Press Releases: 2001

December 14, 2001

Attorney General Baker Announces Nationwide Settlement with Drug Manufacturer over Illegal Medicaid Billing Practices

(Atlanta - 14 December 2001) Attorney General Thurbert Baker today announced that a nationwide settlement had been reached between the nation's Medicaid programs, the United States Department of Justice and TAP Pharmaceutical Products, Inc.

December 12, 2001

Information on the Execution of Byron Ashley Parker

Georgia Attorney General Thurbert E. Baker offers the following information on the execution of Byron Ashley Parker.

Execution

November 16, 2001

Information on the Execution of Fred Marion Gilreath, Jr.

Georgia Attorney General Thurbert E. Baker offers the following information on the execution of Fred Marion Gilreath, Jr..

November 08, 2001

ATTORNEY GENERAL BAKER ANNOUNCES NATIONWIDE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH BRIDGESTONE / FIRESTONE

Georgia Attorney General Thurbert E. Baker offers the following information on the execution of Fred Marion Gilreath, Jr..

November 07, 2001

INFORMATION ON THE EXECUTION OF JOSE MARTINEZ HIGH

Georgia Attorney General Thurbert E. Baker offers the following information on the execution of Jose Martinez High.

October 26, 2001

INFORMATION ON THE EXECUTION OF TERRY MICHAEL MINCEY

Georgia Attorney General Thurbert E. Baker offers the following information on the execution of Terry Michael Mincey.

Execution

October 11, 2001

ATTORNEY GENERAL BAKER ANNOUNCES SENTENCE IN STATE CAFETERIA THEFT CASE

Attorney General Thurbert Baker announced this morning that the former office manager of the state cafeteria in Atlanta and her husband entered guilty pleas arising out of their theft of an estimated one million dollars from the Georgia Building Authority’s Floyd Office Building cafeteri

October 10, 2001

ATTORNEY GENERAL THURBERT BAKER ANNOUNCES THE INDICTMENT OF FORMER BROOKS COUNTY SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT

Attorney General Thurbert Baker announced today that former Brooks County School Superintindent, John R. Horton, has received a multi-count felony indictment stemming from his administration of a wealthy estate in Brooks County.

October 09, 2001

ATTORNEY GENERAL BAKER ANNOUNCES FILING OF LAWSUIT TO OBTAIN PRECLEARANCE OF GEORGIA'S REDISTRICTING PLANS

Attorney General Thurbert Baker announced today that the State of Georgia will file suit Wednesday in federal district court in Washington, DC in an effort to have Georgia’s redistricting plans precleared as soon as possible under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

October 05, 2001

Statement of Attorney General Thurbert Baker on Supreme Court Decision Barring Electrocution as Means of Execution

“I am extremely disappointed in today’s 4 to 3 Supreme Court decision. I strongly disagree, both factually and legally, with the majority’s rationale in reaching their decision.