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Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Georgia Records Chief Fired

The head of Georgia’s Office of Vital Records has been fired. Richard Wheat lost his job, following an investigation by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation into allegations that documents had been mishandled. Wheat’s office controls records on births, deaths, marriages and divorces. The GBI found no evidence of criminal activity.

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