Georgia False Imprisonment Law
 

United States of America v. Dantavious Jackson

Augusta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with executing a mail fraud scheme

Union City “Ghost Preparer” Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Seeking Over $4 Million in COVID-19 Employment Tax Credits


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Curtrina Martin and Toi Cliatt v. United States of America, et al.

Atlanta, Georgia personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff on civil rights violation theories under 42 U.S.C. 1983.

On October 18, 2017, the FBI raided the wrong house in suburban At-
lanta. Officers meant to execute search and arrest warrants at a sus-
pected gang hideout at 3741 Landau Lane but instead stormed 3756
Denville Trace, a quiet family home occupied by peti... More...
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United States of America v. Terry Lewis Burston

Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with postal robbery, aggravated assault on a federal employee, Hobbs Act Robbery, and using a firearm during a crime of violence

Federal Felon Arrested in Connection with Months-Long Armed Robbery Spree

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United States of America v. Allen Brown

Augusta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Wire Fraud

Augusta “Ghost Preparer” Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud Conspiracy



A man who operated a “ghost” tax preparation business in Augusta, Geor... More...
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United States of America v. Allen Brown

Augusta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Filing False Tax Returns for Clients

Augusta “Ghost Preparer” Pleads Guilty to Preparing and Filing False Tax Returns for Clients



A man who operated ... More...
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United States of America v. Kim Brown

Augusta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Preparing and Filing False Tax Returns

Augusta “Ghost Preparer” Pleads Guilty to Preparing and Filing False Tax Returns for Clients



A woman who ope... More...
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United States of America v. Milan Patel

Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Options Trading Scheme

Five Defendants Sentenced in Options Trading Scheme



Milan Patel has been sentenced to prison in connection with a years-long market ... More...
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United States of America v. Calah Williams

Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with stealing Economic Injury Disaster Loan (“EIDL”), Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”), and unemployment insurance

Florida Woman Sentenced to Prison for Pandemic-Related Fraud

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United States of America v. Kenyona Pinckney

Savannah, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug trafficking

Lead defendant in drug trafficking conspiracy sentenced to nearly 15 years in federal prison



Kenyona Pinckney, 33, of Savannah, pleaded... More...
   $0 (12-17-2024 - GA)

United States of America v. Kenyona Pinckney

Savannah, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with.



Kenyona Pinckney, 33, of Savannah, was charged with Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute and to Distribute Cocaine, Methamphetamine, and Marijuana, said Jill E. Steinberg, U.S. A... More...
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State of Georgia v. Hiram Abernathy


Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with "aggravated battery, aggravated assault, armed robbery, kidnapping with bodily injury, false imprisonment, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, and possession of marijuana.


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United States of America v. Mitchell C. Simpson

Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud

Former Used-Car Dealer Sentenced to Federal Prison for $3 Million Fraud Scheme



Mitchell C. Simpson, who stole $3 million from companies that pr... More...
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Project Veritas v. Cable New Network, Inc.


Atlanta, Georgia personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a defamation theory.


On February 11, 2021, Twitter1 suspended from its platform
Project Veritas (“Veritas”)—an investigative journalistic
organization most well-known for its undercover reporting.
Veritas’s suspension made headlines. On February 15, Ana
Cabrera and Brian St... More...
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State of Georgia v. Leilani Simon


Savannah, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder.


Leilani Simon was accused of killing her 20-month-old toddler son Quinton Simon on October 5, 2022, and was indicted on 19 charges, including malice murder, felony murder, concealing the death of another and making false statements in the death of her son.

The child's body was ... More...
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United States of America v. Micky Lee Wagner, aka “Clifton Leigh Wagner Martin,” “Mickey Lee Wagner,” “Leigh Wagner,” “Michy Wagner,” “Lee Wagner,” and “Dr. Leigh”

Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Defrauding Factoring Companies

Man Sentenced for Multimillion-Dollar Scheme to Defraud Factoring Companies



Micky Lee Wagner, also known as “Clifton Leig... More...
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United States of America v. Roderick Billingslea

Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with obtaining a fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan and operating illegal trucking businesses.

Georgia Trucker Sentenced for PPP Fraud



Roderick... More...
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United States of America v. Alvin Demar; Joshua Carter; Jamal Plunkett

Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Trafficking Firearms and Other Gun-Related Offenses

Three Men Sentenced for Trafficking Firearms and Other Gun-Related Offenses



Alvin Demar and Joshua Ca... More...
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United States of America v. Teresa Carter and Sharon Crowder

Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Stealing Social Security Benefits

Two Georgia Women Sentenced for Stealing Social Security Benefits



Teresa Carter and Sharon Crowder have been sentenced f... More...
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United States of America v. Thomas Charles Bridges; Errol Michael Gilyot; LiJordan Alexander Lucas; Tranealius Lashun Abrams; Emerson Trevaun Striveson, Jr.; Ashir Davonte-Jovonta Hogue; Amartinez Carson

Mobile, Alabama criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with organized scheme to commit bank fraud

Tacoma Company Pleads Guilty and Sentenced for False Declarations on Timber Imports



Several defendants from Mobile we... More...
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United States of America v. James Lewallen Meeks; Jamey Michael Latty; Mark Anthony Powell

Rome, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Trafficking Drugs and Firearms

Three Men Sentenced for Trafficking Drugs and Firearms



James Lewallen Meeks, a Georgia Department of Corrections inmate, an... More...
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United States of America v. James Lewallen Meeks; Jamey Michael Latty; Mark Anthony Powell

Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Trafficking Drugs and Firearms

Three Men Sentenced for Trafficking Drugs and Firearms



James Lewallen Meeks, a Georgia Department of Corrections inmate, ... More...
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United States of America v. Michael B. Pines, Ph.D., P.C.

