The Fulton County District Legal professional’s workplace says Earnest Williams was something however earnest when he allegedly took benefit of a number of victims for monetary profit.
“He’s been conning individuals since 2009 to 2022,” Fulton County District Legal professional Fani Willis stated.
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DA Willis spoke solely with Channel 2 Motion Information in regards to the grand jury’s determination to indict Williams beneath the Georgia Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Group Act.
“He would faux to be a professional businessman, however he was stealing from individuals, in United States foreign money, automobiles, and actually simply speaking benefit of individuals,” Willis stated.
The 39-count indictment claims Earnest fraudulently married standard radio persona Shirley Strawberry. Strawberry is a co-host on the famend “Steve Harvey Morning Present.”
“To create this impression of some stage of success and used that to rip-off different individuals,” stated Deputy District Legal professional Will Wooten.
Paperwork declare he knowingly went into the fraudulent marriage.
“We consider she met a person, fell in love and married him and the reality is on the time he was already married to another person,” stated Willis.
Attorneys allege Williams used the wedding with Strawberry to realize entry to victims. And over the course of 12 years, paperwork recommend Williams scammed at the very least 25 victims out of greater than $750,000.
On allegations, he allegedly stole private automobiles, bikes, coach buses, and different numerous properties by issuing again checks or just not returning the objects.
“He would faux to be a professional businessman, however he was stealing from individuals,” Wooten stated.
His co-conspirator, Ericka King, can be listed within the indictment on allegations she falsely represented Williams in courtroom hearings, pretending to be an lawyer.
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“Earnest Williams typically created this impression of an in depth relationship or a romantic relationship with many of those victims, used these relationships to take cash, automobiles, car trailers, RV’s and different property from them,” Wooten stated.
The district lawyer says the vast majority of the victims are girls and believes there are extra victims on the market.
Channel 2 Motion Information reached out to the general public defenders representing Williams, however they declined to touch upon pending litigation.
The Fulton County DA is requesting people who really feel they’re had been victims of Williams to e-mail the district lawyer’s workplace at; FCDA.FraudTips@fultoncountyga.gov.
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