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Russ Bynum

Russ Bynum

August 14, 2007 | The Legal Intelligencer

Ga. clerk pleads guilty to illegal payments ordered by judge

A southern Georgia court clerk has pleaded guilty to federal charges of making $73,286 in illegal payments to himself and other county employees on orders from a judge.

By Russ Bynum

2 minute read

October 22, 2001 | Law.com

Get Out of Town, Stay Out of Jail: In Georgia, Banishment Substitutes for Prison

Some of those on Georgia prosecutor Kelly Burke's list of 62 criminals have served jail time. Many have not. But he proudly puts them all under one heading: "BANNED." Legalized exile is largely considered an anachronism, a pseudo-solution that merely makes one jurisdiction's convict somebody else's problem. Still, banishment persists in Georgia and Kentucky and possibly other states -- legal scholars don't keep track.

By Russ Bynum

4 minute read