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Judicial Qualifications Commission files complaint against judge in Middle Georgia

June 14, 2009

Judge Kenneth E. Fowler has been charged with 16 counts of violating the Code of Judicial Conduct. This marks the beginning of formal proceedings against Judge Fowler by the state’s Commission on Judicial Qualifications. The Macon Telegraph has the story. The Commission on Judicial Qualifications has the duty of investigating complaints of judicial misconduct and […]

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Macon Georgia criminal lawyer gets bond for client in federal fraud case

June 11, 2009

A federal judge has set a bond for a woman accused of swindling more than $2 million from investors in an alleged Ponzi scheme. The granting of bond comes after a prior judge refused to set bond The Macon Telegraph has the story. Saundra McKinney Pyles, 52, and Gary Sheldon Hutcheson, 56, are accused of […]

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Georgia crime victims receive restitution in Cobb County

June 4, 2009

During the past year, Cobb County Superior Court has handed out approximately $750,000 in restitution to crime victims from the past three decades. The money had been forgotten until a court clerk recently discovered it. The Atlanta Journal Constitution has the story. The chief deputy clerk of Cobb County Superior Court, Elva Dornbusch, was the […]

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Athens Georgia criminal gambling and fencing cases may go federal

May 19, 2009

On Tuesday, police raided 14 stores and homes in Clarke, Oconee, and Gwinnett counties which capped a three-month investigation into fencing and gambling operations. The Athens Banner-Herald has the story. Police say that convenience store owners and employees placed orders with criminals to steal certain items from homes, businesses, and vehicles. Authorities grew suspicious when […

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Federal criminal charges brought against Macon, Georgia residents for their alleged involvement in Ponzi scheme

May 2, 2009

U.S. Marshals arrested two Macon residents in Colorado on Tuesday for their involvement in a Ponzi scheme which took in over $2 million. The Macon Telegraph has the story. Federal authorities have charged both Gary Hutcheson and Saundra McKinney Pyles with five counts of mail fraud and five counts of money laundering in connection with […]

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