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Atlanta mortgage fraud case results in 14 year sentence for real estate agent

October 16, 2008

Another mortgage fraud conviction in Atlanta, and another lengthy sentence. In federal court last Friday, Joseph Sterling Jetton received a 14 year prison sentence and was ordered to pay over $11 million in restitution. The Macon Georgia Telegraph has the story. Our criminal defense lawyers have handled many mortgage fraud cases in Atlanta and other […]

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FBI and GBI to cooperate in Georgia computer crime and internet porn investigations

May 26, 2008

Not really surprising news, but it could be a significant development for criminal defense lawyers in Atlanta and other parts of Georgia. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) has joined with the FBI in Georgia to staff a training center for law enforcement officers involved in cybercrime and internet criminal investigations. The center will provide […]

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Georgia police officers charged with child molestation

April 12, 2008

Brent Powell, a Cochran, Georgia police officer, was arrested earlier this week on charges of child molestation, enticing a child for indecent purposes and interference with custody. In addition to being a member of the Cochran, Georgia police department, Mr. Powell had also served as the police chief for a small town in Wilcox County, […]

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Georgia doctor faces federal charges for distributing drugs over the internet

April 7, 2008

William “Bill” McArthur III, a South Georgia doctor, recently pleaded guilty to violating federal drug laws as a result of his involvement in an internet pharmacy. The Macon Telegraph has the story. Apparently, the doctor agreed to prescribe medication to patients who submitted orders via the internet or by telephone. The doctor, his father and […]

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Georgia legislator pleads guilty to federal money laundering charges in Atlanta

March 18, 2008

Georgia State Rep.Ron Sailor, Jr. pleaded guilty this week to federal money laundering charges in Atlanta. All the local news media covered the story. (The picture on the left is Sailor and his Atlanta criminal defense lawyer Bruce Maloy.) Bill Rankin provides a good summary of the investigation and the plea in the Atlanta Journal […]

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