A former member of the University System of Georgia Board of Regents was indicted Tuesday for racketeering in connection with a scheme to defraud investors.
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By JEFF AMY - Associated Press - Tuesday, May 4, 2021
ATLANTA (AP) - Former Georgia state lawmaker and university regent Dean Alford has been indicted on racketeering, fraud and forgery charges relating to allegations that he faked contracts while seeking money from a financial company.
Tuesday’s indictment in Rockdale County follows Alford‘s original arrest on the charges in October 2019. Katie Byrd, a spokesperson for Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr, said it took time to investigate Alford‘s acts, and the judicial system was delayed due to the pandemic.
Former lawmaker must pay more than $10 million in fraud case
April 9, 2021 GMT
ATLANTA (AP) A lawyer for a former state lawmaker and Georgia Board of Regents member says his client has been ordered to pay nearly $10.8 million after being accused of running what authorities called a Ponzi scheme.
Dean Alford of Conyers resolved the matter through a negotiated settlement, his lawyer, Walter Jospin, told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Thrash signed the order last week.
U.S. Securities and Exchange officials said that Alford owned an energy firm and sold promissory notes to investors many of them in the Columbus, Georgia, area and guaranteed high annual rates of return.
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Inquiry to decide Earnley housing appeal
An appeal over plans to build 32 new homes in Earnley are set to be heard at a public inquiry.
Wednesday, 3rd February 2021, 11:30 am
Back in 2019 Summix ECC Developments applied to Chichester District Council to redevelop the Earnley Concourse site off Drove Lane.
As well as knocking down a number of buildings, the plans would see the reinstatement of the original drive to Earnley Place and 0.7 hectares of open space provided.
The concourse site was a residential centre offering leisure courses and activity weeks but closed back in 2011. It was then used for foreign language students and later advertised as a conference centre and wedding venue.