ATLANTA - According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Jarvis Matthews, 46, of Morgan, Georgia, has been convicted of several drug and money laundering charges — including conspiracy to distribute meth, heroin, and fentanyl.

The backstory:

Authorities say Matthews was already serving a life-without-parole sentence at Calhoun State Prison for murder when they discovered he was using contraband cellphones to run the operation. Investigators say he directed drug deals around metro Atlanta, using his fiancée, girlfriends, nephew, and two adult sons to move the durgs, collect cash, and launder the profits.

In early 2022, FBI agents found a social media account Matthews was using to set up drug deals. Agents later made a controlled purchase of two kilograms of meth through one of his sons,

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