Because of the remarkable scope of the lawsuit—four plaintiffs, 15 defendants, and a narrative going back to the mid-‘90s—it has potential to be the Rosetta Stone, the Holy Grail, linking the days of the Jivens crime syndicate and today’s Willie Lovett-era police corruption.
Pete Liakakis
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Editor’s Note: CAT calls
CAT’s essentially humble and humanitarian mission would seem compromised by the CAT board’s recent vote to secure a large pay package for its new executive director.
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Coming to terms with term limits
Whenever a man has cast a longing eye on office, a rottenness begins in his conduct. — Thomas Jefferson COUPLE OF funny things about term limits: 1) The only people […]
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The taxman cometh
A discussion about the state’s tax code and economic growth opened several big cans of worms at a meeting of the Tax Reform Council in Savannah, and not all of […]
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Rushing to help
“You already give to Haitian relief – it’s called the income tax.” – Rush Limbaugh I’m usually sympathetic to the point of view that says charity begins at home. But […]
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‘The case of a lifetime’
A routine traffic stop in Garden City began a chain of events that led to the downfall of an extensive cocaine and marijuana trafficking operation in Chatham and Bryan counties. […]
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Fade to black
EARLIER THIS YEAR, ABC was set to film a pilot episode of a show starring Alyssa Milano as a Savannah lawyer. The production was all ready to shoot, and indeed […]
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Representin’
I was wondering when the silly season would begin. With filing deadlines for city offices approaching, it seems that it’s finally kicked off in earnest. The announcements are coming in […]