Two Jackson businessmen have been sentenced for their roles in defrauding investors in a timber investment scheme out of millions of dollars. Attorney Jon D. Seawright, 51, and lobbyist Ted Brent Alexander, 58, are accused of forming a scheme to defraud investors by soliciting millions of dollars under false pretenses and.
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A former Jackson lawyer and a former Jackson lobbyist were sentenced for conspiracy to defraud investors in a timber deed investment scheme. On October 31, 2023, former lawyer Jon D. Seawright, 51, of Jackson, was sentenced to serve twelve months and one day in prison, followed by two years of supervised [.]
A former Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz lobbyist pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiracy to commit wire fraud for participating in a scheme to defraud investors in timber investments.