Georgia Internal Revenue Law
<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)<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)Jamie Cunningham v. Cobb County, Georgia, et al.
Savannah, Georgia personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who claimed that he civil rights were violation through the use of excessive force.<br> <br> * * *<br> <br> In July 2020, Jamie Cunningham burglarized a car dealership in Cobb County, Georgia, and fled the scene. Cobb County police officers chased after him and used physical force to handcuff and arrest him. Following his arrest, C... More...
$0 (06-30-2025 - 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)<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. Arden McCann </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with operating an international narcotics distribution ring </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Canadian Dark Web Vendor Sentenced for Importing Millions of Counterfeit Xanax Pills into the United States</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><b... More...
$0 (01-26-2025 - 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)United States of America v. Teldrin Foster, John Gaines, and Carla Jackson
<h2><br> Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with engaging in a conspiracy to steal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funds during the COVID-19 pandemic<br> </h2><br> <br> "Foster, Gaines, and Jackson, together with 20 other defendants who have already been sentenced for their participation in this criminal scheme, took advantage of a relief program designe... More...
$0 (06-28-2024 - GA)<h1> United States of America v. Justin Daniels </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Filing False Tax Returns.</font </color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i></b> Dog Broker Sentenced to Federal Prison for Filing False Tax Returns </h2></center><br> <br> Justin Daniels was sentenced for filing false tax returns in connection with his dog-brokeri... More...
$0 (04-25-2024 - GA)<h1> United States of America v. Dr. William Lawrence Siefert; Dr. Timothy Ehn </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Covington, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Fraudulent Urine Drug Testing Scheme.</font color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><br> <b><h2><center><i></b> Two Doctors Sentenced for $4M Fraudulent Urine Drug Testing Scheme </h2></center></i><br> <br> The owner and the medical director of a Kentucky pain clinic were senten... More...
$0 (04-12-2024 - GA)<h1> United States of America v. Kyle Waldron </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Savannah, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegally obtaining COVID-19 pandemic relief funds.</font color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><br> <b><h2><center><i></b> Defendant ordered to repay more than $1.3 million </h2></center></i><br> <br> <br> A Coffee County man was sentenced to federal prison and ordered to pay more t... More...
$0 (04-12-2024 - GA)United States of America v. Paul Kwak
Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempt and conspiracy to commit fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1349.<br> <br> Paul Kwak, participated in a multi-million-dollar fraud scheme related to the COVID relief program. The charges and other information presented in court: Paul Kwak conspired with others to submit millions of dollars of fraudulent EIDL appli... More...
$0 (10-13-2023 - 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)Anthony Bernard Juniper v. Melvin C. Davis, et al.
Richmond, Virginia criminal defense lawyers represented Plaintiff convicted of capital murder.<br> <br> This habeas case returns to us after a remand for an evidentiary hearing. Petitioner Anthony Juniper argues that the Commonwealth of Virginia's[1] suppression of evidence and knowing presentation of false or misleading testimony were cumulatively material under Brady v. Maryland and Napue v. Ill... More...
$0 (08-23-2023 - GA)United States of America v. Jessica Diane Higginbotham aka Jessica Harriod aka Jessica Jones
Macon, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with sending a threatening message to bomb their local headquarters the day before the U.S. Senators from Georgia were in town for campaign events.<br> <br> Jessica Diane Higginbotham aka Jessica Harriod aka Jessica Jones, 35, of Elberton, Georgia, was pleaded guilty to one count of communicating a bomb threat on May 16. <br> ... More...
$0 (08-02-2023 - GA)United States of America v. Lohrasb “Jeff†Jafari
Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with bribing City of Atlanta and DeKalb County officials to obtain contracts.<br> <br> Lohrasb "Jeff†Jafari, the former Executive Vice President of Atlanta engineering firm, PRAD Group, Inc., has been sentenced for paying bribes to two City of Atlanta officials in exchange for steering city business worth millions of do... More...
$0 (07-19-2023 - 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)United States of America v. Kenneth Wilkerson
Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with fraudulently filing multiple fraudulent applications for unemployment insurance benefits using victims' stolen personal identifying information.<br> <br> "While communities suffered from the effects of the pandemic, the federal government worked to help small businesses and individuals avoid catastrophic economic disaster ... More...
$0 (05-19-2023 - GA)United States of America v. Mark A. Ellis, M.D., at al.
Athens, Georgia whistleblower lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants claiming that they violated the False Claims Act by billing Medicare for medical services not actually performed.<br> <table><br> <h1><br> <center><br> <P><br> <img width="300" src="http://www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Athens_GA_Fed.jpg" alt="Clarke County Courthouse - Athens, Georgia"><br> <P><br> Clark... More...
$0 (03-22-2023 - GA)United States of America v. Mohammed Ajmal
Rome, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with making and subscribing to a false tax return.<br> <table><br> <h1><br> <center><br> <a font="red" href="https://www.morelaw.com/georgia/news/atlanta/" target="_new">MoreLaw Legal News For Atlanta</a><br> </font><br> </center><br> </h1><br> </table><br> </center><br> Mohammed Ajmal, a Cartersville businessman, failed to report... More...
$0 (12-15-2022 - GA)United States of America v. Todd and Julie Crhisley
Atlanta, Georgia criminal law lawyers represented Defendants charged with bank and tax fraud.<br> <br> "Over the course of a decade, the Todd and Julie Chrisley defrauded banks out of tens of millions of dollars while evading payment of their federal income taxes†said U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Buchanan. "Their lengthy sentences reflect the magnitude of their criminal scheme and should serve as ... More...
