A former Fulton County jailer on Wednesday was sentenced to six months in federal prison for accepting a bribe to smuggle cell phones and cigarettes to inmates inside the county jail.
Derick Deshun Frazier, 32, of Stockbridge, also was ordered to spend three months in home confinement after his release from custody. Frazier, who pleaded guilty in October, took $400 from an individual working undercover for the FBI last February to smuggle two cell phones and two packs of cigarettes to an inmate and then delivered them as planned, federal prosecutors said. BILL RANKIN
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Dan Carter has left the state Department of Education, where he served for a year as deputy superintendent for external affair. He was one of the first appointments made by State School Superintendent John Barge when Barge took office Jan. 10, 2011. But after a year, Barge decided to eliminate the job and distribute the work among other existing staff, DOE spokesman Matt Cardoza said Wednesday. Carter, who came to the department with a background in teaching, political consulting and marketing, left Dec. 31, Cardoza said. NANCY BADERTSCHER
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Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard on Tuesday said he will launch “an immediate investigation” into alleged misconduct by ex-Brunswick judge Amanda Williams.
In a statement, Howard said he understands that alleged improprieties by Williams occurred in both Fulton and Glynn counties. On Monday, state Attorney General Sam Olens appointed Howard to investigate Williams, who stepped down on Jan. 2 after the state Judicial Qualifications Commission filed ethics charges against her. BILL RANKIN
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