Georgia Consumer Credit Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Robin Stell </h2> </center>
Savannah, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud. “This defendant abused the trust placed in her by a local law firm and its clients and betrayed that trust for her own personal benefit,” said U.S. Attorney Heap. “Crimes like this harm not only the direct victims, but also the public’s confidence in the honesty and integrity of the legal profe... More...
$ (03-11-2026 - GA)United States of America v. Robin Stell
Savannah, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud. Robin Stell, age 55, of Savannah, GA, was charged in August 2025 with one count of Wire Fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343. Stell was the office manager of a local law firm from 2021 to 2024. During that time, she routinely used company credit cards to make unauthorized purchases for her own u... More...
$ (02-27-2007 - GA)<H2> United States of America v. Dantavious Jackson
Augusta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud. On December 15, 2025, a truckdriver who operated a “ghost” tax preparation business on the side was sentenced to federal prison for making claims for refunds of false COVID-19 related employment tax credits. Dantavious Jackson, 39, Union City, Georgia, owned and operated a trucking business in Union Ci... More...
$ (12-19-2025 - GA)Lashonda Peeples v. National Data Research, Inc. and Background Information Group, LLC d/b/a Integrascan, et al.
Atlanta, Georgia, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Fair Credit Reporting Act violation theory.<br> <br> In 2021, Lashonda Peeples applied to a pre-medical program at the<br> American International College of Arts and Sciences – Antigua<br> ("AICASAâ€) for which prospective students had to submit a crimi-<br> nal background report. AICASA required that the ... More...
$0 (09-19-2025 - GA)Gregg Stephen Harrison v. Equifax Information Services, L.L.C., et al.
Atlanta, Georiga consumer credit lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Fair Credit Reporting Act violation theory.... More...
$0 (08-22-2025 - GA)<h1> United States of America v. Dantavious Jackson </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Augusta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with executing a mail fraud scheme </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Union City "Ghost Preparer†Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Seeking Over $4 Million in COVID-19 Employment Tax Credits</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red">... More...
$0 (07-07-2025 - GA)<h1> United States of America v. Stephen Glosser </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Savannah, GA criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Stalking and Use of an Explosive to Commit Another Felony </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Chatham County man sentenced to prison for stalking woman, exploding a bomb at her home</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Chatham Coun... More...
$0 (02-20-2025 - GA)<h1> United States of America v. Kenyona Pinckney </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Savannah, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug trafficking </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Lead defendant in drug trafficking conspiracy sentenced to nearly 15 years in federal prison </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Kenyona Pinckney, 33, of Savannah, pleaded... More...
$0 (12-17-2024 - GA)<h1> United States of America v. Kenyona Pinckney </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Savannah, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> </h2></center></b><br> <br> 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...
$0 (12-17-2024 - GA)<h1> United States of America v. Mitchell C. Simpson </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Former Used-Car Dealer Sentenced to Federal Prison for $3 Million Fraud Scheme</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Mitchell C. Simpson, who stole $3 million from companies that pr... More...
$0 (11-12-2024 - GA)Robert A. Doane v. Tele Circuit Network Corporation
</h2><br> Atlanta, Georgia consumer law Federal Communications Act violation lawyer represened the Plaintiff.<br> </h2><br> <br> Plaintiff Robert Doane filed suit in federal court against Tele Circuit Network Corporation and its sole owner Ashar Syed ("Defendantsâ€), alleging that Defendants had unlawfully "spoofed†his phone number during a telemarketing campaign, causing Plaintiff to ... More...
$0 (08-26-2024 - GA)<h1> 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 </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Mobile, Alabama criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with organized scheme to commit bank fraud </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Tacoma Company Pleads Guilty and Sentenced for False Declarations on Timber Imports</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Several defendants from Mobile we... More...
$0 (06-14-2024 - GA)<h1> United States of America v. Barbara Furlow-Smiles </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Fraud </font <br> </color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i><br> </b> Former Diversity Program Manager at Facebook and Nike Sentenced to Federal Prison for $5 Million Fraud </h2></center><br> <br> Barbara Furlow-Smiles, a former diversity program manager at Faceb... More...
$0 (05-14-2024 - GA)<h1> United States of America v. Sonya Hesenius </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Embezzling Over $8.5 Million.</font color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center><i></b> Former Office Manager Sentenced to Federal Prison for Embezzling Over $8.5 Million </h2></center></i></font color="red"><br> <br> Sonya Hesenius, a former office manager and executive as... More...
$0 (04-08-2024 - GA)United States of America v. Barbara Furlow-Smiles
Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with utilizing an elaborate scheme involving fraudulent vendors, fictitious charges, and cash kickbacks.<br> <br> "This defendant (Barbara Furlow-Smiles, a former global diversity executive at Facebook) abused a position of a trust as a global diversity executive for Facebook to defraud the company of millions of dollars, ... More...
