Georgia Consumer Fraud 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. Jamarcus Mosley
Atlanta, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with computer fraud, extortion, and cyberstalking. Jamarcus Mosley, ate 22, of Mobile, Alabama, tricked hundreds of young victims into giving him control to their social media accounts, accessing their private images and videos, and threatening to release those items if they did not comply with his demands, including se... More...
$ (02-27-2026 - 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)United States of America v. Felecia Ingram
Atlanta, Georgia, Defendant charged with stealing gift cards from The Home Depot. Criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant employed by The Home Deport accused of stealing over $4 million in gift cards from her employer. While employed at The Home Depot, the Felecia Ingram abused the trust placed in her and stole a staggering $4 million from the company. “She engaged in a calculat... More...
$ (02-26-2026 - GA)United States of America v. Malachi Mullings
Atlanta, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering. Malachi Mullings pleaded guilty to criminal charges related to his involvement in laundering millions of dollars for an African fraud scheme. About a month later, while awaiting his sentence, Mullings’s bond was revoked after he punched his girlfriend in the face. After ... More...
$ (02-21-2026 - GA)United States of America v. Malachi Mullings
Atlanta, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the defendant charged with one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering and seven counts of money laundering. Malachi Mullings pleaded guilty to criminal charges related to his involvement in laundering millions of dollars for an African fraud scheme. About a month later, while awaiting his sentence, Mullings’s bond was revoked... More...
$ (02-10-2026 - GA)United States of America v. Christopher Upshaw, aka “Troub”
Columbus, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with mail fraud. Christopher Upshaw, aka “Troub,” 26, of Columbus, and co-defendants Johnathon Swift, aka “JB,” aka “John Boy,” 34; Dontavis Williams, aka “Turk,” 41; and Donterious Sparks, 37, all of Columbus, were accused for engaging in mail fraud. “The defendants devised a scheme to illegally ... More...
$ (02-10-2026 - GA)United States Securities and Exchange Commission v. Drive Planning, LLC et al. </center
Atlanta, Georgia commercial litigation lawyers represented the Defendants accused of securities fraud.... More...
$ (01-23-2026 - GA)<H2> United States of America v. Hector Alejandro Alvarado Alvarez
Albany, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being involved in a series of ATM “jackpotting” thefts across Georgia and additional states.. Hector Alejandro Alvarado Alvarez, 22, of Venezuela, and Cesar Augusto Gil Sanchez, 22, of Venezuela, and Co-defendants Javier Alejandro Suarez-Godoy, 20, of Venezuela, was sentenced to time served on Jan. 7, after he p... More...
$ (01-16-2026 - 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)<H2> United States of America v. Lester Jones
Atlanta, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud. Lester Jones, a former top Atlanta Hawks finance executive had been a senior vice president of financial planning and analysis until last season but was indicted in October by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia for using his position to enrich himself on the franchise’s ... More...
$ (12-17-2025 - GA)<H2> United States of America v. Norman Dixon
Newman, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with dogfighting and CARES Act Fraud. Norman Dixson arraigned on federal charges of sponsoring and exhibiting a dog in an animal fighting venture, promoting an animal fighting venture, animal crushing, and wire fraud. “The indictment alleges that Dixson viciously abused dogs and repeatedly lied to obtain COVID relie... More...
$ (12-11-2025 - GA)<h1> United States of America v. Allen Brown </h1></h1>
Augusta, GA criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud conspiracy<br> <br> On September 25, 2025, a Richmond County man who operated a "ghost†tax preparation business in Augusta, Georgia, has been sentenced to federal prison and ordered to pay restitution for defrauding the IRS.<br> <br> Allen Brown, 41, of Augusta, Georgia, was sentenced to 46 months in priso... More...
$0 (09-25-2025 - 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)United States of America v. James Frank Austin, Jr.
Macon, Georgia Criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank fraud, money laundering, and conspiracy to commit wire fraud.<br> <br> James Frank Austin Jr., a former state House candidate who established the Austin Smith Center for Community Development in Macon, pleaded guilty in front of Judge Marc Treadwell on Wednesday to bank fraud, money laundering and conspiring to comm... More...
$0 (08-29-2025 - GA)<h1> United States of America v. Corey Boyer, a/k/a Baby Joker, Antonio Smith </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Atlanta, Ga. criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Selling Drugs and Machineguns </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b> <br> GoodFellas Gang Members Sentenced to Prison for Selling Drugs and Machineguns</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <center><... More...
$0 (08-28-2025 - 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. Delta Airlines, Inc. </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Misuse of Pandemic-Relief Funds </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Delta Airlines Pays $8.1 Million To Settle Lawsuit Alleging Misuse of Pandemic-Relief Funds</h2></center></b></b>< <br> <br> Delta Airlines, Inc. ("Deltaâ€) paid $8.1 million ... More...
$0 (07-16-2025 - 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. Allen Brown </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Augusta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Wire Fraud </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Augusta "Ghost Preparer†Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud Conspiracy</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A man who operated a "ghost†tax preparation business in Augusta, ... More...
$0 (05-27-2025 - GA)United States of America v. Todd and Julie Chrisley </CENTER>
Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with:<br> <br> CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT BANK FRAUD;<br> BANK FRAUD;<br> CONSPIRACY TO DEFRAUD THE UNITED STATES;<br> TAX EVASION;<br> and<br> ATTEMPT TO EVADE OR DEFEAT TAX.<br> <br> In the case of the United States of America v. Todd and Julie Chrisley, the couple was convicted of bank fraud and tax evasion in 2022. They wer... More...
