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The author writes: "I regret the actions of my youth but need to make right the financial burden I created. The enclosed $500 for a crime few people -- if any -- would have rememebered, was intended to cover the repair costs or be counted as a donation towards sports leagues for underprivileged youth."

The note ended with the words: "Thanks for letting me make this right."

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Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney — pictured during a hearing Monday, Dec. 15, 2025 — has cleared the way for Georgia's State Election Board to obtain Fulton ballots and other documents from the 2020 election. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

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