Georgia Crimes

Recent Cases

Columbus, Georgia DFACS Office Raided, Employees Arrested

September 6, 2012

Agents from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation raided the Columbus offices of the Department of Family and Children Services and arrested two employees. According to the Bureau, a supervisor and former director of the agency are accused of falsifying documents and making false statements in an attempt to regain lost federal funding for DFCS. Both […]

READ FULL ARTICLE

Bribery Charges Against Former Georgia Department of Labor Employee

August 15, 2012

Georgia’s Attorney General’s office has announced the indictment of a former state employee on charges of accepting $4,000 in bribes. According to the AG’s office, Peter Brown, who was employed by the Georgia Department of Labor, solicited bribes from a contractor he was charged with supervising in 2011. In exchange, the state alleges that Brown […]

READ FULL ARTICLE

New Georgia Law Requires More People to Report Suspected Child Abuse

August 10, 2012

A month ago, new rules went into effect in Georgia expanding the categories of individuals who are required to reported suspected child abuse or face criminal liability. The new law was largely a reaction to the Jerry Sandusky sex crime scandal involving Penn State University. Although all Georgians are encouraged to contact law enforcement if […]

READ FULL ARTICLE

Page Pate Wins New Trial for Client Convicted of Sex Offense Charge

August 1, 2012

Earlier this week, our firm won a Motion for New Trial for a client who had been convicted of child molestation in Clayton County, Georgia over a year ago. The client hired us after losing his first trial and being sentenced to 15 years with 7 years to serve in prison. We were able to […]

READ FULL ARTICLE

Southern Health Management Faces “Pill Mill” Allegations in Dekalb County, Georgia

June 14, 2012

This morning DeKalb County police and federal DEA agents raided Southern Health Management, a pain management center in Tucker. News agencies have reported that a half dozen individuals, including some customers, were detained or arrested in connection with a “pill mill” operation. This is just the latest in a series of pill mill busts in […]

READ FULL ARTICLE