Accused of defrauding an international cryptocurrency trading firm of $2 million, Suwanee lawyer Diana McDonald told the State Bar of Georgia in February that the money remained safe in her firm's trust account “at all times.”

“There is no evidence to support a claim of misuse of funds or misconduct in this case,” McDonald wrote in response to a bar complaint filed against her by Hong Kong cryptocurrency trader GSR Markets Inc.

McDonald was the closing attorney designated by a Florida bitcoin broker for what should have been a $4 million purchase, according to court papers. GSR was the intended buyer.