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.
Cigarette Trafficking Ring Indicted in Gwinnett County
41 individuals arrested last October in connection with a cigarette-trafficking ring were indicted today on a variety of charges by a Gwinnett County grand jury. At the time of their arrests last year, officials from a variety of agencies including the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Georgia Department of Revenue, accused the men—mainly gas station owners or tobacco wholesalers—of costing the state millions of dollars in lost tax revenues. The investigation into the scheme ...
Illegal Gambling Raids Leads to Arrests and Closures in Athens, Jefferson, Gwinnett County and Other Cities
A number of government agencies participated in raids on homes and businesses in three Georgia counties yesterday making arrests and searching for evidence of illegal gambling operations. The locations searched were primarily convenience stores and homes in Jefferson, Athens, Commerce, Dacula, and Flowery Branch. The identities of those arrested have not yet been made public. Five convenience stores were raided and shut down were in Jefferson, in Jackson County, with three homes searched, two arrests and more expected to ...
Illegal Gambling Charges for Big Dawg Calling Cards in Dekalb
Yesterday, police arrested three individuals and raided eight locations across the state in a large-scale illegal gambling bust. Properties were seized and searched in Columbus, Conyers, LaGrange, Doraville, Douglasville, and Albany after a DeKalb County grand jury indicted the owner and two employees of seven calling-card shops where the gambling occurred. The DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office claims that James Kokott, along with two managers, ran what was in reality a gambling operation out of a front business purporting to ...
Georgia to Target Internet Gambling Cafes
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 ...
