ATLANTA (AP) Georgia lawmakers want to give district attorneys access to prisoner disciplinary records to help the prosecutors oppose parole requests. The House voted 99-66 on Thursday to.
Playing blackjack, a hand or two of poker, or maybe taking a chance on a slot machine payday could be a near-future reality in Coastal Georgia.
The Georgia Legislature is considering a bill that could ultimately lead to the legalization of casino gambling in the state. Meanwhile, real estate professionals are marketing potential sites in Savannah, Midway and Kingsland for casino resorts.
Atlanta developer Richard Lackey of City Commercial Real Estate, said he has the exclusive listings of a combined 5,000 acres for properties in or near those municipalities. He also claims three name-brand casino operators have expressed interest in locating a resort along the Georgia coast.
Six Charged in Connection with a $3 Million Paycheck Protection Program Fraud Scheme Details Written by DOJ
Atlanta, Georgia - Six individuals were charged in an indictment with fraudulently obtaining approximately $1.5 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans on behalf of five businesses based in Georgia and South Carolina.
Acting Assistant Attorney General Nicholas L. McQuaid of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division; Acting U.S. Attorney Bobby L. Christine of the Northern District of Georgia; Special Agent in Charge Chris Hacker of the FBI’s Atlanta Field Office; Special Agent in Charge Kevin Kupperbusch of the Small Business Association Office of Inspector General (SBA OIG) Eastern Region; and Special Agent in Charge Mark Maroni of the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) Southeast Field Division made the announcement.
A man from Buford is one of six men indicted for fraudulently obtaining roughly $1.5 million in loans with the Paycheck Protection Program.
Tabronx W. Smith, 43, of Buford was charged in an indictment filed in the Northern District of Georgia with conspiracy to commit bank fraud, bank fraud, false statements to a financial institution, and money laundering. He is charged along with Rodericque Thompson, 43, of Atlanta; Micah K. Baisden of Doraville; Travis C. Crosby, 31, of Wellford, South Carolina; Keith A. Maloney, Jr., 33, of Port Wentworth, and Thomas D. Wilson, 30, of Atlanta.
Five others have already pleaded guilty to being involved in the scheme.
These images captured over decades illustrate the destructive force of combustible dust fires and explosions.
A dust explosion or fire is one of the worst things that can happen to operations that handle or process powder and bulk solids. While standards and new technologies have been introduced over the decades to reduce the likelihood of a combustible dust event, operations continue to face the risk of these incidents. Cameras have captured the destructive force of dust explosions and fires since the mid-1800s. This visual evidence continues to serve as a reminder that the powder and bulk solids industry must be ever-vigilent to protect their facilities from dust-related blasts and fires.