May 17, 2024
A Georgia federal judge moved forward Thursday with the government's request to drop four criminal counts against convicted Atlanta city hall official Mitzi Bickers after recent case law made the wire fraud charges nonviable.
June 26, 2023
Wire fraud charges against a former city of Atlanta executive serving a 14-year prison term for allegedly fixing contracts worth $18 million in exchange for almost $3 million in bribes should be dismissed based on recent case law developments, the federal government has told the Eleventh Circuit.
September 08, 2022
A former city of Atlanta executive was sentenced in a Georgia federal court on Thursday to 14 years in prison and ordered to pay restitution of $2.9 million for her part in a $17 million public works cash-for-contracts scheme.