Press Releases: 2004

November 22, 2004

Texas added by Attorney General Baker to List of States Entitled to Georgia's Firearm Permit Reciprocity

Attorney General Thurbert Baker announced today an addition to Georgia’s program of reciprocal recognition to firearms permit holders from other states. Legislation passed in 1996 allowed Georgia to grant this privilege to citizens of states which recognized Georgia firearms permits.

September 29, 2004

Attorney General Baker Announces Felony Sentencing In Estate Theft

Attorney General Baker announced that John Horton had been sentenced on three felony convictions for theft and racketeering while serving as the executor of a Brooks County estate and ordered to pay $3.5 million in restitution to the estate, which will be distributed to various charities in the s

September 15, 2004

Louisiana and Mississippi added by Attorney General Baker to List of States Entitled to Georgia's Firearm Permit Reciprocity

Attorney General Thurbert Baker announced today two additions to Georgia’s program of reciprocal recognition to firearms permit holders from other states. Legislation passed in 1996 allowed Georgia to grant this privilege to citizens of states which recognized Georgia firearms permits.

August 30, 2004

Utah added by Attorney General Baker to List of States Entitled to Georgia's Firearm Permit Reciprocity

August 19, 2004

Attorney General Baker Announces 1.7 Billion Dollar Public Health Settlement With Major Tobacco Company

Attorney General Thurbert Baker announced today that Vibo Corporation of Miami, Florida, has joined the tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (“MSA”) as a Participating Manufacturer.

July 07, 2004

Attorney General Baker Announces Execution Date for Eddie Albert Crawford

Georgia Attorney General Thurbert E. Baker offers the following information in the case against Eddie Albert Crawford, who is currently scheduled to be executed at 7:00 p.m. on July 19, 2004.

Scheduled Execution

June 22, 2004

Attorney General Baker Announces Convictions In Motor Vehicle Records "Eraser" Scheme

Attorney General Thurbert Baker announced today the successful prosecution of a Department of Motor Vehicle Safety employee and her accomplice in a scheme centered on “fixing” motor vehicle records for cash.

June 21, 2004

Attorney General Baker Announces Execution Date for Robert Karl Hicks

Georgia Attorney General Thurbert E. Baker offers the following information in the case against Robert Karl Hicks, who is currently scheduled to be executed at 7:00 p.m. on June 30, 2004.

Scheduled Execution

June 16, 2004

Attorney General Baker Elected Vice-President of National Association of Attorneys General

Georgia Attorney General Thurbert Baker was elected today as the Vice-President of the National Association of Attorneys General.

June 10, 2004

Attorney General Baker Reaches Settlement With Ford Motor Credit Company and Ford and Lincoln Mercury Dealers Over Leasing Charges

Attorney General Thurbert Baker joined forces with Attorneys General from thirty-eight other states in reaching a consumer settlement with Ford Credit which impacts more than 150 thousand Ford consumers.