$0 (05-27-2025 - GA)<h1> United States of America v. Allen Brown </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Augusta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Filing False Tax Returns for Clients </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Augusta "Ghost Preparer†Pleads Guilty to Preparing and Filing False Tax Returns for Clients</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A man who operate... More...
$0 (05-27-2025 - GA)<h1> United States of America v. Kim Brown </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Augusta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Preparing and Filing False Tax Returns </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Augusta "Ghost Preparer†Pleads Guilty to Preparing and Filing False Tax Returns for Clients</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A woman who o... More...
$0 (05-27-2025 - GA)<h1> United States of America v. Jana Kanyadan </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Atlanta, GA criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with defrauding Mohawk. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Former Mohawk Executive Sentenced to Prison</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Jana Kanyadan, the former Global Chief Information Officer of Mohawk Industries, Inc. ("Mohawkâ�... More...
$0 (03-14-2025 - GA)<h1> United States of America v. Johnny Narcisse, and his cousin Johnson Dieujuste </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Pandemic-Related Fraud </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Two Cousins Sentenced for Pandemic-Related Fraud</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Johnny Narcisse, and his cousin Johnson Dieujuste, charged with engaging in a schem... More...
$0 (01-29-2025 - GA)<h1> United States of America v. Milan Patel </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Options Trading Scheme </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Five Defendants Sentenced in Options Trading Scheme</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Milan Patel has been sentenced to prison in connection with a years-long market ... More...
$0 (01-24-2025 - GA)<h1> United States of America v. Boeroepae Jordan </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Committing Pandemic Relief Fraud While on Supervised Release </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Felon Sentenced for Committing Pandemic Relief Fraud While on Supervised Release</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Boeroepae Jor... More...
$0 (01-17-2025 - GA)<h1> United States of America v. Calah Williams </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with stealing Economic Injury Disaster Loan ("EIDLâ€), Paycheck Protection Program ("PPPâ€), and unemployment insurance </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Florida Woman Sentenced to Prison for Pandemic-Related Fraud</h2></center></b></b>... More...
$0 (12-17-2024 - GA)Hudgins, et al. v. Lowe Construction and Development, LLC, et al.
<h2><br> Monroe, Georgia civil litigation breach of contract lawyers represented the parties in a construction dispute.<br> </h2><br> <br> As part of their sales transaction, the Hudginses executed a New Construction Purchase and Sale Agreement ("the Purchase Agreement") relating to the sale of Lot 9 and construction of a new home on the property. Paragraph 12 (b) of the contract addressed the par... More...
$0 (11-15-2024 - 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)<h1> United States of America v. Robert Purbeck </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Atlanta, GA criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Computer Hacking and Extortion Scheme </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Idaho Man Sentenced for Computer Hacking and Extortion Scheme</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Robert Purbeck, who hacked into the computer servers of the... More...
$0 (11-13-2024 - GA)United States of America v. John Holland, et al.
<h2><br> Atlanta, Georgia healthcare fraud criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants. charged with participating in an illegal kickback scheme.<br> </h2><br> The government accused the defendants of participating in an illegal healthcare kickback scheme and sought to introduce at trial out-of-court statements made by the defendants' alleged coconspirators. But because the district court ... More...
$0 (09-26-2024 - GA)<h1> 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†</h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Defrauding Factoring Companies </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Man Sentenced for Multimillion-Dollar Scheme to Defraud Factoring Companies</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Micky Lee Wagner, also known as "Clifton Leigh ... More...
$0 (09-18-2024 - GA)<h1> United States of America v. Travis Lee Harris </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Paycheck Protection Program Fraud </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Atlanta Promoter, Entrepreneur, and Former NFL Player Sentenced for Paycheck Protection Program Fraud</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> "Travis Lee Harris... More...
$0 (09-12-2024 - GA)<h1> United States of America v. Jimmie “Jim†A. Beard </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with theft of funds, purchase and possession of two machine guns, and obstructing federal tax laws using altered documents and a fake business. </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Atlanta's Former Chief Financial Officer Sentenced to Federal Prison... More...
$0 (08-27-2024 - GA)<h1> United States of America v. Barry Lee White </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Gainesville, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with willful failure to pay more than $2.4 million in payroll taxes. </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Carrollton Businessman Sentenced for Failing to Pay Over Payroll Taxes </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Barry Lee W... More...
$0 (08-27-2024 - 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. Roderick Billingslea </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with obtaining a fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan and operating illegal trucking businesses. </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Georgia Trucker Sentenced for PPP Fraud</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Roderick... More...
$0 (08-15-2024 - GA)<h1> United States of America v. Steven Drawdy </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Savannah, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bilking customers for purchase of cryptocurrency computers </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Columbia County man sentenced to federal prison for bilking customers for purchase of cryptocurrency computers</h2></center></b></b> </h2></cen... More...
$0 (07-24-2024 - GA)<h1> United States of America v. Steven Drawdy </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Savannah, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bilking customers for purchase of cryptocurrency computers </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Columbia County man sentenced to federal prison for bilking customers for purchase of cryptocurrency computers</h2></center></b></b> </h2></cent... More...
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