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Former University of Georgia Football Star and NFL Player Charged
with Mortgage Fraud Crimes
AUGUSTA, GA—Edmund A. Booth, Jr., United States Attorney for the Southern District of
Georgia, announced that the federal grand jury sitting in Savannah has returned a twenty-two-count
indictment against Arthur James Marshall, Jr. charging him with fraud and money laundering in his
real estate ventures. Booth noted that it was reported in news coverage of the April 3, 2009
execution of a search warrant by the Federal Bureau of Investigation on Marshall’s former office
building that Marshall was a local high school football star who later played at the University of
Georgia and thereafter spent five years in the National Football League.
Booth stated that the indictment charges Marshall with eight counts of defrauding three
banks in obtaining loans for seven different properties in Columbia and Richmond Counties. The
indictment also charges Marshall with two counts of mail fraud for deceiving a mortgage lender and
a home buyer regarding the sale of two different properties. The indictment further charges
Marshall with eleven counts of money laundering involving over a million dollars that he obtained
from those fraudulent transactions. An initial appearance on these charges has not yet been
scheduled.
Booth stated that, if convicted of the bank frauds, Marshall faces a maximum statutory
penalty of 30 years imprisonment and a $1,000,000 fine. If convicted of mail fraud, Marshall faces
a maximum statutory penalty of 20 years imprisonment and a $250,000 fine. If convicted of money laundering, Marshall faces a maximum statutory penalty of 10 years imprisonment and a
$250,000 fine.
Booth emphasized that an indictment is only an accusation and is not evidence of guilt.
The defendant is entitled to a fair trial, during which it will be the government’s burden to prove
guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation conducted the investigation which led to the
indictment. The government is represented in this case by Assistant United States Attorney
David M. Stewart.
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