Former Georgia Republican gubernatorial candidate Michael Williams has turned himself in to Hall County authorities on an indictment for insurance fraud.
The Hall County Sheriff's Office confirmed Williams turned himself into jail on Wednesday morning.
Williams was in the spotlight during the campaign season for his controversial "deportation bus."
The three-count indictment was filed in Hall County on Dec. 18. In addition to the insurance fraud charge, Williams is facing charges for false report of a crime and making a false statement.
The indictment alleges that on May 9, Williams made a false report to the Hall County Sheriff's Office claiming computer servers were stolen from his place of business. The indictment claims he filed a claim with his insurer, The Hartford, regarding the stolen servers.
Williams was among Republican candidates Casey Cagle, Hunter Hill, Brian Kemp, and Clay Tippins in Georgia's governor's race for the May primary.
Williams had 4.88 percent of the votes, according to the Secretary of State's website.
The Republican primary race went to a runoff between Cagle and Kemp. Kemp beat his GOP opponent and ultimately won the office by defeating Democrat Stacey Abrams in the November midterm election.
Immigration was one of the top issues during this year's campaign season. Williams drove it more into the spotlight with his "deportation bus."
In an ad posted to his Facebook page earlier this year, Williams said he was going on a tour of so-called sanctuary cities across the state to “shine a light on the dangers of sanctuary cities and the overwhelming problem of illegal immigration.”
Williams said he would “fill this bus with illegals and send them back to where they came from,” saying, “We’re gonna put em on this bus and send them home.”
He later said he didn't actually expect to load any deportees on the bus, a vehicle complete with prison bus decals on the windows and a message on the back about Mexican immigrants who’ve entered the US illegally.