Leader of far-right group fined $500,000 in connection with alleged First Liberty Ponzi scheme

By: Maya Homan

Outlets: Georgia Recorder

Published: February 25, 2026

Words: 513

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 1 day ago

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The president of the Georgia Republican Assembly, a right wing political organization, has been fined $500,000 for his alleged involvement in an suspected Ponzi scheme that authorities say defrauded investors out of $140 million, the Georgia Secretary of State’s office announced Wednesday.

Timothy Nathaniel Darnell, who once worked for Bankers Life Advisory Services, has been accused of directing 45 people to invest in the now-defunct First Liberty Building and Loan, a Newnan-based lending …

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