7+ mon, 3+ week ago   (693+ words) The chief magistrate judge of a South Georgia county has resigned amid misconduct allegations, including that he engaged in “extra-judicial activity” with litigants at his rental home. Bryan Selph resigned as Telfair County’s chief magistrate judge effective immediately on Jan....

8+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1312+ words) Illegal client solicitation by some personal injury lawyers and their staff is a big problem in Georgia. On that much, stakeholders agree. But who is to blame? And what should be done about it? Those questions reveal a rift in…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago   (449+ words) The former chief operating officer of an Alpharetta company at the center of an alleged $300 million Ponzi scheme has pleaded guilty to an associated fraud charge in a deal with federal prosecutors. David Bradford, 53, pleaded guilty Tuesday to a single…...

9+ mon, 4+ day ago   (242+ words) State Rep. Sharon Henderson, a Democrat from Newton County, was arrested Monday on charges of defrauding the federal government and making false statements. She will appear before a federal judge Monday afternoon and is expected to enter a not-guilty plea,…...

10+ mon, 1+ week ago   (704+ words) Federal securities regulators contend the politically connected lender First Liberty Building & Loan operated a $140 million Ponzi scheme. So far, the team appointed by a judge to recoup money for jilted investors has seized control of more than $1.6 million in assets,…...

10+ mon, 2+ week ago   (399+ words) DeKalb County Superintendent Devon Horton pleaded not guilty Thursday to multiple charges related to an alleged kickback scheme in his old job, news outlets in Illinois reported. Horton appeared in court in Chicago on Thursday for the first time since…...

10+ mon, 2+ week ago   (559+ words) He made millions while defrauding customers and snubbing regulations, and now it’s judgment time for the owner of an Atlanta-area dietary supplement business, federal prosecutors told jurors as a long-awaited trial kicked off Wednesday. Jared Wheat and his company, Hi-Tech…...

10+ mon, 2+ week ago   (459+ words) The vice chairman of the Cobb County Board of Education who was accused of stealing $250,000 from a business client in a civil racketeering case agreed to pay back most of the money, according to a court order signed Wednesday by…...

11+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1006+ words) A man has entered the Georgia State University library with a rifle, and students are on the run. At least, that’s what authorities had been told as they rushed to the scene. In a panicked call to 911, with quick breath…...