Press Releases: 2017

ATLANTA, GA –Attorney General Chris Carr offers the following information in the case against Keith Leroy Tharpe, who is currently scheduled to be executed on September 26, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. for the 1990 murder of his sister-in-law Jaquelin Freeman.

Scheduled Execution

ATLANTA, GA – Attorney General Chris Carr released the following statement after the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas granted summary judgment in favor of 21 states who challenged the United States Department of Labor Overtime Rule.

ATLANTA, GA –Attorney General Chris Carr has joined a 21-state coalition in urging the U.S. Supreme Court to defend the rights of gun owners in Georgia and across the nation.

ATLANTA, GA – Attorney General Chris Carr today announced that Georgia recently joined a 23-state coalition in filing an amicus brief in the U.S.

ATLANTA, GA –Attorney General Chris Carr today announced that on Monday, August 28, 2017, Reginald Keith plead guilty to two counts of Exploitation of an Elder Person, O.C.G.A.

ATLANTA, GA – Attorney General Chris Carr today filed an action against The Momentum Group, Inc., doing business as Gwinnett Mitsubishi and Gwinnett Suzuki, alleging numerous unlawful and deceptive advertising and sales practices.

ATLANTA, GA – Attorney General Chris Carr is offering tips for consumers who are excitedly anticipating the solar eclipse on Monday, August 21, 2017.

ATLANTA, GA - Attorney General Chris Carr today announced his participation in an effort led by the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) which will focus on strengthening nationwide actions to combat elder abuse.

ATLANTA, GA—The Office of the Attorney General today announced that a Bulloch County Grand Jury charged Justine Taylor Lewis and Taylor Michelle Lewis with fourteen felony counts of Medicaid Fraud and one felony count of Conspiracy to Defraud the State.

ATLANTA, GA – Attorney General Chris Carr and United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia G.F. “Pete” Peterman, III recently announced a civil settlement with The Medical Center of Central Georgia, Inc., more commonly known as The Medical Center, Navicent Health (Navicent).