Press Releases: 2012

Today, Chairman Mike Jacobs’ House Judiciary Subcommittee recommended “Do Pass” on HB 397, the proposed re-write of Georgia’s sunshine laws.

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

Attorney General Sam Olens formally joined a landmark $25 billion federal-state agreement involving 49 states with the nation’s five largest mortgage servicers – Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Citi and Ally/GMAC – over unacceptable nationwide mortgage servicing practices related to

On February 9, 2012, after a three day trial, a DeKalb County Jury found Janine Wright, a speech therapist from Stone Mountain, guilty of defrauding the Georgia Medicaid program.

Today, the Georgia Supreme Court affirmed the State of Georgia’s strong policy of open government, ruling that non-roll-call votes taken in open meetings must be recorded.

Today, Attorney General Sam Olens announced that the Office of the Attorney General has joined forces with the State Bar of Georgia and the Georgia Food Bank Association to launch the inaugural “Georgia Legal Food Frenzy,” a statewide food drive competition among Georgia lawyers.

On Friday, January 20, 2012, Cajetan Fernandes entered a guilty plea in Gwinnett County Superior Court for his role in a tobacco trafficking ring. Additionally, on January 17, 2012, a DeKalb County Grand Jury returned indictments against Shaukat Sayani, Leslie Charles and Amin Hudda.

Eddie Leon Castleberry pled guilty to one count of Medicaid Fraud (O.C.G.A.§ 49-4-146.1) in Randolph County Superior Court on Wednesday, January 11, 2012. Castleberry was the owner of Castle Medical, a durable medical equipment company in Cuthbert, Georgia.

George Boyd has been sentenced in DeKalb County Superior Court to 15 years, with the first three years to be served in prison, after pleading guilty to one count of Medicaid Fraud (O.C.G.A. § 49-4-146.1(b)(1)) and two counts of False Writings (O.C.G.A. § 16-10-20).