WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:
DUBLIN, Georgia:A Wilcox County man has been convicted of possessing dogs for animal fighting and has been sentenced to federal prison.
The sentence was imposed by U.S. District Court Judge Dudley H. Bowen and announced by Margaret E. "Meg" Heap, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia.
Bernard Wallace, 54, of Rochelle, was sentenced to 37 months in prison and a $4,000 fine followed by 3 years of supervised release after pleading guilty to 40 counts of Possessing a Dog for the Purposes of an Animal Fighting Venture.
There is no parole in the federal system.
According to court documen...