Don't forget to gift yourself this holiday season

Christmas 2021 is in our rearview mirror, but we are betting you forgot an important gift — one for yourself. We're not talking about more things or more stuff, but gifts that will give you peace of mind. 

Drink touting health benefits from chlorophyll has little chlorophyll in it according to an independent lab

Her name is Azalea Blalock and we met her at her home pitching a product she sells called gkChlorophyll. The I-Team ordered a bottle of it from her Web Page. We went undercover to pick it up. She was happy to sing its praises.

Student loan repayment scams surge with confusion over repayment restart

Federal student loan payments will resume early next year. For some borrowers, this is a confusing time that scammers are taking advantage of. FOX

Check these things off your end-of-year finance to-do list

The end of the year can be so expensive. Holidays. Travel. Dinners. End-of-year costs add up, so let’s save you a little money in the final days of 2021. 

2021: Year of the Great Resignation

An unexpected symptom of the pandemic shutdown has been something called The Great Resignation. For months a record number of workers quit their jobs. 

Special needs resident 'in starvation mode' at licensed home, family says

A Fayette County family cannot understand how their special needs loved one apparently went months without being properly fed even though he was in the care of a state-licensed facility.

Closing old accounts is important in preventing identity theft

Think about all the accounts you have. There are probably too many to juggle regularly. Well, there is a downside to ignoring unused accounts. If you haven’t used an account for two years, security experts will tell you to close those accounts or re-activate them. 

Austell police chief, medical marijuana commissioner under GBI investigation after I-Team inquiry

Now, an I-Team exclusive. The GBI has opened an investigation of Austell Police Chief Bob Starrett and the department’s K9 expenses. Starrett is also one of seven members of the medical marijuana commission.

New Insurance Commissioner John King vows to change culture at troubled department

The man picked by Governor Brian Kemp to clean up the Georgia Office of Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner is new to the insurance industry, but battle tested on many levels of law enforcement. John King becomes the first Hispanic constitutional statewide officer in Georgia History.

Americans not accessing federal COVID-related funeral reimbursements

Hundreds of thousands of Americans have died of COVID-19. It’s been an economic hardship for families. The government has funeral assistance dollars, but not enough people are applying. 

Put a finance talk on this year's Thanksgiving menu

There are a few things you don’t talk about over the holidays: politics and money. But this year make an exception. With the family together again it's a good time to talk about finances. 

Allowed to keep all fees for herself, first-year probate judge expected to pocket $280,000

Judge Christina Peterson was elected last year. She's due to make more than the governor, Supreme Court Chief Justice, and the state's two U.S. senators because county commissioners allow her to keep all vital records fees for herself.

Austell Police Chief Bob Starrett paid full salary to work from home

The city of Austell is now paying two different people to be their Chief of Police. One, Chief Bob Starrett, no longer comes to the office and is working from home on what is called special projects. Starrett is slated to retire early next year, according to the Austell Mayor.

Gwinnett medical examiner explains why she didn't call police over concerns about missing narcotics

But former investigators for the Gwinnett County medical examiner tell the FOX 5 I-Team she ignored their warnings about lax security measures that may have allowed seized drugs to disappear.

Gwinnett medical examiner staff forced to work for free, watch colleague be fired over Zoom

Former investigators of the Gwinnett County Medical Examiner’s office describe to the FOX 5 I-Team a place of emotional abuse, where some were forced to work for free and staff was once required to join a Zoom call to watch a colleague be fired.