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Ex-clerk accused of stealing Georgia court funds
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (140+ words) MAYSVILLE, Ga. — A former municipal court clerk is facing multiple charges after investigators say money disappeared from a northeast Georgia court. On Thursday, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation arrested Jessica Daniels, 48, the former court clerk for the city of Maysville....
Another Georgia lawmaker accused of pandemic unemployment fraud
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (225+ words) Rep. Dexter Sharper, D-Valdosta, was arraigned on Friday on charges of making false statements to obtain $13,825 in unemployment assistance benefits to which he was not entitled, according to U.S. Attorney Theodore Hertzberg of the Northern District of Georgia. Sharper had filed…...
Georgia judge resigns while under GBI investigation
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....
Another state lawmaker charged in federal court with pandemic unemployment fraud
8+ mon, 6+ day ago (178+ words) ATLANTA — Former state Rep. Karen Bennett, D-Stone Mountain, became the second Georgia lawmaker to be indicted in federal court in the past month over alleged fraud concerning COVID-19 federal assistance. Bennett, who resigned her seat effective Dec. 31, pleaded not guilty…...
Feds charge former Georgia lawmaker for allegedly faking COVID-19 job loss
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (472+ words) Former state Rep. Karen Bennett faces federal charges for allegedly obtaining $13,940 in fraudulent pandemic unemployment benefits. Prosecutors allege Bennett claimed COVID-19 work disruptions while receiving paychecks from the General Assembly and a church. The government is seeking a money judgment…...
Georgia lawyers' fight over client solicitation reaches state Supreme Court
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…...
State lawmaker charged with unemployment fraud
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,…...
How much money has been recovered so far in the First Liberty collapse?
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,…...