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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
A mortgage fraud case pending in Athens Georgia for over a year may be close to indictment. The case involves a local real estate developer who allegedly engaged in a scheme to over-inflate the value of a subdivision he had purchased. We represent an Athens attorney who was initially arrested and charged with fraud in […]