I-Team: GBI starts probe of politically-connected Hall County prosecutor

By Randy Travis Published November 3, 2022 GAINESVILLE, Ga. - The GBI began this week looking into questionable spending practices of Hall County Solicitor General Stephanie Woodard. Attorney General Chris Carr called in the GBI after the FOX 5 I-Team revealed thousands of dollars earmarked for crime victims actually went for the solicitor?s personal needs. Woodard has already repaid more than $2,000 for expenses like her dog?s cremation, a family member?s law school entrance exam and home furnishings. She claims they were "confused as victim expenses by mistake ? this oversight is personally and professionally embarrassing." But the FOX 5 I-Team found evidence the solicitor had blacked out key information when turning in some receipts for reimbursement that hid the true recipient of the expense. FULL STORY: https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/gbi-starts-probe-of-politically-connected-hall-county-prosecutor