$0 (12-12-2023 - GA)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.<br> <br> "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 were ... More...
$0 (10-20-2023 - GA)United States of America v. Darien Cothern and Javarus McKinney
Savannah, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with trafficking synthetic opioid fentanyl.<br> <br> Javarus McKinney, a/k/a "Jody," age 34, of Richmond Hill, Georgia, was convicted after a four-day trial in March on charges of Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute, and to Distribute, Fentanyl; Possession with Intent to Distribute and Distribution of Fentanyl;... More...
$0 (10-05-2023 - GA)United States of America v. Joseph Oluwafemi Kolawole Akoshile
Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with tax fraud scheme relating to false tax returns claiming fuel tax credits.<br> <br> Joseph Oluwafemi Kolawole Akoshile, age 57, of Mansfield, Texas, used multiple aliases to steal millions of dollars from American taxpayers by fraudulently using a tax credit designed to aid business owners, according to U.S. Attorney R... More...
$0 (09-22-2023 - GA)Shelly Smith v. Trueaccord Corp.
Valdosta, Georgia consumer credit lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a Fair Debt Collection Act violation theory under 15 U.S.C. 1692, et seq., which provides: <br> <br> "The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) is a federal law that protects consumers from abusive debt collection practices. The FDCPA applies to all debt collectors, including collection agencies, lawyers who ... More...
$0 (09-12-2023 - GA)Brittany Kokenzie v. Trueaccord Corp.
Columbus, Georgia consumer credit lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a Fair Debt Collection Act violation theory under 15 U.S.C. 1692.<br> <br> Fair Debt Collection Practices Act<br> <br> The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA)(15 U.S.C. 1692 et seq.), which became effective<br> March 20, 1978, was designed to eliminate abusive, deceptive, and unfair debt collection ... More...
$1 (09-11-2023 - GA)United States of America v. Lonnise Janelle Andrews
Macon, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making and subscrib ing to a false tax return, making false claims for tax credits, and making false claims for tax refunds.<br> <br> Lonnise Janelle Andrews, 43, of Macon, pleaded guilty to one count of making and subscribing a false return, one count of false claim for a tax credit and one count of false claim for a re... More...
$0 (09-12-2023 - GA)United States of America v. UBS, AG
Atlanta, Georgia civil litigation commerical lawyers lawyer represented Defendant accused for misconduct related to UBS' underwriting and issuance of residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) issued in 2006 and 2007. <br> <br> Following an extensive investigation, the United States filed a complaint alleging that UBS defrauded investors in connection with the sale of 40 RMBS issued in 2006 and... More...
$0 (08-21-2023 - ga)United States of America v. Aaron Jamal Denzel Austin
Macon, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with committing wire fraud in an identity theft scheme.<br> <br> Aaron Jamal Denzel Austin, 33, of Macon, was sentenced to serve 48 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release by U.S. District Judge Marc Treadwell on July 26, after he previously pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud. There is no par... More...
$0 (07-28-2023 - GA)Karisky Samuel v. SageStream, LLC and LexisNexis Risk Solutions Inc.
Atlanta, Georgia consumer credit lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants on a Fair Credit Reporting Act theory.<br> <br> The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) is a federal law that protects the privacy of your credit report and gives you the right to dispute inaccurate information. The FCRA also regulates how credit reporting agencies collect, use, and share your credit information.<br> <b... More...
$0 (07-12-2023 - GA)United States of America v. Jose Fernandez
Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with filing false tax returns using stolen identities, using credit cards he obtained with stolen identities, and check fraud. He ultimately obtained more than $2 million in fraudulent funds, which he then used for his personal benefit.<br> <br> "Fernandez committed a litany of frauds, including an attempt to steal millions of ... More...
$0 (06-30-2023 - GA)United States of America v. James G. Maloney
Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiring to defraud Georgia Tech and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). <br> <br> James G. Maloney's conspirators, James J. Acree and James D. Fraley, III, pleaded guilty in 2016.<br> <br> "These defendants violated the trust placed in them by Georgia Tech and the CIA in allowing their judgment to be clouded by gree... More...
$0 (05-26-2023 - GA)Marcus Devoe v. H.B. Fuller Company
Atlanta, Georgia personal injury lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a product liability theory.<br> <br> This case was filed in the State Court of Gwinnett County, 23-C-00853-S7, and was removed to federal court by the Defendant.<br> <br> For 130 years, H.B. Fuller has been a leading global adhesives provider focusing on perfecting adhesives, sealants and other specialty chemical... More...
$0 (05-11-2023 - GA)United States of America v. Mihail Ilie
Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant accused of possession burglary tools and attempted car burglary in the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area.<br> <br> "National Parks and Recreational Areas serve as refuges for people to relax and enjoy the outdoors without fear of being targeted by criminals like Ilie,†said U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Buchanan. "This case i... More...
