Owner of group homes for at-risk youth and her drug-dealing boyfriend charged with money laundering

ATLANTA — This is an official press release from the U.S. Department of Justice (USAO - Georgia, Northern), published as received.

ATLANTA - Kristin Draper has been arraigned on federal charges of money laundering conspiracy for allegedly conspiring with her boyfriend, Antwaun Brown, to funnel proceeds of Brown’s fentanyl dealing through a Dayton, Ohio group home for at-risk youth. Brown, a felon with state and federal convictions for trafficking crack cocaine and heroin, is facing federal drug charges related to the seizure of a massive amount of fentanyl in Sandy Springs, Georgia last year.

“Draper was entrusted with protecting at-risk children, but instead allegedly used her position to launder money from fentanyl sales – a lethal drug that is killing our young people,” said U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg. “My office will continue to work tirelessly to aggressively prosecute the drug dealers who poison our communities, as well as the money launderers who facilitate crime by concealing the proceeds of illicit activity.”

“Money laundering enables criminal organizations to profit and operate in the shadows,” said Jae W. Chung, Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Atlanta Field Division. “Through coordinated investigative efforts and strong partnerships, law enforcement remains committed to following the money, uncovering criminal networks, and ensuring those responsible are brought to justice.”

According to U.S. Attorney Hertzberg, the charges, and other information presented in court: Draper owns Reflections Group Home, LLC, which operates three group homes in Dayton, Ohio, with space for 15 children. In 2024, Draper reported personally earning nearly $1 million in wages and distributions from Reflections Group Home’s 15 beds. A financial investigation allegedly showed that Brown and Draper conspired to commingle the profits of Brown’s Atlanta-area drug dealing with legitimate income from Reflections Group Home to obscure the source of the drug proceeds.

The investigation revealed that Draper used the commingled funds to purchase a $3 million dollar home in Forsyth County, Georgia, and a Lamborghini SUV worth over $200,000. On March 21, 2025, Brown was arrested driving that Lamborghini SUV with nearly ten pounds of fentanyl inside. The vehicle was registered to Reflections Group Home.

Kristin Draper, 37, of Alpharetta, Georgia, was arraigned before U.S. Magistrate Judge Catherine M. Salinas on charges of conspiracy to launder monetary instruments.

Antwaun Brown, 40, of Alpharetta, Georgia, was previously indicted on April 22, 2025, on charges of possession with the intent to distribute fentanyl. He will be arraigned on a superseding indictment, charging both drug and money laundering violations, at a later date. Brown has been in custody since his arrest.

A grand jury returned the superseding indictment against Brown and Draper on May 12, 2026.

Members of the public are reminded that the superseding indictment only contains charges. The defendants are presumed innocent of the charges, and it will be the government’s burden to prove the defendants’ guilt beyond a reasonable doubt at trial.

This case is being investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration, with valuable assistance from the Sandy Springs Police Department.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew R. LaGrone is prosecuting the case.

This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.

For further information please contact the U.S. Attorney’s Public Affairs Office at USAGAN.PressEmails@usdoj.gov or (404) 581-6016. The Internet address for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia is http://www.justice.gov/usao-ndga.