There are 4 article(s) tagged U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Tennessee:

• November 2025

  • Former county corrections employee pleads guilty to taking bribe

    A former employee of the Shelby County Division of Corrections pleaded guilty to taking a bribe in exchange for providing contraband to an inmate.

    By Aarron Fleming November 22, 2025

  • Charges stack up for teen shot by Task Force officer

    A man shot by a Memphis Safe Task Force officer Oct. 31 in front of a Corky’s BBQ faces a mandatory minimum of 10 years and could serve up to life in prison.

    By Aarron Fleming November 06, 2025

• November 2024

  • Former state senator resentenced for wire fraud conviction

    The new sentence includes no prison time. Robinson received a sentence of time served in 2022. Instead, U.S. District Judge Sheryl Lipman imposed a fine of $48,600. 

    By Samuel Hardiman November 19, 2024

• October 2024

  • Florida man pleads guilty to defrauding FedEx in mail scheme

    Shaun Kavanaugh, 46, of Orlando, Florida, pleaded guilty Oct. 22 to mail fraud. He received more than $750,000 from FedEx. 

    By Aarron Fleming October 30, 2024