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Embezzlement, RICO indictment dismissed against Cobb County CEO

  • On March 30, 2011
Due to a mistake that violated the defendant’s due process rights, the criminal indictments against the former CEO of the Cobb Electric Membership Corporation have been dismissed. The man had been facing 31 separate charges under Georgia’s Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) for alleged embezzlement, fraud and misappropriation of funds. This is the second […]
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Criminal defense attorneys seek review of ex-judge Camp’s rulings

  • On March 24, 2011
In November, senior federal judge Jack T. Camp of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia pled guilty to a federal drug felony and two misdemeanors after he was caught buying cocaine and other illegal drugs while involved in a sexual relationship with an exotic dancer. Camp, 67, who has stepped down […]
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Two former FirstCity Bank officials indicted for bank fraud

  • On March 22, 2011
In an investigation leveraging the full power and resources of the federal government, two former bank executives have been accused of bank fraud, conspiracy, and operating a continuing financial crimes enterprise while working for the now-defunct FirstCity Bank of Stockbridge. One of the men is also accused of fraudulently influencing the actions of a federally […]
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‘Disgraceful’ wiretaps in Galleon case may trigger federal appeals

  • On March 18, 2011
Defense attorneys in several of the federal criminal trials involving traders at the Galleon Group hedge fund have challenged the admissibility of wiretapping evidence obtained by the FBI. Founder Raj Rajaratnam, trader Craig Drimal, and 13 other Wall Street traders have been charged with insider trading that allegedly netted them approximately $60 million in illegal […]
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Georgia co-op wants to rehire CEO accused of embezzlement, RICO

  • On March 16, 2011
Accusations of white collar crimes such as embezzlement, fraud, misappropriation or violations of the Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) typically have an extremely negative effect on the personal and business reputation of the accused. That appears not to be the case for one former CEO from Cobb County. The former head of Cobb Electric […]
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The impact of prior state convictions on federal sentencing – II

  • On March 10, 2011
When someone is charged with a federal weapons offense and has three prior criminal convictions, they could be subject to a 15-year mandatory minimum sentence under the federal Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA) (18 U.S.C. § 922(g)). Because of the potentially harsh consequences of the ACCA on federal pleas and sentencing, criminal defense lawyers practicing […]
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The impact of prior state convictions on federal sentencing – I

  • On March 7, 2011
In Georgia and across the United States, criminal defense has become increasingly specialized. Many Georgia criminal defense attorneys don’t handle federal offenses at all, and those who do often focus their practices exclusively on federal cases. This compartmentalization of state and federal criminal defense representation, however, can have grave consequences for the defendant, however, when […]
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Economic downturn led to more bank failures, not more crime

  • On March 6, 2011
In the aftermath of the Great Recession, bank failures can occur for many legitimate business reasons. Before the national real estate meltdown, many loans were made that by today’s standards may not have made economic sense. But that hardly means that a bank becoming over-extended mean that there has been bank or mortgage fraud, conspiracy, […]
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Georgia Tech prof investigated for embezzlement, misappropriation

  • On March 3, 2011
The Georgia Attorney General’s Office has asked the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) to conduct another criminal investigation into a Georgia Tech employee. This time, a professor in the College of Architecture is being investigated for misappropriation of funds or theft by taking, which is Georgia’s term for embezzlement. The man denies doing anything wrong, […]
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