guilty pleas

General News March 2, 2026 

Evangelos Drosos, 51, of Glen Rock, NJ, pleaded guilty Feb. 19 to three counts of wire fraud, one count of bank fraud and failing to file one income tax return.

Accounting February 17, 2026 

Investors in former Chattanooga accountant Jonathan Frost's hydrogen plant investment scheme are encouraged to email the FBI and access a website with case updates, officials say.

Accounting February 12, 2026 

The former Chattanooga accountant is free on a $10,000 bond after he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire and tax fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering in court on Feb. 11.

General News January 30, 2026 

It's unlikely that Chattanooga accountant Jonathan Frost, who has agreed to plead guilty to three federal financial crimes and could then owe the government at least $70 million, has the funds to repay the government or victims.

General News January 28, 2026 

Jonathan Frost, who turned a Chattanooga accounting firm into a hub for flashy social media-driven investments that collapsed, has agreed to plead guilty to federal conspiracy charges involving wire and tax fraud and money laundering.

Accounting November 21, 2025 

Edward Sodlosky, 71, of Middlebury, CT, failed to report almost $1.4 million in additional income, resulting in a tax loss to the government of more than $400,000, authorities said.

Accounting August 14, 2025 

James Anthony Kroger, a former tax and accounting professor at Gustavus Adolphus College, was convicted on one count of wire fraud that accused him of embezzling more than $670,000 from a Wyoming-based real estate company.

Accounting August 11, 2025 

Quintin Flanagin used his position to write checks from the couple he worked for and their Thomas County business, Diamond M Farms, to send money to a business he had made up called Middle Finger Ranch, which was linked to his bank account.

Accounting June 17, 2025 

Christine Gendron, 61, whose CPA status expired in 2023, pleaded guilty in federal court on June 13 to participating in a conspiracy that prosecutors say obtained commercial mortgages for area properties using false information.

General News March 19, 2025 

Paul Victor Yother, 44, pleaded guilty March 13 to four counts of sexual abuse of a child under the age of 12, and 11 counts of unlawful possession of obscene matter. He was sentenced to 50 years in prison.