Sept. 2-8, 2013
- Senate panel looks at medical-malpractice bill; critics say it’s unconstitutional
- DeKalb DA reduces racketeering charges against ex-school superintendent, others (paywall)
- Prosecutors lose first Atlanta Public Schools cheating trial
- Thousands of errors found on Fulton voter rolls
- Clayton sheriff’s settlement with public funds legal, board says
- Opponent accused ATL councilwoman Cleta Winslow of inappropriate reimbursements
- Ex-Rabun animal shelter director indicted on 60 counts
- Albany hospital, FTC reach deal to end anti-trust fight
- Ga. PSC may give $10K fine to anti-abortion group
- DeKalb wiretap notices causing consternation
- Ex-Forsyth City Council members plead guilty to bribery
July 8
Ex-Gwinnett commissioner’s indictment tossed Former Cobb EMC chief reindicted on theft, racketeering charges Hospice problems raise concerns on oversight Savannah lawmaker underreports company’s state income by $1.8M Woman claims Fulton officer blackmailed her into sex Interim sup’t takes first steps to combat APS cheating scandal Governor reopens Dougherty Co. CRCT probe
Grand jury indicts 2 top DeKalb school officials
A DeKalb County grand jury today indicted former school Superintendent Crawford Lewis and Pat Reid, the district’s former chief operating officer, as well as her ex-husband, architect Tony Pope, and her secretary. The indictment alleges $80 million in fraudulently awarded construction contracts, tens of thousands of dollars in sports and theater tickets as bribes, and a taxpayer-funded stay in the Bahamas. The grand jury also charged, without elaboration, that Reid tried to blackmail Lewis.
