There are 5 article(s) tagged Memphis Federal Court:

• August 2026

  • Sawyer federal corruption case stays on track to January trial date

    The Jan. 11, 2027, trial date stands in the public corruption case as defense attorneys continue to review 50,000 documents from discovery. 

    By Bill Dries August 19, 2026

  • Ford sentencing delayed several times as County Commission seats turn over

    As eight Shelby County commissioners prepare to leave office at the end of August, the federal corruption case of former commissioner Edmund Ford Jr., who resigned earlier this year, is still on its way to sentencing.

    By Bill Dries August 14, 2026

• July 2021

  • Owens sentenced to three years in federal heroin case

    The son of one-time topless nightclub kingpin Danny Owens drew a sentence below federal guidelines for drug conspiracy.

    By Bill Dries July 09, 2021

• August 2020

  • Owens pleads to federal heroin conspiracy charge

    The son of onetime topless nightclub kingpin Danny Owens is one of five people charged last year with running a heroin and fentanyl dealing operation in the city as Owens allegedly was planning to open a Memphis nightclub.

    By Bill Dries August 21, 2020

• January 2020

  • Memphis sewer cutoff of Southaven gets more complex in two courts

    The court fight over Memphis City Hall’s plan to cut off sewage treatment for Horn Lake and Southaven, Mississippi, in 2023 is so far playing out on both sides of the state line. 

    By Bill Dries January 16, 2020