Georgia Health Care Fraud Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Mercedes Henry </h2> </center>
Atlanta, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with bank fraud. Mercedes Henry, was employed as a universal banker at Ameris Bank at multiple locations in the Atlanta area. On at least six occasions from September 2021 to November 2021, Henry allegedly used six Ameris customers’ bank account numbers and identifiers to link the customers’ Ameris accounts to accou... More...
$ (10-01-2026 - GA)<h2> <center> United States ex rel. Allen v. Capstone Diagnostics, LLC, et al. </h2> </center>
Atlanta, Georgia, civil litigation lawyers represented the Defendant accused of violating the False Claims Act. Jay Johnson, the former Chief Operating Officer and Chief Executive Officer of the Atlanta-based clinical laboratory Capstone Diagnostics, LLC (“Capstone”); Austin Whiles, Capstone’s former Chief Sales Officer and Vice President of Business Development; and associated entities ... More...
$14000000 (09-21-2026 - GA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Brittany Hudson </h2> </center>
Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy and intent to commit fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1349, fraud by wire in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343, money laundering in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1957, and wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1957. Reported by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" ta... More...
$ (08-26-2026 - GA)<h2> <center> United States of Americans v. Torrance Urban Miller </h2> </center>
Savannah, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with mail theft. 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> From January 2023 to January 2024, the Torrance Urban Miller, 49, of Miami, took part in a mail theft scheme in which he and others would steal mail from Augusta area U.... More...
$ (07-14-2026 - GA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Joshua M. Holmes </h2> </center>
Augusta, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with mail theft, bank fraud, and identity theft. 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> Joshua M. Holmes, age 21, of Miami, Florida, was charged with taking part in a mail theft scheme in which they would steal mail from Aug... More...
$ (06-10-2026 - 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. Edwin Brant Frost IV </h2> </center>
Atlanta, Georgia, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud. Report by Kent Morlan Edwin Brant Frost IV, the founder of First Liberty Building & Loan, was accused of perpetrating a $140 million Ponzi Scheme that bilked mostly wealthy Georgia Republicans out of millions.... More...
$ (05-14-2026 - 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. Shanda Goode, Carnisha Hamilton, Juantez Sutton and Tonya Bailey </h2> </center>
Atlanta, Georgia, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with stealing valuable items from the mail. “Francina Sutton worked with two corrupt U.S. Postal Service mail carriers to steal dozens of checks, credit cards, and gift cards from the mail and separately conspired with an assistant bank manager to launder a stolen $4.9 million U.S. Treasury check,” said U.S. Attor... More...
$ (05-01-2026 - 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. Lester T. Jones, Jr. </h2> </center>
Atlanta, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud. Lester T. Jones, Jr., joined the Accounting and Finance Department of ATL Hawks, LLC (“the Hawks”) in 2016. Following his promotion to Senior Vice President of Finance in August 2021, Jones became the most senior accounting executive for the Hawks after the Chief Financial Officer. Beginning in e... More...
$ (04-29-2026 - GA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Philip Charles Smith and Antonio J. Evans, Sr. </h2> </center>
Savannah, Georgia, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with wire fraud. Philip Charles Smith, 41, of Richmond Hill, Georgia, and Antonio J. Evans Sr., 41, of Sylvania, Georgia were accused of engaging in a conspiracy to create fake invoices to defraud the Port of Savannah. Smith previously was employed by a national logistics and transportation company that served the... More...
$ (04-01-2026 - GA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Dr. Jitesh Patel and Advanced Urology, Inc. </h2> </center>
Atlanta, Georgia commercial litigation lawyers represented Advanced Urology, Inc. and Dr. Jitesh Patel accused of violation the False Claims Act by billing Medicare and Medicaid for services that were either unnecessary or never performed. The government’s investigation began after a former Advanced Urology employee filed a whistleblower complaint alleging that Advanced Urology performed unn... More...
$ (04-02-2026 - GA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Eijroghene Okuma </h2> </center>
Atlanta, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer Warrent Lietz represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud. Eijroghene O. Okuma also known as Eijro O. Okuma abused a position of trust to carry out a calculated scheme that stole millions from an elderly victim,” said Peter Ellis, Acting Special Agent in Charge of FBI Georgia. “The FBI is committed to protecting older Americans from financial... More...
$ (03-21-2026 - GA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Alexander Paul Travis, Jason Salazar, and Audricus Phagnasay </h2> </center>
Augusta, Georgia, criminal Defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with engaging in a wire fraud conspiracy. Alexander Paul Travis, 35, of Augusta, Jason Salazar, 30, of Clovis, California, and Audricus Phagnasay, 25, of Fresno, California, for engaging in a nationwide scheme that enabled North Korean workers to access U.S.-based computer networks. The Defendants were contacted b... More...
$ (03-20-2026 - GA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Brittany Hudson </h2> </center>
Atlanta, Georgia, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with fraud, laundering the fraudulent proceeds from that scheme, lying to a franchising company while on pretrial release, and forging the signature of former Chief U.S. District Judge Timothy C. Batten, Sr. on fake court documents Brittany Hudson and her literal partner in crime brazenly stole nearly $10 million from ... More...
$ (03-19-2026 - 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. 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 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)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)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)<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)Richard Hicks and Jocelyn Hicks v. Gregory Middleton, et al.
Savannah, Georgia, personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff on an auto negligence claim.<br> <br> This case arose from a collision that occurred on November<br> 7, 2020 at the Port of Savannah (the "Portâ€) in Savannah, Georgia.<br> The Hickses alleged that, while Richard Hicks was working as a<br> longshoreman3 on the Port, fellow longshoreman Middleton<br> struck him with his perso... More...
$0 (06-20-2025 - 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...
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