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Wire Fraud or Government Overreach? Taking a Hard Look at the Feds’ “Rigged” Poker and NBA Sports-Betting Indictments

October 28, 2025
Last week, federal prosecutors in the Eastern District of New York unsealed two indictments against an NBA head coach, an NBA star, gambling insiders, and individuals allegedly involved in organized crime. The indictments allege two distinct “cheating scandals” involving sports betting and high-stakes poker games. One of the indictments alleges an insider sports-betting scheme in [&…

Our Firm Obtains Dismissal of Felony Marijuana and Gambling Charges in Lee County Smoke Shop Case

October 23, 2025
Last week, our firm obtained a dismissal of felony marijuana and gambling charges that were brought against the owner of a smoke shop, his wife, and his employees in Lee County, Georgia. This case is just the latest in a long line of cases in which law enforcement officials have falsely charged a hemp business […]

Our Firm Files RICO Lawsuit Against Hemp Wholesaler that Sold “Hot” THCA Flower

October 10, 2025
This week, our firm filed an unprecedented lawsuit under the Georgia RICO Act against a large wholesaler of smoke shop products in the metro Atlanta area after the wholesaler’s “hemp” products caused our client’s retail store to get raided, his assets seized, and his employee arrested. Our firm brought the lawsuit as a counterclaim by […]

Church Law Firm Helps Client Avoid Deportation and Decades in Prison in Human Trafficking and Money Laundering Case

September 1, 2025
Our client’s restaurant, Sabor a Mexico, which remains open to this day Our client, a restaurant owner and longtime permanent resident in Atlanta, was facing serious federal charges in two different districts–he was charged with federal money laundering in the Southern District of Texas in Houston, and he and his wife were charged with alien […]

Our Firm Gets Charges Dismissed for Autistic Client Accused of Public Indecency

August 15, 2025
An autistic man in Georgia faced life-altering public indecency charges after a private moment in a park was misunderstood. Our autism spectrum disorder defense team proved his actions were the result of autism and unresolved trauma, not criminal intent — leading to full dismissal of charges and a sealed record.

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