City’s violent crime rate continues decline but homicide count rises
The overall violent crime rate in Memphis dropped more than 8% in 2019 from the previous year. However, the number of homicides increased.
Topic: Michael Dunavant
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January 2020
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December 2019
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Former banker sentenced in fraudulent loan scheme
A former loan officer at Trustmark Bank has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for a fraudulent loan scheme, the U.S. Attorney's office announced Monday, Dec. 23.
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Violent crime reduction plan to launch in Memphis
Federal authorities announce new violent crime reduction plan in seven cities nationwide, including in Memphis. The federal surge will pair federal and local enforcement in Operation Relentless Pursuit.
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Sanford: Does Trump also support law enforcement?
U.S. Attorney Michael Dunavant voiced support when the attorney general criticized communities that fail to show proper respect for law officers. Were they also concerned when Trump attacked FBI leaders?
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November 2019
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Owens drug case is latest in 25-year arc of federal charges
An October federal indictment of Blake Owens and four others for allegedly dealing heroin and fentanyl is a major drug case. It's also part of a 25-year saga that includes real estate, strip clubs, kidnapping, racketeering, wiretaps and a plea by Owens in 2006 for federal prison officials to release him somewhere other than Memphis.
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Attorney General William Barr will be in Memphis to announce plan to reduce gun violence
U.S. Attorney William Barr is visiting Memphis Wednesday, Nov. 13 to announce the launch of a nationwide plan to reduce gun violence.
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Former city analyst indicted on federal charges in lawn mowing scam
Leon Blackmon, a former analyst with Housing and Community Development, allegedly steered $1.6 million in contracts to mow vacant lots to family and friends over a seven-year period. Half of the lots were being mowed by the city or next-door neighbors.
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October 2019
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34 sentenced in ‘Operation Gangster’s Paradise’ federal investigation
The U.S. Attorney Michael Dunavant announced that 34 men and women were sentenced to prison after a two-year investigation into their drug trafficking organization found they were distributing heroin, cocaine and marijuana in the Memphis area.
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‘Father of identity theft’ convicted of stealing from the dead
A 58-year-old Memphis man who nicknamed himself the “Father of Identity Theft” has been convicted after a week-long federal trial of aggravated identity theft in a scheme dating back five years.
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September 2019
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Public Safety Partnership works to reduce violent crime
Getting out of our respective silos, laying aside our egos, and working together with urgency, our PSP Memphis Team has built up our own capacity to fight crime by using Department of Justice expertise and resources.
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April 2019
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Five Memphis doctors, nurses indicted in federal opioid sting
Five Memphis doctors and nurses were charged in connection with a federal major drug bust of dozens of medical professionals accused of distributing illegal prescription opioids and other narcotics.
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March 2019
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City sues big pharma companies over opioid addiction
The city of Memphis is suing 21 opioid manufacturers and distributors in a federal lawsuit claiming “opioid addiction is ravaging Memphis.”
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January 2019
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Federal government shutdown impacts Tennessee immigration court in Memphis
The partial government shutdown is impacting Tennessee's only immigration court – located in Memphis – and some immigrants may have to wait a year or two for their cases to be rescheduled.
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