Criminal Defense

Recent Cases

Health care fraud charges filed against doctors and other professionals

June 28, 2018

Today, the Department of Justice announced that it has filed health care fraud charges against 601 people, including 165 doctors and medical professionals. They are being charged them with an array of crimes in additional to health care fraud charges, including illegally prescribing drugs. The arrests were the result of a nationally coordinated health care […]

READ FULL ARTICLE

Operation Wire Wire is an aggressive move against federal computer crimes

June 15, 2018

This week, the Department of Justice announced in a press release that an international law enforcement operation, Operation Wire Wire, resulted in the arrest of 74 individuals, including 42 people in the United States. The government is accusing these people of committing “cyber-enabled fraud” by sending misleading emails to businesses and individuals that trick them […]

READ FULL ARTICLE

Can I withdraw a guilty plea?

June 8, 2018

A person can try to withdraw a guilty plea, but there are important time limits. Many people call our firm and want to withdraw a guilty plea. Unfortunately, some people plead guilty without being fully informed by their lawyer of all the consequences of a guilty plea. Even more concerning, some people enter a guilty […]

READ FULL ARTICLE

Child pornography conviction reversed on appeal

June 1, 2018

Last month, the Georgia Court of Appeals reversed a conviction for child pornography after holding that prosecutors did not present sufficient evidence at trial that Steven Lindley possessed child pornography. At the heart of the case was a computer tablet seized by law enforcement that contained images of child pornography. After law enforcement searched Lindley’s […]

READ FULL ARTICLE

Page Pate argues motion to suppress in federal bribery case

May 1, 2018

For over 20 years, Pate & Johnson has been representing individuals charged in serious criminal cases in federal court. When the media takes an interest in these cases, they will sometimes discuss them in the news. The Augusta Chronicle reported on the case of Colonel Anthony Roper and his wife, Audra Roper, who were charged […]

READ FULL ARTICLE

Confidential Case Evaluation

Call us or complete the form below. We will contact you as soon as possible if we are able to help.

First Name*
Last Name*
Email*
Phone*
TYPE OF CASE*
LOCATION OF CASE*
Message*
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Disclaimer*
- I have read the disclaimer
CAPTCHA
Email
This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.