A Baldwin County High School teacher was arrested in March 2008 for allegedly having sex with two students. The Baldwin County District Attorney’s Office has dismissed those charges in light of a recent Georgia Supreme Court case. The Macon Telegraph has the story. Alison Ivey was indicted on five counts of sexual assault in October […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […