Federal officials are accusing Georgia Republican Brant Frost IV of running a Ponzi scheme that defrauded 300 investors of $140 million. The Securities and Exchange Commission filed a federal civil lawsuit Thursday in Atlanta.
Atlanta United president and chief executive officer Garth Lagerwey is undergoing cancer treatment and taking an indefinite leave of absence. United officials say "the prognosis of a complete recovery is encouraging."
The Georgia chapter of a Confederacy group has filed a lawsuit against Stone Mountain Park, east of Atlanta, over an exhibit on slavery, segregation and white supremacy.
From February through June 30, Carr was the only major Republican candidate but faces potential GOP primary competition from Lt. Gov. Burt Jones and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. Democrats, including former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and State Sen. Jason Esteves, have also begun fundraising.
An immigration judge in Georgia has granted bond for a well-known Spanish-language journalist arrested while covering a protest last month. That means he will be free as the government seeks to deport him from the United States.
