Metro sheriff backs down following lawsuit by bail bonding service, remains under investigation msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Former Gwinnett sheriff claims Keybo Taylor repeated same bonding company vow to him article
Gwinnett County once had 11 bonding companies. The new sheriff wants only four. But it s what he said to one of them as a candidate that has led to a GBI investigation.
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. - Former Gwinnett County sheriff Butch Conway testified his successor repeated to him what he said earlier on a secret recording: newly-elected sheriff Keybo Taylor vowed to shut down bonding companies that didn’t show him support.
The testimony came in a hearing for one of three lawsuits filed by bonding companies upset that Taylor refused to renew their bonding certifications once he took office.
Georgia bureau probing extortion allegations against sheriff
May 19, 2021
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LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is looking into extortion allegations against a county sheriff.
The state Attorney General’s office requested the GBI open an investigation into Gwinnett County Sheriff Keybo Taylor on Sept. 14, a bureau spokeswoman told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Tuesday. The GBI said the investigation is “active and ongoing,” but the agency could not provide any additional information.
Taylor, a Democrat, was still a candidate at the time and was elected two months later, becoming the county’s first Black sheriff.
Four lawsuits one federal and three state have been filed against Taylor by three Gwinnett County bail bond companies whose businesses were shut down. Their owners claim that Taylor retaliated against them because they did not donate to his election campaign.
Gwinnett County Sheriff Keybo Taylor Under GBI Investigation patch.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from patch.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.