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Nearly 20 investigators suspended from Department of Juvenile Justice
Channel 2 Action News is following a developing story at the state Department of Juvenile Justice where the commissioner has suspended 19 investigators and the former head of the investigations unit. Channel 2 investigative reporter Richard Belcher has learned the issue is a long list of unfinished investigations of sexual ...
Clayton court official under investigation over misused money
Channel 2 Action News has learned a longtime official of Clayton County's juvenile court is out of work and under investigation over misused money. Channel 2 investigative reporter Richard Belcher has learned Gerald Bostock was fired because of how he spent money intended for foster children. Judge Steve Teske with ...
Fulton Co. schools investigating cash-only cafeteria line
Channel 2 Action News has learned that Fulton County school officials are investigating questionable financial management in a high school cafeteria. A cafeteria worker told Channel 2 investigative reporter Richard Belcher hundreds of dollars in cash were taken in every day with no record-keeping. The whistleblower reached out to Belcher ...
DFCS employees disciplined in controversial adoption case
Channel 2 Action News has learned that five Fulton County Department of Family and Children Services workers were either disciplined or recommended to be barred from future state employment because of their role in a controversial adoption case. Channel 2 investigative reporter Richard Belcher found records also show an official ...
Family allowed to adopt 3 kids despite sexual assault history in home
A grandmother is expressing outrage, saying the state missed an alarming red flag for a family allowed to adopt three children. The family adopting the children failed to admit to a sexual assault inside their home and Channel 2 Action News has learned a background investigation also missed the crime. ...
APS investigating iPads that disappeared from inventory
The disappearance of 10 brand new iPads is raising new questions about how well the Atlanta Public School system secures expensive equipment like computers and cameras. Channel 2 investigative reporter Richard Belcher found the tablets apparently arrived then vanished. It isn't the first time the issue has surfaced at APS. ...
2 Investigates: Worker fired for questioning DDS inspection
A Channel 2 Action News investigation has found that a state agency did very little to investigate conflict-of-interest questions raised by one of its inspectors. In fact, the Georgia Department of Driver Services fired the woman who raised those questions. Channel 2's Richard Belcher says the whistleblower was told she ...
School may not have been required to report gun
A former prosecutor tells Channel 2 Action News it's possible that a local elementary school principal was not required to report that a student brought a suspected weapon to school. Channel 2 investigative reporter Richard Belcher said all of this hinges on whether the item was really a weapon as ...
Parents upset after not being notified of gun at elementary school
Channel 2 Action News has learned that a DeKalb County elementary school waited five days before filling out a formal report that a student had brought a pellet gun to the school. Channel 2 investigative reporter Richard Belcher said state law requires that the school notify authorities immediately. The school ...
State senator aides in DeKalb superintendent investigation
Channel 2 Action News has learned that a state legislator from Fulton County played a small role in a dispute that has turned into a simmering controversy among DeKalb County school officials. Channel 2 investigative reporter Richard Belcher has learned the question the DeKalb County School Board wants answered is ...
DeKalb school board to receive report on superintendent email dispute
Channel 2 Action News has learned the DeKalb School Board will receive a report Tuesday that could hasten a confrontation between the board and Superintendent Cheryl Atkinson. Channel 2 broke the story that the school board had authorized its own special investigation of the email dispute that was apparently carried ...
Whistleblower: Poor legal work costs taxpayers millions
A former lawyer for the city of Atlanta filed suit this week accusing the city of firing her because she complained about incompetence and even legal malpractice by lawyers for the city. The city denies the charges, but Channel 2 Action News investigative reporter Richard Belcher said the whistleblower contends ...
MARTA board spends nearly $150K on business psychologist
Channel 2 Action News has learned the MARTA board spent nearly $150,000 on a business psychologist after employees complained general manager Beverly Scott's management style was abusive. Channel 2's Richard Belcher discovered there's also no written record of what the psychologist found. The board hired the business psychology company in ...
Investigation shows contractor overcharged city for materials used in ice storm
A Channel 2 Action News investigation has uncovered new questions about how much money a politically-connected contractor billed the city of Atlanta. Channel 2's Richard Belcher broke the story that the company charged extraordinarily high prices for materials used during last year's ice storm. Belcher has been trying to find ...
Two former Grady employees accused of stealing $500K in hospital investigation
Channel 2 Action News has learned that Grady Memorial Hospital suspects that two former employees may have stolen more than $500,000 from the public hospital. Channel 2 investigative reporter Richard Belcher has learned Grady has since given the results of its own investigation into the employees to federal prosecutors. Mary ...
Truck involved in fatal I-20 wreck said to be carrying city waste
Channel 2 Action News has learned that the truck involved in a deadly crash on Interstate 20 last week was hauling solid waste for the city of Atlanta at the time. Cameron McIlwain, 8, died when parts of the truck's transmission flew into his mother's car. Channel 2's Richard Belcher ...
Atlanta traffic center unstaffed on heavy travel day
A Whistleblower 2 Investigation found the city of Atlanta is far behind several other local communities in the use of new technology to manage traffic congestion. A whistle-blower first raised the issue to Channel 2 investigative reporter Richard Belcher, suggesting that Atlanta's traffic control center may look good but is ...
Georgia National Guard investigates fraud on construction projects
Channel 2 Action News has learned the Georgia National Guard has started a fraud investigation, probing construction projects tax payers paid for. The Georgia National Guard fears the construction project fraud was going on for years. The Guard tells Channel 2's Richard Belcher it uncovered the suspicious activities by a ...
Audit: Ga. Tech professor using school trips for sexual escapades
State authorities want to know if a prominent Georgia Tech professor was using university trips for sexual escapades. Channel 2's Richard Belcher has learned the state Board of Regents has asked the Attorney General’s Office to investigate the travel expenses of Professor Michael Meyer, which totaled $85,820 over the past ...
Judge rules mayor can sign airport contracts, encourages change to bidding process
A Fulton County judge gave the city of Atlanta a major victory Monday with a ruling that cleared the way for Mayor Kasim Reed to sign contracts with companies that won concessions deals at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. Channel 2's Richard Belcher said the judge also encouraged the city to make ...
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