Former NFL Player Charged With Mortgage Fraud in Georgia

A former National Football League and University of Georgia football player has been charged with fraud and money laundering in connection with his real estate ventures. According to Edmund A. Booth, Jr., U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Georgia, Arthur James Marshall, Jr., has been charged with eight counts of defrauding three banks in obtaining loans for seven different properties in Columbia and Richmond Counties. The indictment also charges Mr. Marshall with two counts of mail fraud for deceiving a mortgage lender and a homebuyer regarding the sale of two different properties. The indictment further charges Marshall with 11 counts of money laundering involving over a million dollars that he obtained from those fraudulent transactions. Mr. Marshall played in the NFL for five years as a wide receiver with the Denver Broncos and New York Giants and played at Georgia from 1988 to 1991. An initial appearance on these charges has not yet been scheduled. Mr. Marshall was unavailable for comment.