Georgia Verdicts & Court Cases

United States of America v. Julius Deshawn Williams, Jr.

Macon, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. 841(a)(1). Julius Deshawn Williams Jr., 29, of Bonaire, Georgia, former Georgia was a correctional officer cadet who attempted to bring

United States of America v. Facundo Gregorio-Gonzalez

Brunswick, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal re-entry after removal in violation of 8 U.S.C. 1326. Facundo Gregorio-Gonzalez, 50, a citizen of Mexico, was sentenced to 14 months in prison followed by immediate deportation after pleading guilty to Ille

United States of America v. Brittany Hudson

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. Repor

United States of America v. Sharon Henderson

Atlanta, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with theft of government funds in violation of 18 U.S.C. 641. Reported by Kent Morlan Sharon Henderson, 67, of Covington, Georgia, while holding elected office in the Georgia House of Representatives, illegally obtai

United States of America v. Brandy Marie Gill

Waycross, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with production of visual depictions of minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2251(b). In August 2025, Brandy Marie Gilll persuaded a minor child to engage in sexually explicit conduct fo

State of Georgia v. Colt Gray

Winder, Georgia, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with four counts of first degree murder and nine counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. Digested by: Kent Morlan Colt Gray, age 14, was given a gun by his father for Christmas. Colt took the gun to Apa

United States of America v. Luke Andrew Westefeld

Macon, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of malicious use of fire. Reported by Kent Morlan Luke Andrew Westefeld, 35, of North Augusta, South Carolina, approached a few Byron United Methodist Church (now Byron Heritage Church) members who were s

United States of Americans v. Torrance Urban Miller

Savannah, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with mail theft. Reported by Kent Morlan 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.S. posta

United States of America v. Amjad Ibrahim

Atlanta, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with tax evasion. Reported by Kent Morlan Amjad Ibrahim, an attorney since 1994, willfully evaded paying federal income taxes for tax years 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019, resulting in nearly $1.5 million in unpaid persona

Atlanta, Georgia, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with depriving another of civil rights and charging records. Reported by: Kent Morlan Shevoy Brown, a former officer with the Hapeville, Georgia Police Department, abused his power to violently and unnecessarily assau

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 Augusta are

State of Georgia v. Jahmare Brown

Atlanta, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with murder. Reported by Kent Morlan Jahmare Brown, age 21, accused of stabbing 23-year-old Alyssa Paige on the Atlanta Beltline.

,center> United States of America v. Tracy Jones

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

United States of America v. Edwin Brant Frost IV

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

United States of America v. Tamekia Mumford

Savannah, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with arson resulting in personal injury. By Kent Morlan

United States of America v. Indian Oaks Apartments LTD, Russell Management Services LLC, H.J. Russell & Company, and The Russell Realty LP

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 Morl

United States of America v. Poul Thorsen

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 m

United States of America v. Shanda Goode, Carnisha Hamilton, Juantez Sutton and Tonya Bailey

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 wit

United States of America v. Mira Stallings

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

United States of America v. Lester T. Jones, Jr.

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

United States of America v. Adam Schlueter

Atlanta, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexually and physically abusing two minors while he was stationed overseas with the U.S. Army. Adam Schlueter was stationed in Grafenwöhr, Germany from 2009 until 2013, while enlisted in the U.S. Army. In Germany, h

United States of America v. Jonathan Lamar Wooten

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 f

United States of America v. Philip Charles Smith and Antonio J. Evans, Sr.

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.

State of Georgia v. Charles Moore, III

Lawrenceville, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with grooming and sexual exploitation of a minor. Charles Moore III, a former coach, was accused for sexual exploitation of a former cheerleader.

United States of America v. Dr. Jitesh Patel and Advanced Urology, Inc.

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 Ad

United States of America v. Alexis Beatles

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 Beatle

United States of America v. Jacques Lamar Hill aka “Jac DaDon

Albany, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Jacques Lamar Hill aka “Jac DaDon,” 27, of Thomasville, was arrested and charged with felony possession of a firearm.

United States of America v. Traon Turk

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 arr

United States of America v. Eijroghene Okuma

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

United States of America v. Juan Carlos Popoca

Albany, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine Juan Carlos Poppa, 38, of Tifton, was accused of operating a drug ring out of prison. Haley Maria Sumner, 34, was sente

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.

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 ena

United States of America v. Brittany Hudson

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 d

State of Georgia v. Garrett Thompson

Lawrenceville, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with engaging in a jury duty scam. Garrett Thompson reportedly said that he was "Officer Sheperd" who said that the victim had to pay $1,350 or turn himself in to the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office. he victim

United States of America v. Edward Kelvin Pope, et al.

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

United States of America v. Nimesh Vijay Desai

Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer Don Samuel represented the Defendant charged with possession and drug trafficking of meth, marijuana, cocaine, and fentanyl. Nimesh Vijay Desai, was charged with one count of possession of methamphetamine, one count of possession of fentanyl, one count of

United States of America v. Gerald Scott Collins

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 w

United States of America v. Robin Stell

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 th

State of Georgia v. Maleik Woods

Lawrenceville, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with malice murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. Maleik Woods shot and killed his friend Francisco Dwayne Zapata.

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

United States of America v. Bradley Love

Albany, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of distribution of child pornography. A HSI undercover agent joined a “teen chat” room on a website called “chat-avenue.com” on Dec. 7, 2023, and posted “Dad of 2 8yro and 10yro.” Soon after, the

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. Du

United States of America v. Hassan Pimentel

Atlanta, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with trafficking in cocaine, possession of MDMA, and possession of drug-related objects.

Statham V. Quang

Atlanta, Georgia, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a tort claim. Is the employer vicariously liable for the actions of its employee? The case involved the appellate review where the Court of Appeals vacated its prior decision and adopted the opinion of the Supreme Court aft

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

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 aft

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 awaiti

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 wit

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 o

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 Afr