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Judge Tosses Forfeiture Case, Orders Return of Young Thug’s Seized Cash, Cars and Jewelry

The ruling turned on missed statutory deadlines in the forfeiture case, leaving a potential appeal to decide the timing of any return.

Young Thug performs during the Summer Smash Music Festival on Sunday, June 22, 2025, in Bridgeview, Ill.
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Overview

  • Fulton County Superior Court Judge Paige Reese Whitaker on Monday dismissed the state’s civil forfeiture complaint and granted a defense motion to return seized property.
  • Defense lawyers argued prosecutors failed to hold a required hearing within the statutory window after a stay was lifted, and the court emphasized strict compliance with forfeiture statutes.
  • The order covers cash, multiple vehicles and numerous pieces of jewelry taken in 2022, separate from items previously returned to Rafaello & Company earlier this year.
  • The District Attorney’s Office, through Deputy DA Jeff DiSantis, said it is evaluating an appeal, and the judge noted any appeal would pause the transfer of property.
  • Jeffery Williams, known as Young Thug, resolved the underlying YSL case in October 2024 with a plea resulting in time served and 15 years’ probation under a backloaded sentence, which is unaffected by the property ruling.