Senate Follows House and Approves Bill to Combat Pill Mills
March 21, 2013
Today, the Georgia Senate approved H.B. 178, legislation to reign in the operation of illicit pill mills in Georgia.
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Attorney General Olens, Law Enforcement Announce Campaign to Fight Sex Trafficking
March 18, 2013
Today, Attorney General Sam Olens announced a statewide campaign, “Georgia’s Not Buying It,” to combat child sex trafficking. He was joined by Georgia Bureau of Investigation Director Vernon Keenan, U.S.
Cobb County Grand Jury Indicts Eight People for Scheme Involving Fraudulent Emissions Tests
March 11, 2013
On Thursday, March 7, a Cobb County Grand Jury indicted Arthur Alexander, Derek Holman, Nathaniel Johnson, Tina Johnson, Daniel Lawson, Shelton Ray, Latasha Rose, and Shontana Tellis, charging each with one count of Racketeering (O.C.G.A.
Attorney General Sam Olens and State Bar President Robin Frazer Clark Launch 2013 Georgia Legal Food Frenzy
March 5, 2013
Today, Attorney General Sam Olens was joined at the State Capitol by Georgia State Bar President Robin Frazer Clark and Georgia Food Bank Association Executive Director Danah Craft to launch the 2013 Georgia Legal Food Frenzy, a statewide food drive co
Former Department of Public Health Human Resources Director Indicted for Falsifying Job Application
March 1, 2013
On Tuesday, February 26, 2013, former Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) human resources director Donna Alexander was indicted by a Fulton Grand Jury for lying about her credentials on her job application.
Former Medical College of Georgia Nurse Indicted for Stealing $20K in Unearned Pay
February 27, 2013
On February 26, 2013, a Richmond County Grand Jury indicted Alishia Williams, a former Medical College of Georgia (MCG) employee, on one count of Racketeering (O.C.G.A. §16-14-4(c)) and one count of Theft by Taking (O.C.G.A.
Former Medical College of Georgia Employee Sentenced to Prison for Stealing Money from the State
February 26, 2013
On February 24, 2013, former Medical College of Georgia (now Georgia Regents University) employee Christin Lynn Wright surrendered herself at the Tattnall County Jail.
Georgians Have Received Over $942 Million in Relief from National Mortgage Settlement
February 21, 2013
Attorney General Sam Olens announced that approximately 18,255 Georgia borrowers received mortgage relief totaling $942,103,278 as a result of the National Mortgage Settlement with the nation’s five largest mortgage servicers.
Attorney General Olens Joins Lawsuit Challenging Dodd-Frank
February 13, 2013
Attorney General Sam Olens announced today that the State of Georgia has moved to join a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia challenging the constitutionality of the federal takeover of the financial industry known
Attorney General Olens Files Amicus Brief in Support of the Second Amendment
February 12, 2013
Attorney General Sam Olens and a bipartisan coalition of 19 Attorneys General have filed an amicus brief requesting that the Supreme Court of the United States review Alan Kachalsky, et al. v.