The evolution of southern crime.
How Ryan Clifford Goldberg Operated a Multimillion-Dollar Extortion Scheme from Northeast Georgia’s “Corruption Corridor” In May 2023, when Ryan Clifford Goldberg moved to Watkinsville, Georgia, he brought with him credentials that should have made him…
The Core Story In 2022, Stephen Yekel was elected State Court Judge in Effingham County, Georgia. Within his first term, he identified what he explicitly termed a “conspiracy scheme” involving systematic manipulation of DUI cases.…
A comprehensive examination of the events surrounding Judge Stephen Yekel’s death and the investigation of Clerk of Court Jason Bragg Executive Summary On December 31, 2024, Effingham County State Court Judge Stephen Yekel, 74, died…
Executive Summary An investigation into the Athens-Clarke County Police Department reveals a troubling pattern of lawsuits alleging misconduct since 2015, coupled with concerningly low crime clearance rates and a significant lack of public transparency regarding…
The Nine-Year Billionaire: Jimmy Zhong’s Athens Party Life, Gainesville Lake House, and the End of an Era Fifty-five years after dynamite killed a Georgia prosecutor fighting bootleggers, a different kind of crime was brewing in…
