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An Indian-American chief financial officer of a law firm and title company in Georgia was indicted Feb. 22, on charges of conspiracy, wire fraud, and related crimes.
A federal indictment unsealed Feb. 22, charged Asha R. Maurya and Nathan E. Hardwick with conspiracy, wire fraud, and related crimes in connection with Hardwick’s alleged theft of more than $20 million from the attorney escrow accounts and operating accounts of Morris Hardwick Schneider and LandCastle Title, an Atlanta-based law firm and title agency in which Hardwick and Maurya once served as top executives.
A federal grand jury in Atlanta returned the sealed indictment against Hardwick, 50, formerly of Atlanta, and Maurya, 40, of Atlanta, on Feb. 9. Both defendants made their initial appearances Feb. 22, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Justin S. Anand.
In addition to charges against Maurya for assisting with Hardwick’s theft, the indictment also charges Maurya with stealing approximately $900,000 from the firm’s accounts to pay her own personal expenses, a press release from the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia said.
The indictment charges Hardwick and Maurya with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and 18 counts of wire fraud. It charges Hardwick with one count of bank fraud and three counts of making false statements to federally-insured financial institutions. The indictment charges Maurya with 11 counts of mail fraud. The conspiracy, wire fraud, and mail fraud charges against Hardwick and Maurya each carry a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000 per count. The bank fraud and false statements charges against Hardwick each carry a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison and a fine of up to $1 million per count.
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