Source: http://law.ga.gov/print/press-releases/2012-04-19/three-former-state-employees-working-georgia-state-prison-reidsville
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Three Former State Employees Working at the Georgia State Prison in Reidsville Indicted for Theft and Racketeering PRESS ADVISORY
Three Former State Employees Working at the Georgia State Prison in Reidsville Indicted for Theft and Racketeering April 19, 2012On Monday, April 16, a Tattnall County Grand Jury returned indictments against three former State of Georgia employees for participating in a scheme to steal money from the State. The indicted former employees were initially investigated at the request of the warden of the facility following a whistleblower complaint in December o2009. Their employment was terminated within two weeks of the allegations having first surfaced.
Debbie Lynn Wright was a salaried employee of the Georgia Department of Corrections, working as a senior clerk at the Georgia State Prison (GSP) in Reidsville. As senior clerk, Debbie Lynn Wright was also the designated timekeeper responsible for making manual entries into TimeWare for all hourly employees. Her daughter, Christin Lynn Wright, was an hourly employee of the Medical College of Georgia and contracted to work as an administrative assistant at the GSP. Paul Sylvester Thornhill was also an hourly employee of the Medical College of Georgia contracted to work as a licensed practical nurse at the GSP.
It is estimated that Christin Lynn Wright received approximately $14,000.00 in unearned compensation and Thornhill received at least $63,000.00 in unearned compensation.
Debbie Lynn Wright was charged with one count of Racketeering (O.C.G.A. § 16-14-4(c)) and two counts of Theft by Taking by Government Employee (O.C.G.A. § 16-8-2 & § 16-8-12(a)(3)). Christin Lynn Wright and Thornill were charged with one count of Racketeering (O.C.G.A. § 16-14-4(c)) and one count of Theft by Taking by Government Employee (O.C.G.A. § 16-8-2 & § 16-8-12(a)(3)).
Racketeering carries a minimum of five and a maximum of twenty years in prison and a fine up to three times the amount of money stolen. Theft by a Government Employee carries a maximum of fifteen years in prison and a fine up to $100,000.
Assistant Attorney Shepard Orlow is prosecuting the case on behalf of the State of Georgia. The case was investigated by Special Agent James O’Sullivan of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and Will Barnes and Eddie Yates of the Georgia Health Sciences University
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