Marc Celello, a former enforcement attorney for the Georgia secretary of state’s securities and business regulation division, served as vice president and general counsel of Credit Nation, which was owned and operated by Celello’s client, James Torchia, according to U.S. Attorney Byung J. “BJay” Pak.

Celello pleaded guilty on Wednesday to a criminal information charging him with felony conspiracy to commit wire fraud in concert with Torchia. U.S. District Judge J.P. Boulee presided.