{"id":27710,"date":"2025-10-24T23:14:43","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T23:14:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=27710"},"modified":"2025-10-24T23:14:43","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T23:14:43","slug":"georgia-democratic-official-arrested-charged-with-felony-theft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=27710","title":{"rendered":"Georgia Democratic Official Arrested, Charged With Felony Theft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"91\" data-end=\"499\">Former Democratic candidate <strong data-start=\"119\" data-end=\"135\">Patty Durand<\/strong>, known for her outspoken criticism of Georgia Power, was <strong data-start=\"193\" data-end=\"229\">arrested on felony theft charges<\/strong> after allegedly taking confidential company materials during a state hearing. The arrest followed a <strong data-start=\"330\" data-end=\"356\">Georgia Capitol Police<\/strong> investigation after surveillance footage appeared to show Durand removing a <strong data-start=\"433\" data-end=\"483\">booklet from a Public Service Commission (PSC)<\/strong> meeting room.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"501\" data-end=\"983\">Durand, who leads the watchdog group <strong data-start=\"538\" data-end=\"563\">Georgia Utility Watch<\/strong>, has long opposed Georgia Power\u2019s handling of <strong data-start=\"610\" data-end=\"642\">data center energy contracts<\/strong> and rate increases. She recently accused the company of hiding \u201credacted\u201d deals that shield true energy costs from the public. The materials she allegedly took reportedly contained <strong data-start=\"824\" data-end=\"852\">trade secret information<\/strong> related to Georgia Power\u2019s plans to add nearly <strong data-start=\"900\" data-end=\"920\">10,000 megawatts<\/strong> of power\u201460% from natural gas and 40% from renewable energy.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"985\" data-end=\"1405\">In statements to reporters earlier this year, Durand had described the company\u2019s actions as \u201cimmoral,\u201d claiming Georgia Power prioritized profit over transparency and clean energy. Following her arrest, <strong data-start=\"1188\" data-end=\"1237\">Georgia Republican Party Chairman Josh McKoon<\/strong> criticized Durand, calling her \u201ca so-called watchdog caught stealing confidential materials,\u201d while Georgia Power confirmed it is cooperating fully with authorities.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1407\" data-end=\"1687\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The investigation remains ongoing. As Durand awaits her next court appearance, the case has reignited debate over <strong data-start=\"1521\" data-end=\"1587\">corporate secrecy, energy policy, and political accountability<\/strong> in Georgia\u2014highlighting the growing tension between utility regulators and environmental advocates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Democratic candidate Patty Durand, known for her outspoken criticism of Georgia Power, was arrested on felony theft charges after allegedly taking confidential company materials during a&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":27711,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27710","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.2 - 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