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Lawyers for the family of former Rhea County Executive George Thacker, who federal officials said died in a South Carolina federal prison in December from COVID-19 after having been incarcerated less than three weeks, contend there was negligence on the part of the prison.
Financial fraudsters turned the COVID-19 loans bonanza into luxury shopping sprees, with the average scheme netting $1.9 million, according to criminal justice professor Marie Springer.
Valesky Barosy was an up-and-coming entrepreneur, having immigrated from Haiti and quickly making a name for himself in southern Florida as a million-dollar dealmaker.
Thacker resigned in April before pleading guilty to wire fraud in federal court.
Federal prison officials confirmed Tuesday that former Rhea County Executive George Thacker died in custody Monday at a federal prison in South Carolina, where he had been incarcerated less than three weeks.