Overview
- A jury found Jarvis Matthews guilty after a five-day trial of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, heroin, and fentanyl, five possession-with-intent counts, and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
- Authorities say Matthews directed the operation from Calhoun State Prison using contraband cellphones, tasking his fiancée, girlfriends, nephew, and two adult sons to distribute drugs, collect cash, and launder proceeds.
- FBI agents in early 2022 identified a social media account tied to Matthews, completed a controlled purchase of two kilograms of meth through his son Charvis Harris, and then obtained a wiretap and installed a covert camera at a trap house.
- Prosecutors presented testimony that the network moved multiple kilograms of internationally sourced narcotics across metro Atlanta and laundered hundreds of thousands of dollars.
- Sentencing has not been scheduled, and officials highlight the case as a multiagency effort under DOJ initiatives including Operation Take Back America and the Homeland Security Task Force.