UNDERCOVERED IN US

Jacksonville man pleads guilty to $1.4M restaurant investor fraud

George Joshua Floyd, 45, of Jacksonville pleaded guilty on August 28, 2026, to federal wire fraud for defrauding restaurant investors of $1.4 million across two restaurant ventures. He faces up to 20 years in federal prison and has agreed to forfeit proceeds from the scheme.

3 reportsprimary · local

Claim audit

No BS check run yet — press ⚖ to extract this story's claims and verify them against independent sources.

All coverage

Jacksonville Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Restaurant Investors

rss:doj-pressprimary33d ago kagi ↗

Jacksonville, Florida – George Joshua Floyd (45, Jacksonville) has pleaded guilty to wire fraud. He faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison. Floyd has agreed to forfeit $1,159,596.26, the proceeds of the scheme to defraud that he personally obtained. He also agreed to make full restitution to the victims of his offense conduct. United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe made the announc