...operated in Richmond and Columbia counties pleaded not guilty Tuesday during a hearing in federal court in Augusta. Francis Moulan, 31, appeared in handcuffs and shackles before Magistrate Judge W. Leon Barfield during an initial appearance and...

...Marrissa Torres, 26; Kevin Shawn Blyden, 38; Ellis Williams, 28; Patrick Farrington, 28; Ivan Williams, 28; and Francis Moulan, 29. All most recently lived in the Caribbean. All but Ivan Williams and Mr. Moulan are in custody. According...

...who is said to be the ringleader of the operation, is now said to be one of those targets. He and co-defendant Francis Moulan, last known to live in the Caribbean, are still fugitives. "What we understand now is that Mr. Springette does...

...Although he is in custody, arrangements for his travel to Augusta are pending. Two other men, Ivan Williams, 28, and Francis Moulan, 29, are also named in the indictment but have not been arrested yet. Sandy Hodson covers courts for The Augusta...

...when asked which of those facts he disagreed with. Mr. Springette had been scheduled to stand trial next month with Francis Moulan, 32, a Dominican citizen indicted along with Mr. Springette and several others. Mr. Moulan has pleaded innocent...

...Springette, 38; Marrissa Torres, 26; Ellis Williams, 28; Patrick Farrington, 28; Ivan Williams, 28; and Francis Moulan, 29. The seven face trial in Augusta's federal court because the indictment alleges they were involved in a group...