A Marietta author of a fantasy trilogy and accused of swindling women out of millions of dollars is scheduled to enter a guilty plea Tuesday in federal court in Atlanta, his lawyer said.
Mitchell Gross, 61, was indicted last year on wire fraud and money laundering charges for bilking a Florida real estate agent out of $3 million. Before that, prosecutors said, he did the same thing to an Atlanta lawyer he’d lived with for more than a decade, bilking her out of $1.4 million. His lawyer, Jerry Froelich, declined to say what Gross would plead guilty to. BILL RANKIN
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Students wanting to be part of Emory University's freshman class will face some stiff competition.
Emory College of Arts & Sciences received a record 17,489 applications for just 1,350 slots, according to figures released Thursday.
About 20 percent of the students who applied live abroad.
The previous record was set in 2008 when Emory received 17,446 applications. Applications increased by 3 percent this year and the college has seen a 69 percent increase over the past decade.
Students will know by late March if they were admitted. LAURA DIAMOND
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Gov. Nathan Deal will serve as the University of Georgia's commencement speaker, President Michael Adams said Thursday during a media briefing. Graduation will be held May 11 on campus.
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