Georgia Family Law Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Sharon Henderson </h2> </center>
Atlanta, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with theft of government funds in violation of 18 U.S.C. 641. Reported by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Sharon Henderson, 67, of Covington, Georgia, while holding elected office in the Georgia House of Representatives, illegal... More...
$ (08-06-2026 - GA)<h2> ,center> United States of America v. Tracy Jones </h2> <center>
Atlanta, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Section 8 housing fraud. Reported by Kent Morlan Starting in April 2017 Tracy Jones served as Senior Vice President over the Housing Choice Voucher Program at the Atlanta Housing Authority, overseeing one of the largest Section 8 programs in the country. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development fund... More...
$ (05-23-2026 - GA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Indian Oaks Apartments LTD, Russell Management Services LLC, H.J. Russell & Company, and The Russell Realty LP </h2> </center>
Macon, Georgia, civil litigation lawyers represented the Defendants accused of violating the the Fair Housing Act by refusing to grant a mother’s requests for a ground-floor unit because her son had been diagnosed with a genetic disorder that causes permanent mobility impairment. By Kent Morlan On October 23, 2024, in the Department of Justices sueed the owners and property managers of ... More...
$ (05-12-2026 - GA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Poul Thorsen </h2> </center>
Atlanta, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud and money laundering charges after his extradition from Germany. By Kent Morlan “Poul Thorsen allegedly stole more than $1 million in federal grant money by submitting fabricated invoices and diverting funds to ... More...
$ (05-11-2026 - GA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Mira Stallings </h2> </center>
Augusta, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with health care and wire fraud. Mira Stallings, 41, of Thomson, Georgia, is a licensed behavioral therapist and owner of ABAscape LLC, a Thomson, Georgia, agency that provided behavioral therapy services to individuals with developmental disabilities. A parent of patients who received services from ABscape reported co... More...
$ (04-30-2026 - GA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jonathan Lamar Wooten </h2> </center>
Albany, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. There was a bank shooting in Tallahassee, Florida, on May 5, 2023, in which Jonathan Lamar Wooten, aka “Chico,” 53, of Thomasville, was allegedly involved and now is facing state charges in Florida for attempted murder, aggravated battery and possession of a firearm ... More...
$ (04-10-2026 - GA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Alexis Beatles </h2> </center>
Savannah, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with interstate communications with intent to threaten or injury another. Alexis Beatles, age 40, of Hinesville, was charged with two counts of Interstate Communications with Threats to Injure Another. “Alexis Beatles directed threats of death and violence to VA employees, U.S. citizens and even the families of pol... More...
$ (03-31-2026 - GA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Traon Turk </h2> </center>
Atlanta, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possessing a firearm as a convicted felon and possession of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute. Traon Turk, an armed felon and drug dealer led police on a car chase in Marietta, Georgia, to avoid being arrests. On April 4, 2020, the Cobb County Police Department observed an SUV that reportedly had bee... More...
$ (03-31-2026 - GA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Edward Kelvin Pope, et al. </h2> </center>
Rome, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances. Edward Kelvin Pope, David Wilson, and Kevin Josue Campos Rivera coordinated with Jose Santos Isaola Cisneros, a federal inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution in Atlanta, were accused of distributing methamphetamine to couriers and customers throughout north Geo... More...
$ (03-11-2026 - GA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Gerald Scott Collins </h2> </center>
Athens, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of child pornography. Gerald Scott Collins, 56, of Monroe, Georgia, was accused of possessing CSAM, including 2,754 images of previously identified victims of child exploitation and abuse from across the world. Law enforcement became aware of Collins’s possession of CSAM in 2022. Homeland Security ... More...
$ (03-10-2026 - GA)<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)United States of America v. Tomario Richardo Hicks
Albany, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession with intent to distribute meth, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking. On January 28, 2022, Georgia State Patrol pulled Hicks over after Hicks committed a traffic violation. While stopping Hicks, the patrol officer saw him throw item... More...
$ (02-21-2026 - GA)C.B. et al. v. Henry County School District
Atlanta, Georgia, civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on an ndividuals with Disabilities Education Act violation theory. C.B. is a student with Down syndrome who attends school in the Henry County School District in Georgia. Because C.B. has Down syndrome, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act required Henry County to develop an individualized education program ... More...
