Other Crimes
There are a variety of other criminal offenses in Georgia and, thanks to our over-zealous Georgia Legislature, more “crimes” are being added to the books every year.
Our criminal defense lawyers approach each case with the dedication and creativity needed to defend people charged with serious Georgia crimes. Our defense lawyers have won difficult trials for people charged with unique crimes in federal and state courts across Georgia. We have also challenged the constitutionality of some unusual Georgia laws, and have won major criminal appeals in the Georgia Supreme Court and Georgia Court of Appeals reversing our clients’ convictions and saving them from many years in prison.
Below are some of our notes on recent cases and trends involving some of the less common Georgia crimes.
The Department of Justice announced Tuesday, September 20th that it had filed new charges against Full Tilt Poker for defrauding its customers out of hundreds of millions of dollars. These allegations came on top of previous claims by the government that the company—along with other online poker companies—had committed massive banking fraud during the operation of its online gambling operation. Additionally, two top executives at Full Tilt Poker also face criminal charges.
Since 2006, online gambling has been illegal in the ...
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Officers of the Marietta Police Department have seized approximately $1 million in counterfeit goods at a Marietta flea market.
The indoor flea market, located at 550 Franklin Road, has been under investigation for a period of months after police received tips of possible illegal activity. Over the weekend, nearly 40 officers executed search warrants and arrested eight individuals. Police expect to make additional arrests in the coming days.
The seized items include designer name wallets, purses, clothing and jewelry. Authorities ...
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On Thursday, Governor Nathan Deal and other Georgia officials announced their intentions to purge Georgia of "illegal" internet gambling cafes. Officials believe that there could be as many as 100 internet cafes within the State that function as illegal gambling businesses.
In addition to the current cafes, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation believes that many more gambling cafes will soon spring up as the industry continues to expand. Officials are also worried that the gambling industry is intimidating District Attorneys ...
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On Tuesday, twelve individuals belonging to an organization known as ‘Sovereign Citizens’ were indicted by a grand jury in Dekalb County, Georgia.
The DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office alleges that the individuals stole businesses and homes in Fulton, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Newton, Henry, Richmond and Spalding counties by committing mortgage fraud and other crimes. Two of the indicted members have been arrested and are currently in the DeKalb County jail. Police are looking for the remaining ten.
Sovereign Citizens is generally thought ...
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