures. He is also accused of defrauding three banks in obtaining loans for seven different properties in Columbia and Richmond Counties.


June 03, 2009

Local School Board Member Removed By SC Governor

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has removed the vice chairman of the Horry County School Board after he was indicted on a charge he used money from an employer for his personal use.


May 21, 2009

13 Accused Of Counterfeiting DVD’s, CD’s In Atlanta

A federal grand jury in Atlanta accuses 13 people of counterfeiting and distributing movie DVDs, music CDs and disc packaging.


May 13, 2009

Mother and Son Plead Not Guilty to Grovetown, GA Murder

Becky Sears and her son Christopher Bowers plead not guilty to murder, armed robbery, and burglary charges in the beating death of Sears’ neighbor, Kay Parsons. An expected bond hearing was delayed. Count on WJBF’s Renita Crawford for the latest in the case.

Columbia County Mother, Son Plead Not Guilty To Neighbor’s Murder

A Columbia County mother and son plead not guilty to capital murder…Rebecca Bowers Sears, 41, and her 20-year-old son, Christopher Sean Bowers, entered a plea in court, Wednesday morning.


April 29, 2009

Arraignment, Bond Hearing Set For Murder Suspects

Becky Sears, and her son, Christopher Bowers, are scheduled for an arraignment, May 13th. They’re accused in the beating death of their next door neighbor, Kay Parsons, March 25th, in Columbia County. Count on WJBF News Channel 6’s Renita Crawford for the latest.


April 23, 2009

Columbia County Mother, Son Indicted On Murder, Robbery Charges

A mother and her 20-year-old son have been indicted on charges they robbed and killed a next door neighbor. A Columbia County grand jury indicted 41-year-old Rebecca Sears and her son, Christopher Bowers, in the March 25 death of 41-year-old Laverne “Kay” Parsons.


March 06, 2009

Ex-NASA Official Indicted For Steering Funds

A former top NASA official has been indicted on charges of steering $9.6 million in agency funds to a consulting client.

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