Hartford, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Defrauding Medicaid


Glastonbury Psychologist Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding Medicaid of More Than $1.6 Million



MICHAEL B. PINES, 75, of Avon, was sentenced to 27 months ... More...
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United States of America v. Justin Daniels

Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Filing False Tax Returns.

Dog Broker Sentenced to Federal Prison for Filing False Tax Returns



Justin Daniels was sentenced for filing false tax returns in connection with his dog-brokeri... More...
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United States of America v. Shaquandra Woods

Savannah, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with COVID-19 fraud scheme.

Florida attorney sentenced to federal prison for role in COVID-19 fraud scheme.



A Florida attorney has been sentenced to federal prison and ordered to pay restitution for ... More...
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Angie McDaniel v. Nathan McDaniel

Atlanta, Georgia personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on "malicious prosecution, false imprisonment, false-light invasion of privacy, damage to reputation and intentional infliction of emotional distress theories.... More...    $0 (03-13-2024 - GA)

United States of America v. Austin Martin Siampwizi

Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Laundering Fraudulently Obtained COVID-19 Unemployment Funds.


Metro Atlanta Man Sentenced for Laundering Fraudulently Obtained COVID-19 Unemployment Funds



Austin M... More...    $0 (04-03-2024 - GA)

United States of America v. David Shemtov

Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud .


California Man Sentenced for Cell Phone Trade-in Fraud Scheme



David Shemtov was sentenced after a jury convicted him of wire fraud based on a scheme ... More...    $0 (03-30-2024 - GA)

United States of America v. David Shemtov

Alanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Cell Phone Trade-in Fraud Scheme.


California Man Sentenced for Cell Phone Trade-in Fraud Scheme



David Shemtov was sentenced after a jury convicted him of wire frau... More...    $0 (03-27-2024 - GA)

United States of America v. Jerry Joseph Southern

Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possessing Child Pornography.


Cartersville Sex Offender Sentenced for Possessing Child Pornography



Jerry Joseph Southern, a convicted sex offender, was sentenced to ten years of im... More...
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United States of America v. Alba Ordoñez-Ordoñez

Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiring to transport and distribute fentanyl disguised as oxycodone pills and methamphetamine.

Drug Traffickers Sentenced for Importing Fentanyl and Methamphetamine from Mexico to Metro-Atlanta

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United States of America v. Matthew Allen Dickason

Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Stealing Millions from Clients.


Disbarred Real Estate Attorney Sentenced to Federal Prison for Stealing Millions from Clients



Matthew Allen Dickason, a disbarred attorney who was pr... More...
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United States of America v. William Corey Sanders

Mobile, Alabama criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm.


Mobile Man Sentenced to 51 Months of Prison for Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm



A Mobile, Alabama man was sentenced today to 51 month... More...
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United States of America v. John J. Woods

Alanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with a decade-long Ponzi scheme.




John J. Woods has been sentenced to nearly eight years in federal prison for operating a 13-year Ponzi scheme that victimized more than 400 investors and ... More...
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United States of America v. Juan Martinez, Joseph Pascua

Savannah, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a conspiracy to steal aircraft design secrets.


Each defendant was convicted in 2023 jury trials



Two California men have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in a co... More...
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United States of America v. Jalal Hajavi

Alanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with shipping heavy equipment to Iran in violation of U.S. sanctions




Jalal Hajavi has been sentenced for conspiring to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulatio... More...
   $0 (01-18-2024 - GA)

United States of America v. Ronald Bell

Atlanta, Georgia Criminal Defense Lawyer represented the Defendant who extorted Georgia Tech



Northern District of Georgia



Ronald Bell has been sentenced to two years and nine months in prison for extorting Georgia Tech. Bell recruited a security guard to f... More...
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United States of America v. Shaquandra Woods

Savannah, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with participating in a scheme to illegally obtain funding from a federal COVID-19 small business relief program.

Shaquandra Woods, 40, of Jacksonville, Fla., was convicted after a four-day trial in U.S. District Court on a charge of Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud, said Jill E. Steinberg, U.S. Attorney for the S... More...
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United States of America v. Jess Kinmont and John P. Wenz, Jr.

Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with operating a timeshare resale scam business that affected more than 8,000 victims nationwide, many of them elderly.

“The defendants monetized their clients’ trust to commit a multi-state fraud scheme that enabled them to steal millions of dollars from more than 8,000 victims, including many seniors who w... More...
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State of Georgia v. Kenneth Chesebro

Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to filed false documents.

Kenneth Chesebro, a former attorney for Donald Trump was charged under Georgia's racketeering laws for his involvement with others who were trying to change the outcome of the 2020 election for President in Georgia.

"Georgia racketeering law, codified at O.C.G.A. ... More...
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United States of America v. DeAndre Cannon

Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States.

A previously deported undocumented alien with a violent criminal history, and a former school paraprofessional who fatally abandoned a dog in a hot car while straw purchasing firearms, have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in trafficking guns later used ... More...
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