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mahatmakanejeeves

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Sun Feb 17, 2019, 09:15 PM Feb 2019

How the Georgia speaker of the House pockets big bucks to delay cases for alleged criminals

David Fahrenthold Retweeted

“One man’s DUI case has been pending for more than a decade, delayed at least 17 times by Ralston. A man charged with enticing a child for indecent purposes has been awaiting trial since 2009, with Ralston filing for 14 delays.”



This is some great investigative reporting. How the Georgia speaker of the House pockets big bucks to delay cases for alleged criminals — by citing his work in the legislature:


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How the Georgia speaker of the House pockets big bucks to delay cases for alleged criminals (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2019 OP
That is a horror story mercuryblues Feb 2019 #1
Conflict of interest discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2019 #2
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