The person at the center of this case
Multiple fraud victims
Cold Case · Open
5 years waiting · since 2020
CHRISTOPHER W. BURNS
Justice for Multiple fraud victims — the trail went cold in 2020, but the truth hasn't.
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Key leads to think about
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suspect
Lead #1Why did Burns disappear exactly one day before his SEC document submission deadline? Was this planned?
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vehicle
Lead #2How and when was Burns' vehicle abandoned in Dunwoody? Did someone else abandon it, or did Burns intentionally leave it there?
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evidence
Lead #3What documents was Burns supposed to provide to the SEC, and what might they have revealed about his scheme?
Christopher W. Burns is wanted for allegedly defrauding multiple victims out of hundreds of thousands of dollars through a fraudulent peer-to-peer lending scheme where promised collateral either did not exist or was vastly overvalued. Burns disappeared on September 24, 2020, the day before he was required to surrender business documents to the Securities and Exchange Commission. A federal arrest warrant was issued in October 2020, and his whereabouts remain unknown despite his abandoned vehicle being recovered in Dunwoody, Georgia.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); United States District Court, Northern District of Georgia
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More leads to consider
Beyond the top three above — each detail below could be the thread that pulls this case open.
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clue
Lead #4Burns defrauded victims of hundreds of thousands of dollars—where is the money now and has any of it been traced?
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Official wording
Source Narrative
Mail Fraud Caution: Christopher W. Burns is wanted for his alleged involvement in a mail fraud scheme in Georgia.
It is alleged that Burns defrauded a number of victims out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. As part of his scheme, Burns allegedly falsely told victims that he was investing their money in a “peer to peer” lending program in which loans were backed by collateral.
In reality, the collateral promised by Burns either did not exist at all or was worth substantially less than Burns represented. He has not been seen since he left his home on September 24, 2020, one day before he was supposed to turn over documents related to his businesses to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
A federal arrest warrant was issued for Burns on October 23, 2020, in the United States District Court, Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia, after he was charged with mail fraud. Remarks: Burns' last residence was in Berkeley Lake, Georgia.
The vehicle he was driving was found abandoned in Dunwoody, Georgia.
Timeline of Events
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2020-09-24
Burns disappears
Christopher W. Burns left his home in Berkeley Lake, Georgia on September 24, 2020, one day before he was scheduled to turn over documents to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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2020-10-23
Federal arrest warrant issued
A federal arrest warrant was issued for Burns in the United States District Court, Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia after he was charged with mail fraud.
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Case Information
Incident:September 24, 2020
Last Updated:July 30, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:September 24, 2020
Last Updated:July 30, 2026