eleven parcels were returned to the original families or their heirs.
For the two parcels that couldn’t be returned, because Pinecrest had sold them to third parties who knew nothing about the fraud, the county paid compensation at current appraised value. The total came to $1.94 million.
The court-appointed receiver liquidated Pinecrest Holdings’ remaining assets, and the proceeds went toward restitution.
Hattie Greene’s forty-two Cypress Creek acres returned to her estate, administered by grandson Marcus, Jaylen’s uncle. Georgia Power renegotiated its fifteen-acre easement with the estate and paid $251,
