Lawyers Battle Over Special Prosecutor Role in Gambling Cases
A former state attorney general claims an Atlanta lawyer who works as a special assistant district attorney leverages the threat of criminal prosecution against vulnerable business owners to lay claim to their assets.
October 31, 2017 at 03:52 PM
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A former Georgia attorney general claims a pay deal between an Atlanta attorney and a Middle Georgia prosecutor violates state law and appellate rulings by giving them a financial stake in bringing criminal prosecutions and civil forfeiture cases.
Former AG Mike Bowers and law partner Christopher Anulewicz have filed a motion to disqualify Atlanta attorney Michael Lambros and David Cooke Jr., district attorney for the Macon Judicial Circuit, in a criminal case against a Peach County couple. The defendants are Ronnie Bartlett, 73, and his 76-year-old wife, Lee—owners of a now-defunct restaurant, Captain Jack's Crab Shack.
Bowers and Anulewicz, both of Balch & Bingham, have also sought to disqualify Lambros in an unrelated civil racketeering case against Rana Mujudiddi and Faith Business Inc. Mujudiddi is the owner of a DeKalb County convenience store.
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