$ (02-21-2026 - GA)United States of America v. Tomario Richardo Hicks
Albany, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession with intent to distribute meth, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. On January 28, 2022, Georgia State Patrol pulled Hicks over after Hicks committed a traffic violation. While stopping Hicks, the patrol officer saw him th... 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 of America ex rel., et a.l v. Arthritis & Rheumatology Center, P.C., et al.
Atlanta, Georgia, commercial litigation lawyers represented the Defendant accused of using medical assistants to perform infusion services in violation of Georgia law and submitted claims for those services to Medicare in violation of the False Claims Act. “Physicians who disrega... More...
$2180000 (01-30-2026 - GA)United States of America v. Paul Anthony Nicholls
Brunswick, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to import and distribute controlled drugs and money laundering. Paul Anthony Nicholls, 47, of Great Britain, was convicted of one count of Conspiracy to Import Controlled Substances Resulting in Death and one count of Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Substances Resulting in Death following a 4-day j... More...
$ (01-30-2026 - GA)<H2> United States of America v. Roberto Najera Gutierrez, a/k/a Kunfu Panda and a/k/a La Gallina,
Atlanta, Georgie, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiring to manufacture and distribute cocaine that he knew would be imported into the United States. Agents identified Roberto Najera Gutierrez as a then-high-ranking member of the cartel who allegedly led and coordinated the transportation of multi-kilogram quantities of cocaine by boat from Colombia and Ec... More...
$ (01-16-2026 - 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. Benjamin Michael Greene
Savannah, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a firearm by a prohibited person. On February 12, 2024, while a man was putting air in the tires of his vehicle on Augusta Avenue, Greene jumped into the driver’s seat and took off with the vehicle. Officers with the Savannah Police Department were in the area and immediately responded. Benjamin Mi... More...
$ (01-09-2026 - GA)<H2> United States of America v. Michael Dwayne Banks and Victor Valente-Reynoso
Atlanta, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing controlled substances and possession of a machine gun. On August 23, 2022, Victor Valente Reynoso, an illegal alien from Mexico, sold 536 fentanyl pills outside a gas station in Clayton County, Georgia. Following that deal, Reynoso and his conspirators arranged to sell 5,000 fentanyl pills at a church ... More...
$ (01-09-2026 - GA)<H2> State of Georgia v. Quteavis Quayshon Simmons
Macon, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant, Quteavis Quayshon Simmons, age 30, charged with malice murdering Harriett Patrickin 2021. “Harriett Patrick was an innocent woman who had her life stolen from her,” said District Attorney R. Howard. “This senseless act of violence took a devoted wife, loving mother, proud veteran, and breast cancer survivor from her family... More...
$ (12-12-2025 - GA)<H2> United States of America v. Johann Rainer Nix
Atlanta, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with production of child sexual abuse material. Nix used social media platforms to entice minors to send him sexually explicit images of themselves. “Johann Rainer Nix used popular social media platforms to lure and exploit minors,” said Theodore S. Hertzberg. “Parents should monitor their children’s social me... More...
$ (12-17-2025 - 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. Mitchell Parsons Hughes
Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegally operating a drone over Truist Park duing a MLB All-Star Game. Mitchell Parsons Hughes was charged with committing a federal crime by flying a drone over Truist Park during the Major League Baseball All-Star game in July 2025 and was sentenced to six months’ probation. “Anyone attempting to fly a dr... More...
$ (12-11-2025 - GA)Janelle Quinn v. Columbia County School District
August, Georgia, civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a education civil rights violation theory.<br> <br> Quinn filed this suit in April 2022. In her complaint, she set<br> out two claims: racial discrimination under Title VI ("Count Oneâ€),<br> and retaliation under Title VI ("Count Twoâ€). Importantly, Count<br> One was brought on behalf of D.J.Q. and Count Two was brought<... More...
$0 (11-20-2025 - GA)United States of America v. Julius Deshawn Williams
Macon, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug possession.<br> <br> On June 24, 2024, Officer Clayton Willis and other law enforcement officers interviewed Defendant Julius Deshawn Williams after locating packages containing methamphetamine Defendant attempted to bring inside Dooly County State Prison.[1]During the audio-recorded interview, Defendant substantia... More...
