Charleston businessman sentenced to 5 years in federal prison for wire fraud

Charleston businessman sentenced to 5 years in federal prison for wire fraud

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) — A Charleston County man has pleaded guilty to 20 counts of wire fraud after pocketing nearly $3 million through fake companies.  United States Department of Justice has sentenced businessman Amir Golestan to 5 years in federal prison.   “Like many corporate wrongdoers, Amir Golestan tried to obscure his criminal conduct by using fake companies and complex transactions,” U.S. Attorney Adair F. Boroughs said.  An FBI inve…

Marshall man sentenced to 40 years in prison for meth possession

MARSHALL, Texas (KETK) - Marshall man was found guilty of possession of a controlled substance by a jury on Tuesday and sentenced to 40 years in prison. According to the Harrison County District Attorney's Office, this comes after Anthony Byrd, 38, was arrested in March during a drug raid at the Timber Village Apartments. Woman dead after being shot at from another vehicle on I-20 "After officers located and detained Byrd, a search of th…

Local drug dealer sentenced to 40 years for possession of meth

A 38-year-old Marshall man, Anthony Devon Byrd, was sentenced to 40 years in prison Tuesday after a Harrison County jury found him guilty of possession of a controlled substance-methamphetamine, which he was selling out of his apartment.