Jodie Fleischer
Jodie Fleischer is an Emmy award winning investigative reporter, who joined the WSB-TV Channel 2 Action News team in June 2007. Jodie primarily covers stories with an emphasis on government waste and public corruption. Most recently, she exposed widespread activity by sovereign citizens operating around north Georgia which led to a dozen racketeering indictments. She also uncovered numerous errors in Fulton County property values, and investigated 911 problems in Fulton County, DeKalb County and the City of Atlanta, all of which led to improvements in service. From breaking the story on DeKalb County’s school system indictments, to catching Atlanta sanitation workers wasting time on the job, Jodie investigates a wide variety of stories.
In 2011, Jodie was awarded 5 Southeastern Regional Emmys, for her investigative reporting. She’s also been honored with several Associated Press Broadcasting Awards for spot news coverage, education, and investigative reporting in Georgia, Florida and South Carolina.
Before coming to Georgia, Jodie worked at WFTV in Orlando, WSPA in Spartanburg, and WLTX in Columbia. Jodie is a native Floridian and graduated from the University of Florida with a degree in telecommunication and a minor in criminal justice. When she's not working she enjoys boating, wake-boarding, hiking, photography, and Gator football (sorry Dawgs fans!)
Latest from Jodie Fleischer
DeKalb top brass reviewing policies after rash of officer indictments
DeKalb County's top cops spoke out for the first time since the arrest of three officers for racketeering last week, saying they are reviewing policies and reminding all officers of the need for strong ethics on and off the job. "Not only is this embarrassing to the department, it's embarrassing ...
DeKalb officer investigated after allegedly kicking pregnant woman in stomach
Channel 2 Action News has learned a DeKalb County police officer is under criminal investigation for allegedly kicking a pregnant woman in the stomach, then charging her with obstruction of a police officer. Records show the department never investigated the incident and five supervising officers signed off on the officer's ...
Innocent victim speaks out about being jailed for 17 days
A Channel 2 investigation has exposed how a local woman spent 17 days in jail, without having committed a crime. Crystal Rodriguez, 20, was held in the DeKalb County Jail on a material witness warrant, to ensure she would testify against her boyfriend who was arrested for domestic violence after ...
FBI questions vendors in airport controversy
Channel 2 Action News has confirmed federal agents are now involved in the concessions contract scandal at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. Several vendors who submitted bids for food and beverage contracts told Channel 2 investigative reporter Jodie Fleischer that agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation approached them with questions ...
Explosive letter could affect vendor contracts at Hartsfield
Channel 2 Action News has uncovered an explosive letter which could impact the multibillion dollar contracts for shops and restaurants at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. The federal government said four of the contract winners were given an undeserved advantage, because they were wrongly considered to be disadvantaged businesses. Most of the ...
Indictment ties strip club death to string of violent crimes
Channel 2 Action News has learned prosecutors now believe the 2010 murder of a DeKalb County club owner was an inside job and tied to a violent robbing crew, with a string of serious charges. Channel 2 investigative reporter Jodie Fleischer obtained a grand jury indictment in which prosecutors accuse ...
State lawmakers flying high on taxpayers' dime
A channel 2 investigation uncovered state planes flying with no passengers aboard. It's costing you tens of thousands of dollars. State rules allow the flights for state business. But Channel 2 investigative reporter Jodie Fleischer discovered some state officials also use the planes as a taxi service, avoiding the congested ...
District attorney subpoenas video of Andrea Sneiderman testimony
Channel 2 Action News has learned the DeKalb County District Attorney is moving forward with efforts to build a case against the victim's widow in the Dunwoody Daycare murder. A jury convicted Hemy Neuman of killing Rusty Sneiderman last month, and a judge sentenced him to life in prison without ...
GBI searches for missing N. Ga. woman
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation needs help finding a missing north Georgia woman. Rebecca Davenport Hawkins hasn't been seen in nearly a week. She is 50-years-old and uses the nickname Becky. Hawkins was last seen leaving the United Community Bank in McCaysville with about $600. She may be driving ...
Judge gives mosque more time to bring building up to code
A DeKalb County judge granted the leaders of a mosque who violated their probation, three additional months to bring their buildings up to code. Representatives from the Mosque al-Attaqwa were in court Tuesday morning for a probation revocation hearing, but the judge decided not to take action against them. "As ...
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