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*The Georgia Department of Corrections says that an inmate injured in a fight at Washington State Prison is now dead. Three inmates initially died and over a dozen more were hurt in a chaotic scene at the prison January 11th. One of the inmates was transferred to a center in DeKalb County after he was treated at the hospital. He died after suffering a medical emergency while getting out of the transportation vehicle.
*An Atlanta man is guilty in a massive Ponzi scheme that amounted to nine-figures. Todd Burkhalter was working as a financial planner in Alpharetta when he convinced two-thousand people to invest with him, but there was never any payout. Instead, he used the 380-million-dollars on a yacht, trips, a condo, jewelry and more. Prosecutors are recommending 17-and-a-half years in prison after Burkhalter pleaded guilty this week.
*Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, a Republican gubernatorial candidate, is again attacking his primary opponent Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger over the 2020 election, this time wielding his legislative powers. State senators on Thursday slammed Raffensperger for not complying with a U.S. Department of Justice request for detailed voter data that includes names, dates of birth, residential addresses, driver’s license numbers and partial Social Security numbers. Raffensperger has said that would violate state law and infringe on Georgians’ privacy. (FROM SRN NEWS/AP)