Georgia
FBI Busts Georgia Sheriff’s Deputy for Selling Pot Out of Squad Car
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Georgia sheriff’s deputy is accused of peddling pot from his squad car. The FBI said Darrell Mathis, 40, sold a pound of marijuana to an undercover agent and then coordinated a drug-selling scheme with another agent, the New York Daily News reports. That scheme involved Mathis transporting pot to another state,…
FBI Agent Who Ran Sex Crimes Task Force Accused of Abusing His Authority
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An FBI agent who operated a sex crimes task force in Georgia is accused of using his position to get out of at least three drunken driving investigations, CBS in Atlanta reports. Ken Hillman, who ran the northwest Georgia Crimes Against Children Task Force, abused his authority while being pulled over on…
FBI Investigates Special Agent After Police Say He Used Badge to Avoid Arrest
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is investigating one of its own after he allegedly used his badge to avoid arrest for drunken driving in Georgia, the Chattanooga Times Free Press reports. Fort Oglethorpe police say Special Agent Ken Hillman received special treatment after getting pulled over for drinking and driving. For the first time, the…
FBI Special Agent Accused of Compromising Task Force with Woman in Georgia
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com FBI Special Agent Ken Hillman was leaving a bar with the wife of a local millionaire last year when he avoided arrest by convincing the responding officer to take him home, the Times Free Press reports. The article does not say that Hillman was drinking but implies that. On top of…
FBI Doesn’t Buy Police Claims that Georgia Banker Accused of Embezzlement Is Dead
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A judge believes Aubrey Lee Price, a Georgia banker accused of embezzling more than $20 million, is dead. The FBI, however, doesn’t buy into a written confession and note that said he planned to drown himself off the Florida coast after he disappeared in June, the Atlanta Business Chronicle reports. The FBI…
Police in Georgia Prepare to Enforce Show-Me-Your-Papers Law
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Police in Georgia are prepared to start enforcing the state’s controversial “show-me-your-papers law” after a federal judge lifted an injunction on it, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. The law allows police to check the immigration status of suspects. Anyone believed to be in the country illegally can be detained, the Journal-Constitution reported. Aimed…
Justice Department Sues Georgia Over Voting Violation
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Justice Department filed suit against Georgia and its chief election official to ensure that residents who are in the military overseas can vote in the state’s Aug. 21 federal primary election, the federal government announced today. The suit was filed because Georgia wasn’t planning to send absentee ballots to service members…