Efforts to recoup money lost to a check forger have cost a Conyers merchant $350,001 in a suit for false arrest and malicious prosecution.
A Rockdale County jury last week awarded Marisa Bailey that amount-$250,000 in compensatory damages, $100,000 for attorney fees and $1 in punitive damages-from the merchant, Rejandra Patel.
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