Overview

• Fulton County Superior Court Judge Paige Reese Whitaker on Aug. 18 granted a defense motion dismissing the state's civil forfeiture case tied to the YSL probe.
• The order covers cash, multiple luxury vehicles, assorted jewelry, and firearms seized during the 2022 investigation.
• Defense lawyers argued prosecutors failed to hold a hearing within 60 days after an April 1 order lifted a stay on the forfeiture proceedings.
• Prosecutors dispute the timing, asserting the defense sought a continuance on May 5, and the district attorney’s office says it is evaluating an appeal.
• Any appeal would pause the return of property, and some items had already been released earlier in 2025, including jewelry returned to Rafaello & Company.