Cobb Couple Guilty of RICO in $1.3 Million Theft

Patch Staff Report

According to Cobb District Attorney Vic Reynolds, a Cobb husband and wife have been convicted of racketeering charges in a $1.3 million theft from the woman’s employer.

A Cobb jury deliberated less than three hours today before convicting Angela Lynn Williamson, 45, on three counts of Violation of Georgia Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. Scott Brian Williamson, 47, of Marietta, was convicted on two counts of RICO.

“She stole it and he helped spend it,” Deputy Chief ADA John Melvin told jurors. “Together the two averaged $80,000 per year in legitimate income, yet they bought three homes, two boats, four cars and had a personal chef. They enjoyed a lifestyle they could not afford but for the thefts.”

Beginning in the year 2000, Angela Williamson was employed by InterContinental Marble, a Marietta-based importer of stone for fireplaces. She was the office manager and took on bookkeeping and accounting duties, even changing the company’s passwords on its bank accounts without informing her employer.

The company’s CEO, Karen Geiger, testified that she discovered there was a problem in May 2011, when Angela was out of town and Karen opened the mail, including bank statements.

In 1999, Angela Williamson pleaded guilty to stealing $135,000 from a previous employer, Cardiovascular Medicine. She was granted First Offender treatment in that case.

Cobb Superior Court Judge Reuben M. Green set sentencing for May 20. Each of them face a maximum of 40 years in prison and a fine of three times the amount of the theft.

The trial began Tuesday with jury selection.