WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2024: Four executives and a corporation were sentenced for participating in a long-running conspiracy to fix prices, rig bids and allocate jobs for ready-mix concrete in the greater Savannah, Georgia area. James Clayton Pedrick, Gregory Hall Melton, John David Melton, Timothy "Bo" Strickland and Evans Concrete LLC were charged in September 2020 with conspiring to fix prices, rig bids and allocat  more

SPARTANBURG, South Carolina, Oct. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina issued the following news release: Nine defendants of a Spartanburg area illegal drug trafficking ring were sentenced to a total of 1,257 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiring to distribute illegal drugs, including fentanyl, methamphetamine, heroin, and cocaine. Three defendants (Bobo, Jacobs, and Canty) were also convicted of money laundering. The follow defendants  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: A Georgia man has been arrested for allegedly assaulting law enforcement with a weapon and other charges during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His alleged actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. Cylester Maxwell, 42, of Alpharet  more