This "Georgia publisher jailed" story appears to be horrifying:http://www.myajc.com/news/news/local/newspaper-publisher-indicted-jailed-over-public-re/nrqgq/ …
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Note: This is not just about the publisher. There's the whole part about the charges against the attorney as well.http://www.myajc.com/news/news/local/newspaper-publisher-indicted-jailed-over-public-re/nrqgq/ …
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Thanks to @rcookajc for reporting on this!http://www.myajc.com/news/news/local/newspaper-publisher-indicted-jailed-over-public-re/nrqgq/ …
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UPDATE: @rcookajc uploaded the indictment in that "publisher/attorney arrested" case in Georgia: http://media.cmgdigital.com/shared/news/documents/2016/07/01/0592_001.pdf …
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It's as odd as it sounded, if not worse: Here's the identity fraud statute - http://law.justia.com/codes/georgia/2010/title-16/chapter-9/article-8/16-9-121 … - and charge:pic.twitter.com/OhMIytVCKy
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Here's the attempted identity fraud statute - http://law.justia.com/codes/georgia/2010/title-16/chapter-9/article-8/16-9-122 … - and charge:pic.twitter.com/KPtItQoaC8
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And here's the false statement statute - http://law.justia.com/codes/georgia/2010/title-16/chapter-10/article-2/16-10-20 … - and charge:pic.twitter.com/YndmgB0ZFF
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Again, here is @rcookajc's story about a publisher & his lawyer arrested in re: work done while reporting a story:http://www.myajc.com/news/news/local/newspaper-publisher-indicted-jailed-over-public-re/nrqgq/ …
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To be clear, I'm not sure about everything going on here — specifically, exactly went on with this bank account subpoena.
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Regardless of ~exactly~ what went on w/ the subpoena, tho, the ~charge~ requires "intent to fraudulently use" identifying information.
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That does not to be present here — ABSENT the claim from Judge Weaver that she was afraid the publisher/lawyer would take from the account.
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That's the only way that I see the identity fraud charges as being supportable. (I see no way to support the false statement charge.)
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Annnnnyway, that's enough about Georgia & press freedom & legal ethics for now. Hard to get more info on a holiday weekend Friday evening!
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Wooooo North Georgia.
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