Ga. insurance chief grabs 'last chance' as credibility hit
ATLANTA — Georgia’s suspended insurance commissioner told jurors Wednesday that his trial “is my last chance” to persuade them and the wider world that federal investigators ignored the truth in a misguided rush to indict him. But with Jim Beck on the witness stand for more than six hours Wednesday, it also was the federal prosecutors’ chance to try to demolish his credibility. Assistant U.S. Attorney Brent Gray questioned Beck with withering scorn as the defendant sought to back up his story about providing services to the Georgia Underwriting Association, which he led, in excha...