$0 (11-12-2025 - GA)Ibhar Al Mheid v. Kathy Mincihew, et al.
Macon, Georgia, Ibhar Al Mheid, proceeding pro se, without a lawyer, filed a lawsuit in the Northern District of Georgia against a police officer, a prosecutor, a state court judge, and a jail healthcare provider, bringing claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and state law. <br> <br> Al Mheid, a physician who lived in Atlanta, was in a romantic relationship with Grace Wright, a college student in Athe... More...
$0 (10-30-2025 - GA)<h1> United States of America v. Perry Jason Ward </h1></h1>
Augusta, GA criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possessing images and videos of child sexual exploitation.<br> <br> A Columbia County resident was sentenced to federal prison for possessing child pornography. <br> <br> Perry Jason Ward, 27, of Evans, Georgia, was sentenced to 84 months in federal prison for possessing images of sexual exploitation of children, said Marga... More...
$0 (09-26-2025 - GA)<h1> United States of America v. Perry Jason Ward </h1></h1>
Savannah, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possessing images and videos of child sexual exploitation.<br> <br> On September 25, 2025, a Columbia County resident was sentenced to federal prison for possessing child pornography. <br> <br> Perry Jason Ward, 27, of Evans, Georgia, was sentenced to 84 months in federal prison for possessing images of sexual exploit... More...
$0 (09-26-2025 - GA)<h1> United States of America v. Frank Andrew Waszut, Anthony Patrick Noto </h1></h1>
Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Threatening to Harm Federal Agent and His Wife.<br> <br> and other agitators,†said U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg. "Threatening law enforcement officers and their families is not only illegal—it's disgusting. My office will ensure that anyone who threatens a federal agent in North Georgia, or who hid... More...
$0 (10-07-2025 - GA)<h1> United States of America v. DeWayne Allen McGill, a/k/a “Domino†</h1></h1>
Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assaulting a federal officer. <br> <br> DeWayne Allen McGill, a convicted felon and methamphetamine dealer who bit two law enforcement officers and unlawfully possessed a firearm, was sentenced to prison.<br> <br> "Caught red-handed with almost three-quarters of a pound of methamphetamine, McGill violently—but u... More...
$0 (09-30-2025 - 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)<h1> United States of America v. Ramiro Contreras-Sandoval </h1></h1>
Atlanta, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing over 135 kilograms of a liquid methamphetamine mixture and possessing firearms as an illegal alien and in furtherance of his drug trafficking crimes. <br> <br> Following a five-day federal trial, a jury convicted Ramiro Contreras-Sandoval, 41, an illegal alien originally from Michoacan, Mexico, of distrib... More...
$0 (09-19-2025 - GA)United States of America v. Alhaji Jewru Touray
Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug trafficking.<br> <br> On May 3, 2023, a grand jury returned a superseding indict-<br> ment charging Alhaji Jewru Touray and two codefendants with sev-<br> eral counts related to a marijuana-trafficking conspiracy. The in-<br> dictment charged Touray with one count each of conspiracy to<br> commit money laundering,... More...
$0 (09-10-2025 - GA)<h1> United States of America v. Alexis Carreon Bocanegra </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with alleged distribution of fentanyl and possession of firearms. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Illegal Alien Who Concealed Kilos of Fentanyl in a Diaper Box and Hid Firearms Under a Bed Faces Federal Charges</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </... More...
$0 (08-29-2025 - GA)<h1> United States of America v. Alexis Carreon Bocanegra </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with alleged distribution of fentanyl and possession of firearms. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Illegal Alien Who Concealed Kilos of Fentanyl in a Diaper Box and Hid Firearms Under a Bed Faces Federal Charges</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> ... More...
$0 (08-28-2025 - GA)Brandon Joseph Phillips v. Barron hall
Macon, Georgia personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a civil rights violation theory.<br> <br> In June 2019, the Jones County Sheriff's Office and several<br> law enforcement agencies initiated Operation Lone Ranger, an ex-<br> tensive narcotics investigation that involved the wiretapping of<br> phones of several individuals believed to be involved in the distri-<br> bution and purch... More...
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