I-Team: Who will Gov. Kemp choose to replace indicted Douglas County commissioners?

By Randy Travis Published April 10, 2023 8:38PM Douglas County FOX 5 Atlanta Douglas Co. commissioners meet for first time since Kemp suspends indicted commissioners As Gov. Kemp prepares to name temporary replacements for two indicted Douglas County Commissioners, the rest of the board met up for the first time since the two were suspended. DOUGLASVILLE, Ga. - With 40 percent of the Douglas County Commission currently suspended after indictment, the remaining members met Monday morning promising citizens won't notice any difference. "The business of this county will continue," said vice chair Tarenia Carthan from the chairman's seat. "We have three competent commissioners that the voters have voted into office." It's up to Gov. Brian Kemp to decide who else will join them. FULL STORY: https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/who-will-governor-kemp-choose-to-replace-indicted-douglas-commissioners

U.S. group orders debt collector to pay millions for illegal tactics

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ordered a national debt collector to pay millions of dollars in fines after the company had been warned back in 2015 to clean up its act and didn’t. The FOX 5 I-Team's Dana Fowle digs into the ruling and how victims can get relief.

I-Team: Kemp suspends two Douglas County commissioners without pay

By Randy Travis Published April 6, 2023 DOUGLASVILLE, Ga. - Two members of the Douglas County Commission — including the chairman — have lost their jobs at least for now in the wake of a bid rigging scandal. Gov. Brian Kemp suspended Chairman Romona Jackson Jones and Commissioner Henry Mitchell following a recommendation from a review committee made up of commissioners across the state. FULL STORY: https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/kemp-suspends-two-douglas-county-commissioners-without-pay-so-who-will-take-their-place

I-Team: Tree cutter reaches deal to pay back customers

By Randy Travis Published April 6, 2023 LITHONIA, Ga. - Some people bring out the best in others. That is, unless they’re a contractor who took your money and ran. "In the beginning, I just wanted to hunt her down, to find her, to get people around to yell," remembered Deidra Stephens, a pleasant, unassuming federal retiree who lives in Lithonia. In January, she would find herself doing something she once probably could never imagine: standing outside a Gwinnett County courtroom with other customers exchanging loud taunts with Don’s Tree Experts owner Angela Hodges. "I called her a thief," said Stephens. "Because that’s exactly what she was." FULL STORY: https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/tree-cutter-reaches-deal-to-pay-back-customers-after-tirade-outside-courtroom

How the recent bank collapses can affect retirement accounts

Several banks have failed in recent weeks, but remedies were quickly put in place and clients were made whole. Industry experts say there is no reason to panic, but there are many reasons it should warrant your attention.