Legal News for Augusta, Georgia

United States of America v. Natravien Reshawn Landry

Augusta, Georgia, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with premeditated murder, in violation of 18 U.S.C.1111, and use of a firearm during and related to a crime of violence, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 924. Natravien Reshawn Landry, 25, of Abbeville, Louisiana, was an Army National Guard soldier assigned to the 1148th Transportation Company at Fort Gordon. Landry visited ... More...

United States of America v. Joshua M. Holmes

Augusta, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with mail theft, bank fraud, and identity theft. Reported by: Kent Morlan 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...

State of Georgia v. Victor McArthur Oatman

Augusta, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with burglary in the second-degree. Richard Oatman, age 48, accused for burglary of a downtown Augusta business.... More...

United States of America v. Alexander Paul Travis, Jason Salazar, and Audricus Phagnasay

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...

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...

Janelle Quinn v. Columbia County School District

August, Georgia, civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a education civil rights violation theory. Quinn filed this suit in April 2022. In her complaint, she set out two claims: racial discrimination under Title VI ("Count One”), and retaliation under Title VI ("Count Two”). Importantly, Count One was brought on behalf of D.J.Q. and Count Two was brought... More...

United States of America v. Todd Joseph Harbuck

Augusta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person.... More...

United States of America v. Jacob Christian Butler

Augusta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of child pornography Former airman sentenced to federal prison for possession of child pornography A former U.S. Air Force airman has been sente... More...

Augusta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with stalking. ... More...

Diane Pooser v. Wal-Mart Stores East, L.P.

Augusta, Georgia premises liability personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff. This case was filed in the State Court of Richmond County Georgia, 2024RCCV00305, and was removed to federal court by Wal-Mart. Georgia premises liability law holds property owners and occupiers responsible for injuries that occur on their property. This includes injuries that happ... More...

Toccara Davis v. BOJ of WNC, LLC

Augusta, Georgia personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a negligence theory. BOJ of WNC, LLC is a franchisee for Bojangles' Restaurants, Inc. We are the largest franchisee in the Bojangles system, with nearly 100 locations. Under the law in Georgia, a tort is an "unlawful violation of a private legal right,” and negligence is one of seve... More...

Clifford Devine v. United States of America

Augusta, Georgia personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Federal Tort Claims Act negligence theory. This case was filed in the Eleventh Circuit, 20-13864-E, and was removed to federal court by the Defendant. Under the FTCA, the federal government acts as a self-insurer, and recognizes liability for the negligent or wrongful acts or omissions of its employee... More...

Catherine Nipper v. Progressive Mountain Insurance Company

Augusta, Georgia insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory. This case was filed in the Superior Court of Richmond County, Georgia, 2023RCCV00251, and was removed to federal court by Progressive Mountain Insurance Company, et al. O.C.G.A. § 33-4-6 provides that an insurance company which acts in bad ... More...

United States of America v. Conway James Rhinehart

Augusta, Georgia Criminal Defense Lawyer represented the Defendant charged with trafficking illegal synthetic drugs. A Richmond County man who operated a mail-order business selling illegal synthetic drugs has been sentenced to federal prison. Conway James Rhinehart, 43, of Hephzibah, Ga., was sent... More...

United States of America v. Todd Joseph Harbuck

Augusta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm. Todd Joseph Harbuck, 48, of Augusta, pleaded guilty to Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Feloned release. There is no parole in the federal system. "Todd Harbuck's disturbing record of violent attacks on women and public safety officers and illegal drug us... More...

United States of America v. Jason Bonds Connelly

Augusta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possessing a massive cache of images of sexually exploited children on devices in his possession. Jason Bonds Connelly, 61, of Waynesboro, Ga., was pleaded guilty to Possession of Child Pornography, said Jill E. Steinberg, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia. U.S. District Court Chief Judge J. ... More...

Joel Deserto v. Aiyan Diabetes Center, Inc., and Dr. Sivakumar Jayabalan

Augusta, Georgia employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued Defendants on Fair Labor Standards Act violation theories. "The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is a federal law that establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and youth employment standards affecting full-time and part-time workers in the private sector and in federal, state, and local governments.... More...

United States of America v. Keyshawn Omar Cooper

Augusta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with production of child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2251, which provides: (a) Any person who employs, uses, persuades, induces, entices, or coerces any minor to engage in, or who has a minor assist any other person to engage in, or who transports any minor in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce,... More...

Gary Jones v. City of Wayesboro

Augusta, Georgia civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a job discrimination theory. Plaintiff filed his Complaint in the Superior Court of Burke County on February 8, 2022, alleging violations of the Georgia Whistleblower Protection Act and 42 U.S.C. § 1983. (Doc. no. 1-1, p. 14.) Defendants removed the action to federal court on March 11, 2022. (Doc. no. 1.) ... More...

United States of America v. Maurice Antwain Diggs

Augusta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with drug Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, Heroin, and Marijuana, and Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine and Heroin. MoreLaw Legal News For Augusta ... More...

United States of America v. Ezra Hatcher, SR. and Sherry Hatcher

Augusta, Georgia criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with filing fraudulent tax returns. Ezra Hatcher Sr., 67, of Hephzibah, Georgia and Hatcher's daughter, Sherry Hatcher, 42, of Augusta, were pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United States and aiding and assisting in the filing of false tax returns. In addition, each defendant is permanently prohibited f... More...

United States of America v. Donnie Lee Curtis

Augusta, Georgia criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with drug distribution. Donnie Lee Curtis Jr., 37, of Tunnel Hill, Ga., was sentenced to 144 months in prison after previously pleading guilty to Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute, and To Distribute, 50 Grams or More of Methamphetamine, said David H. Estes, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia. ... More...

United States of America v. Sherley L. Beaufils

Augusta, Georgia - criminal law lawyer - Telemedicine Fraud Sherley L. Beaufils, 44, of Conyers, Ga., was sentenced to 87 months in prison after a U.S. District Court jury convicted her of participating in an illegal kickback conspiracy, and five counts each of Health Care Fraud, False Statements Related to Health Care, and Aggravated Identity Theft, said David H. Estes, U.S. Attorney for... More...

United States of America v. Sammie Lee Sias

Augusta, Georgia criminal law lawyer represented defendant charged for lying to federal investigators and destroying records in a federal investigation. Sammie Lee Sias, 67, of Hephzibah, Ga., who was suspended from his District 4 seat on the Augusta Commission after his indictment, was found guilty by a U.S. District Court jury of Destruction, Alteration, or Falsification of Records in F... More...

State of Georgia v. Bruce W. Tillson, Jr.

Augusta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with misdemeanor domestic violence assault. Bruce W. Tillson, Jr., age 45, was accused of punching, kicking, and strangling his wife, Jessica L. Tillson, on November 8, 2021, in their home.... More...