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Georgia Parole Corruption Deepens
Loaded on March 15, 2003
by Gary Hunter
published in Prison Legal News
March, 2003, page 1
A trail of corruption, greed, and cronyism has led to the indictment of a Georgia senator, the dismissal of an assistant attorney general and the resignation of six parole board members including the director and the chairman.
Filed under:
Bobby Ross Group,
Contractor Misconduct,
Parole Board Misconduct,
Government Misconduct,
Retaliation,
Whistleblowing,
Criminal Prosecution,
Parole,
State Legislation.
Location:
Georgia.
Van Streat was suspended from his office as state senator after he tried ...
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