Legal Opinion
World Harvest Church, Inc. v. Guideone Mutual Insurance
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided May 3, 2010No. S10Q0341PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARLEY, Presiding Justice.
Between 1995 and 1999, Charles Richard Homa and Michael E. Gause operated an automobile title lending business which actually constituted a huge Ponzi scheme. See SEC v. Homa, 514 F3d 661, 664 (I) (A) (7th Cir. 2008). During that time, Gause donated large sums of money to World Harvest Church (Church), including a $1,000,000 wire transfer from an offshore bank account. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a civil enforcement action in federal district court, Phillip Stenger was appointed Receiver, Homa and Gause consented to a civil judgment, and they…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Richmond v. Georgia Farm Bureau Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
- Safeco Insurance v. EllinghouseMontana Supreme Court · 1986
- Home Indemnity Company v. GodleyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1970
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. AndersonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1961
- Securities & Exchange Commission v. HomaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008
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3Cited by35 opinions
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