$0 (05-01-2023 - GA)United States of America v. Dr. Audrey Arona
Atlanta, Georgie criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with selling a purported weight loss drug product that contained human chorionic gonadotropin, or HCG.<br> <br> Dr. Audrey Arona, 64, of Gainesville, Georgia, pleaded guilty to causing the introduction into interstate commerce of a misbranded drug product containing HCG and marketed under the name "Releana.†Pursuant to ... More...
$0 (04-24-2023 - GA)Tamara Ogier v. International Follies, Inc., d/b/a Cheetah
Atlanta, Georgia bankruptcy lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a Fair Labor Standards Act failure to pay minimum wage or overtime compensation.<br> <br> Tamara Ogier, as trustee for the bankruptcy estate of Brittany Dakota Bosley, Case No. 20-70664-SMS.<br> <br> "International Follies, Inc. and the company's part-owner are facing a lawsuit that takes issue with the parties' employ... More...
$0 (04-01-2023 - GA)Ciara Thomas v. Receivable Performance Management, LLC
Atlanta, Georgia consumer law lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a Fair Debt Collection Act violation theory.<br> <br> "The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) is a federal law that protects consumers from unfair, abusive, or deceptive debt collection practices. The FDCPA applies to debt collectors who are trying to collect a debt from you, but it does not apply to creditors... More...
$0 (04-14-2023 - GA)United States of America v. Billy Joe Burns
Mobile, Alabama criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with car jacking.<br> <table><br> <h1><br> <center><br> <P><br> <img width="300" src="http://www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Mobile_AL.jpg" alt="Federal Courthouse - Mobile, Alabama"><br> <P><br> Federal Courthouse - Mobile, Alabama<br> <P><br> <a font="red" href="https://www.morelaw.com/alabama/news/mobile/" target... More...
$0 (03-22-2023 - GA)United States of America v. Suzanne Brooks
Athens, Georgia criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with grand theft and fraud.<br> <br> Suzanne Brooks, 41, of Bogart, Georgia, wire fraud for stealing more than $600,000 from her employers.<br> <br> "The U.S. Attorney's Office will pursue cases against all those who use fraud and deception for their own profit, costing small businesses and citizens dearly,†said U.S. Attorney Pe... More...
$0 (08-19-2022 - GA)United States of America v. Tamar Lee
Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with conspiring to present false claims for refunds to the Internal Revenue Service.<br> <br> "The defendants stole the personal identifying information of innocent victims, netting more than $1 million in fraudulent refunds,†said U.S. Attorney Kurt R. Erskine. "As we approach tax season, it is important to protect per... More...
$0 (02-18-2022 - GA)Miguel Mesa v. United States of America
<center><h2><font color="red"> Atlanta, GA- Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with a conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud charges. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> In September 2009, Craig Sizer hired Mesa to sell shares of <br> stock in Sanomedics International Holdings, Inc. ("Sanomedicsâ€), <br> which claimed to develop and market a line of non-contact infrared <br> t... More...
$0 (12-25-2021 - GA)James Hatcher v. Cronic Nissan, Inc.
Atlanta, Georgia consumer law lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a Truth In Lending law theory under 15 U.S.C. 1601.... More...
$1 (04-26-2021 - GA)United States of America v. Xavier Levar Smit
<center><h2><font color="red"><center> Atlanta, GA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with a being a felon in possession of a firearm charge. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> Smith's firearm conviction at issue was initially the subject of state <br> proceedings recounted below.<br> A. State Court Charges and Plea Negotiations<br> In June 2018, members of the Palm Beach County ... More...
$0 (11-21-2021 - GA)Alan H. Ginsburg v. United States of America
<center><h2><font color="red"><center> Atlanta, GA - Partnership Tax lawyer represented defendant with a partnership tax case. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> Because this is a partnership tax case, we start with a few x<br> words about how partnership taxation works. "A partnership does <br> not pay federal income taxes; instead, its taxable income and losses <br> pass through to the pa... More...
$0 (11-21-2021 - GA)United States of America v. Joshua Reshi Dudley
<center><h2><font color="red"><center> Atlanta, GA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with a possessing a firearm as a convicted felon charge. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> Joshua Dudley pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, in <br> violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g). The district court imposed the Armed Career <br> Criminal Act's ("ACCAâ€) sentenc... More...
$0 (11-09-2021 - GA)Stewart J. Smith v. United States of America
<center><h2><font color="red"><center> Atlanta, GA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with this lawsuit in federal district court against the United States, proceeding under the Federal Tort Claims Act claiming the Department of Veterans Affairs (the "VAâ€) breached their legal duty to exercise ordinary medical care and negligently failed to diagnose his throat cancer and immedia... More...
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