Press Releases: 2006

December 20, 2006

Guilty Plea From Man Who Forged Documents From Attorney General and Atlanta Police

Stephen Perkins pled guilty today before Judge Cynthia Becker in Dekalb Superior Court to 8 counts of Forgery in the Second Degree and 2 counts of Computer Forgery. Perkins was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

December 18, 2006

Two Members of Ring Which Fixed Suspended Drivers Licenses Sentenced On Racketeering Charges

Angela Grier and Sonji McKibben were both sentenced today by Judge Jackson Bedford in Fulton Superior Court on one count of Racketeering.

December 01, 2006

Attorney General Baker Advises Georgians On Reducing Email Spam And Avoiding Spam Scams

Spam: It’s More Than Ham In A Can

November 14, 2006

Attorney General Baker Recovers $789,000 From Kentucky-based Company Accused of Medicaid Fraud

Georgia will receive $789,000 as part of a 43-state, $49.5-million settlement with Covington, Ky.-based Omnicare Inc., according to Attorney General Thurbert Baker.

November 01, 2006

Attorney General Baker Warns Georgians To Avoid Phishing And Email Scams As Holidays Approach

It is a fact of life that emails have become an essential method of communication for the vast majority of Georgians, and a significant number of Georgians do some or all of their banking business online.

October 16, 2006

Attorney General Baker Announces Successful Defense of Death Penalty Conviction in Federal Court

(Atlanta) Attorney General Thurbert Baker announced that his office had successfully defended on appeal to the Eleventh Court of Appeals in Atlanta the denial of federal habeas corpus relief to Curtis Osborne, a Spalding County native who received the death penalty for the 1990 murders of Linda L

October 13, 2006

Attorney General Baker Teams with Microsoft to Fight Internet Predators

ATLANTA – Over 40 representatives from state and local law enforcement agencies joined Attorney General Thurbert Baker for an Internet investigations training session with the Microsoft Corporation today.

October 04, 2006

Attorney General's Office Gets Felony Conviction Against Former State Driver's License Examiner

Attorney General Thurbert Baker announced that his office had taken a guilty plea from Tammy Woods, a former state Department of Drivers Services (DDS)license examiner at DDS's South Dekalb Mall location, for her role in a scheme to issue a fraudulent driver's license to Harvell Hood.

September 27, 2006

Attorney General Baker Announces Successful Defense of Savannah Cop Killer's Death Penalty Conviction in Federal Court

(Atlanta) Attorney General Thurbert Baker announced that his office had successfully defended on appeal to the Eleventh Court of Appeals in Atlanta, the denial of federal habeas corpus relief to Troy Anthony Davis, a Savannah native who received the death penalty for fatally shooting Savannah pol

September 25, 2006

Attorney General Baker Announces Guilty Plea In Gwinnett County Mortgage Fraud Scam, Asks For Public's Help In Search For Scam's Ringleader

Attorney General Thurbert Baker announced today that his office had obtained a guilty plea from a member of a mortgage fraud scheme that targeted properties in Gwinnett and Dekalb Counties.