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The Georgia RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations) Act is a law in the U.S. state of Georgia that makes a form of racketeering a felony. Originally passed on March 20, 1980, it is known for being broader than the corresponding federal law, such as not requiring a pecuniary profit.
2 mar 2023 · Someone Didn’t Watch The Shawshank Redemption: Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) officials arrested former Georgia Department of Corrections Warden Brian Dennis Adams in February. Adams is the former Warden at Smith State Prison in Glennville.
12 sie 2002 · When the General Assembly elected Talmadge’s son Herman Talmadge as governor, the newly elected lieutenant governor, Melvin E. Thompson, claimed the office of governor, and the outgoing governor, Ellis Arnall, refused to leave office. Eventually, the Georgia Supreme Court settled the controversy.
Political scandals in the United States by state or territory. Government of Georgia (U.S. state)
12 sie 2002 · The Southern Association found “gross political interference” in Georgia’s schools and removed accreditation from Georgia’s state-supported colleges for whites. The education purge proved to be Talmadge’s worst political blunder: he lost the 1942 gubernatorial race to young Ellis Arnall.
4 sie 2021 · Snickers has been accused of promoting homophobia with its advertising – and not for the first time. The latest controversy concerns an ad for the brand in Spain, in which influencer Aless Gibaja flamboyantly orders a drink, before eating a Snickers ice cream and turning into a traditionally masculine man.
Headright and Bounty Documents (scanned from RG 003.04.005, Georgia Archives), includes the surviving warrants of survey, certificates of service, petitions, and oaths submitted to the Surveyor General’s Office. Arranged alphabetically by name.
