Attorney General Sam Olens Adopts Standards Governing the Hiring of Private Counsel

Attorney General Sam Olens announced today that in order to increase transparency and accountability, he has issued an Administrative Order establishing rules for the consideration and retention of outside counsel on a contingency fee basis.

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Son of Deceased Former East Atlanta High School Principal Charged with Defrauding the Teachers' Retirement System of Georgia of Over $50K

On Friday, May 18, 2012, a Fulton County Grand Jury returned an indictment against Eugene B. Wimby, Jr. for fraudulently collecting his father’s retirement benefits from the Teachers’ Retirement System of Georgia (TRS) after his father’s death.

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Georgia Lawyers Take a Stand Against Hunger and Contribute Over 600,000 Pounds of Food to the State's Regional Food Banks

Attorney General Sam Olens announced today that the Georgia legal community raised 612,497 pounds of food to benefit the State’s seven regional food banks during the inaugural Georgia Legal Food Frenzy.

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Attorney General Sam Olens Intervenes to Stop Illegal Payday Lending in Georgia

At the urging of Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens’ office, Payday Financial, LLC, Green Billow, LLC and Western Sky Financial, LLC, payday lenders which claim to be Native American owned and operated, have agreed to cease making loans in Georgia.

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Former UGA Employee Pleads Guilty to Stealing More than $200K from the University

Former University of Georgia (UGA) employee Rebecca Hill pled guilty today in Clarke County Superior Court to one count of Racketeering (O.C.G.A. § 16-14-4(a)) and one count of Theft by Taking (O.C.G.A.

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Georgia Medicaid Receives Over $12.5 Million in State and Federal Dollars from Settlement with Abbott Laboratories

Attorney General Sam Olens announced today that Georgia has joined with other states and the federal government and reached an agreement with Abbott Laboratories to settle civil and criminal allegations that Abbott Laboratories illegally marketed Depakote.

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Former Georgia Tech Professor Pleads Guilty to Misrepresenting his Employment with Another University

Former Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) professor Francois Sainfort entered a guilty plea yesterday in Fulton County Superior Court to one felony count of False Statements and Writings (O.C.G.A. § 16‑10‑20). Judge T.

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Attorney General Sam Olens Joins Forces with Olympian Apolo Ohno to Fight Underage Drinking and Encourage Kids to Live a Healthy Lifestyle

Attorney General Sam Olens has teamed up with Olympic Gold Medalist Apolo Ohno and The Century Council to release a Public Service Announcement (PSA) encouraging kids to say “YES” to a heal

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Three Former State Employees Working at the Georgia State Prison in Reidsville Indicted for Theft and Racketeering

On Monday, April 16, a Tattnall County Grand Jury returned indictments against three former State of Georgia employees for participating in a scheme to steal money from the State.

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Governor Deal Signs HB 397, Revamping Georgia's Sunshine Laws

Today, Governor Nathan Deal signed HB 397, the comprehensive re-write of Georgia’s Open Meetings and Open Records Acts. The bill won sweeping, bipartisan approval by the General Assembly this year. The new law goes in effect today.

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