The Georgia Attorney General’s Office said this week that the man they say is behind a counterfeit coupon scheme targeting convenience stores and other retail establishments has been indicted. Recently, the Organized Retail Crime Unit obtained a new indictment charging Michael Justin Williams.
As asserted in the indictment, between June 10, 2025, and July 9, 2025, Williams engaged in a pattern of forgeries targeting RaceTrac Inc., Family Dollar Stores, Inc., and The Parker Holding Company, LLC (Parker’s Kitchen) locations on 20 separate occasions. This includes stores in Mableton, Lithia Springs, Douglasville, Norcross, Forest Park, Atlanta, McDonough, East Point, Riverdale, Stone Mountain, Bogart, Pooler and Metter.
Specifically, the defendant is alleged to have made, altered, and possessed fraudulent coupons that purported to provide an unauthorized discount of $8 off one pack of Newport cigarettes – reducing the cost to below $2 per pack.
This case was investigated by asset protection teams with RaceTrac Inc., Family Dollar Stores Inc., and The Parker Holding Company, LLC, as well as various law enforcement agencies, including the Douglas Police Department and the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, along with the help of the Attorney General’s Organized Retail Crime Unit.
Douglas County Indictment
On Feb. 18, 2026, the Attorney General’s Organized Retail Crime Unit presented evidence to a Douglas County Grand Jury, resulting in the indictment* of Michael Justin Williams. The specific charges against the defendant are listed below.
- 1 count of Violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act
- 6 counts of Forgery
*Members of the public should keep in mind that indictments contain only allegations against the individual against whom the indictment is sought. A defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty, and it will be the government’s burden at trial to prove the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of the allegations contained in the indictment.