$0 (11-21-2022 - GA)United States of America v. Thomas Addaquay
Atlanta, Georgia criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with tax refund fraud scheme, including conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, money laundering conspiracy, and money laundering.<br> <br> "Thomas Addaquay and his co-defendants used the personal information of taxpayers to enrich themselves,†said U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Buchanan. "Many of Addaquay's victims testified i... More...
$0 (11-07-2022 - GA)United States of America v. Mitzi L. Bicker
Atlanta, Georgia criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with accepting approximately $3 million in bribe money to influence government contracts, money laundering, lying to the City of Atlanta to maintain her salary and cabinet-level position, and failing to disclose more than $600,000 in income on her federal tax return. <br> <br> "For years, Mitzi Bickers masterminded a sophisticated ... More...
$0 (09-08-2022 - GA)United States of America v. Shenita Daniel and Wayne A. Lowe, Jr.
Atlanta, Georgia criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with identity theft.<br> <br> Shenita Daniel and Wayne A. Lowe, Jr., were indicted for allegedly using numerous stolen identities to fraudulently claim Unemployment Insurance ("UIâ€) benefits under fictitious employer accounts registered with the Georgia Department of Labor. The scheme resulted in the fraudulent payment of mor... More...
$0 (09-14-2022 - GA)United States of America v. Tory Lenard Troup
Atlanta, Georgia criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with drug trafficking.<br> <br> Tory Lenard Troup was the Atlanta-based leader of a ring of repeat offenders who moved large quantities of cocaine through Atlanta and laundered criminal proceeds using a network of bank accounts, business entities, and purchases of luxury and high-performance cars, homes, jewelry, and cosmetic surgery. ... More...
$0 (08-18-2022 - GA)United States of America v. Darrell Thomas
Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with conspiracy to commit bank fraud and wire fraud and to money laundering for masterminding a scheme to obtain 14 fraudulent loans totaling approximately $11.1 million from the Paycheck Protection Program ("PPPâ€). To date, a total of twenty-three individuals have been charged in connection with the fraudulent scheme. <... More...
$0 (05-20-2022 - 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)United States of America v. Sandchase Cody
<center><h2><font color="red"> Atlanta, GA- Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with his third motion for compassionate release and the denial of his motion to reconsider. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> The <br> district court ruled that Cody failed to identify extraordinary and <br> compelling reasons for early release, U.S.S.G. § 1B1.13, and, in the <br> alternative, that th... More...
$0 (12-26-2021 - GA)Mark A. Thompson v. DeKalb County, GA, et al
<center><h2><font color="red"> Atlanta, GA- Discrimination lawyer represented defendant with claiming that he was fired because of his age. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> <br> Thompson was a senior assistant county attorney for the <br> DeKalb County law department. He was the lead (and effectively <br> sole) attorney representing the county in Champion v. DeKalb <br> County, a breach of c... More...
$0 (12-25-2021 - GA)United States of America v. Alexis Martinez
<center><h2><font color="red"> Atlanta, GA- Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with a possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute charge. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> Alexis Martinez appeals his sentence of 120 months of imprisonment following his plea of guilty to possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute. 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). Martinez <br> challen... More...
$0 (12-25-2021 - GA)Doris Ragan v. Monsanto Company
Albany, Georgia personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a product liability theory claiming to have suffered more than $75,000 in damages and/or injuries as a direct result of the manufacture and/or sale of a defective and unreasonably dangerous product.<br> <P><br> The Monsanto Company was an American agrochemical and agricultural biotechnology corporation founded in 1... More...
$0 (11-09-2021 - GA)United States ex rel. Myron Jones, M.D., et al. v. Milton Hall Surgical Associates, LLC d/b/a The ENT Institute and a/k/a the Ear, Nose & Throat Institute, Jeffrey M. Gallups, M.D., et al.
Atlanta, Georgia qui tam lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendants on False Claims Act (31 U.S.C. 3729) violation theories for paying illegal kickbacks.<br> <br> Dr. Jeffrey M. Gallups (founder, owner, medical director and past-CEO of Milton Hall Surgical Associates ("MHSAâ€) a/k/a The Ear, Nose & Throat Institute) and Entellus Medical were accused of paying illegal kickbacks.<br> <br... More...
$0 (12-12-2021 - GA)United States of America v. Peter Robert Bobal
<center><h2><font color="red"><center> Atlanta, GA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with attempting to persuade a minor to engage in sexual activity and committing a felony involving a minor while required to register as a sex offender. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> In October 2017, a 62-year-old woman living with her 18-year-old daughter <br> in Hallandale Beach, F... More...
$0 (11-21-2021 - GA)United States of America v. Deangelo Lenard Johnson
<center><h2><font color="red"><center> Atlanta, GA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with a domestic violence by strangulation and assault charge. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> In 1996, Congress prohibited anyone convicted of a misdemeanor that <br> involved domestic violence from possessing a firearm. See 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(9). <br> Senator Frank Lautenberg, who sponsore... More...
$0 (11-21-2021 - GA)Reinaldo Santos v. United States of America
<center><h2><font color="red"><center> Atlanta, GA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with a<br> unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon charge. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> This case goes back in time a long way. In his most recent (and third) §<br> 2255 petition, Reinaldo Santos challenges the application of an Armed Career <br> USCA11 Case:... More...
$0 (11-21-2021 - 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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