USAO-GAN Administrative Assistant Charged with Wire Fraud

On December 19, 2025, a former Administrative Assistant for the U.S. Attorney’s Office (USAO) for the Northern District of Georgia, was arrested and pleaded guilty to an information charging him with one count of wire fraud. Warner Knowland pleaded guilty in the Northern District of Georgia. According to the Information, from on or about April 2021, Knowland caused to be submitted to a financial institution, an IRS Form 1040, Schedule C that contained information he knew to be false. The financial institution relied on that submission when approving Knowland to obtain two Paycheck Protection Program loans worth 49,999. Knowland had previously attempted to obtain several Economic Injury Disaster Assistance Loans (EIDL) from the SBA by knowingly providing false information. The investigation is being conducted by the OIG’s Atlanta Office and the Small Business Administration OIG.