Opinion ID: 2809234
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Heading: The Investigation and Guilty Plea

Text: In 2011, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) began investigating Gammage. At that time, the Government believed Gammage had already defrauded more than 60 of his injured clients out of more than $2 million. The Government’s investigation revealed Gammage commingled his clients’ funds with his own funds. The Government believed, among other things, Gammage committed the following acts: deposited checks made payable to his business into his personal bank account; withdrew money from his business checking account to pay personal expenses without documentation; used the same bank account for his business and personal needs; and moved money back and forth between his business and personal accounts without documentation. As a result of the Government’s investigation, Gammage was named in a single-count information charging him with mail fraud for devising and 4 Case: 13-13605 Date Filed: 06/17/2015 Page: 5 of 14 participating in a scheme to defraud his clients, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1341. On January 8, 2013, Gammage signed a plea agreement, pleading guilty to the charges in the single-count information.