Attorney General Chris Carr
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Illegal immigration remains a significant issue in the United States, impacting communities across the nation.
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Attorney General Chris Carr announced that the Human Trafficking and Gang Prosecution Units have secured two new convictions in Gwinnett County.
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Attorney General Chris Carr has announced the indictment of three individuals in Houston County for trafficking a 13-year-old girl.
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Attorney General Chris Carr has addressed a letter to President Donald Trump's nominees for the U.S. Secretaries of Labor and Agriculture concerning the rising Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR) for H-2A guest farm workers.
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Attorney General Chris Carr has taken steps to challenge the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) over its refusal to permit state and local law enforcement agencies to jam contraband cellphone signals in prisons and jails.
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Attorney General Chris Carr is urging Georgia servicemembers and veterans affected by Harris Jewelry's practices to seek refunds by December 21, 2024.
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Attorney General Chris Carr has called on Congress to pass the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) before the year ends.
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Attorney General Chris Carr has announced the indictment of Zyquavious Thomas and Keanthony Sorrells for the fatal shooting of Cameron Manago at Rolling Ridge Apartments in Athens on May 27, 2024.
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Attorney General Chris Carr has announced that Georgia, along with its local governments, will receive over $55 million to enhance opioid treatment and recovery services.
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Attorney General Chris Carr has joined a bipartisan group of 50 attorneys general in issuing a statement condemning political violence related to the recent election.
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Attorney General Chris Carr announced that Georgia has joined a coalition of 50 states and territories in reaching settlements with Heritage Pharmaceuticals and Apotex.
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Attorney General Chris Carr announced the conviction and sentencing of Natasha Bridges, 35, from Jonesboro, for trafficking a 17-year-old female in Fulton County.
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Attorney General Chris Carr has announced new additions to the Gang Prosecution Unit in Columbus.
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Attorney General Chris Carr announced the conviction of Anthony Charles Holmes, 33, from Cleveland, Ohio, for human trafficking after transporting a 16-year-old girl from South Carolina to Atlanta for commercial sex acts. The victim was found on August 2, 2023, following a traffic stop by the Greene County Sheriff's Office. A Greene County jury found Holmes guilty on October 21, 2024, after a five-day trial. Charges included Trafficking of Persons for Sexual Servitude and Trafficking in Cocaine. Sentencing is scheduled for November 13, 2024.
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Attorney General Chris Carr announced the conviction and sentencing of Anthony Brown, Glendarius Tate, and X’Zydric Faust for their roles in the fatal shooting of Ja’Vanni McDavid on March 5, 2023, in Athens, Georgia. The three individuals are members of Everybody Killa (EBK), a criminal street gang based in Athens.
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Roderick Branscomb, a former program director at a methadone treatment clinic in LaGrange, Georgia, has been indicted on multiple charges of sexual misconduct. Attorney General Chris Carr announced the indictment, which includes counts of Improper Sexual Contact by an Employee in the First and Second Degrees and Sexual Battery. Branscomb allegedly engaged in sexual misconduct with seven female patients between April 2021 and November 2023.
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Attorney General Chris Carr has joined a bipartisan group of 22 attorneys general to urge a Tennessee court to enforce its orders requiring TikTok to preserve and produce evidence in an ongoing investigation. This multistate probe, initiated in 2022, aims to determine if TikTok is violating state consumer protection laws and impacting the mental health of children and teens.
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Attorney General Chris Carr has issued a warning to Georgians to remain vigilant against home repair fraud, charity fraud, imposter scams, and price gouging as the state recovers from Hurricane Helene.
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ATLANTA, GA – Attorney General Chris Carr is alerting Georgians to be vigilant against potential storm-related scams as Hurricane Helene approaches.
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Attorney General Chris Carr has filed an amicus brief in support of a lawsuit under the Anti-Terrorism Act by survivors of the October 7, 2023, terrorist attack and families of those killed by Hamas. The lawsuit aims to hold AJP Educational Foundation, Inc., also known as American Muslims for Palestine (AMP), and the National Students for Justice in Palestine (NSJP) accountable for allegedly providing material support to Hamas, a designated foreign terrorist organization. AMP and NSJP have requested that the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia dismiss the...
