Former Ga. candidate for governor indicted
Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Former Ga. candidate for governor indicted
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By Joshua Sharpe Greg Bluestein, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
State Sen. Michael Williams, who waged a controversial campaign for governor this year, was charged this week with making a false report that computer servers were stolen from his campaign office shortly before his last-place finish in the May primary.
The indictment, obtained by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, accuses the Forysth County Republican of insurance fraud, making false statements and false report of a crime.
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The charges issued Tuesday by Hall County authorities relate to a May incident where Williams reported that his Gainesville office was burglarized. At the time, Weathers said $300,000 worth of computers servers were taken from the building.
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In an Atlanta Journal-Constitution story published a day after the alleged theft, Weathers said the servers were being used to mine cryptocurrency.
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The Georgia "deportation bus" candidate has been indicted over an incident where he says servers were stolen form his office; his former campaign manager said they were being used to mine cryptocurrency
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