Sunday, December 16, 2012
Leader of the Cherokee Tea Party Patriots and the Canton Tea Party Patriots are not going down without a fight against charges they violated state ethics rules.
The leaders of two Tea Party organizations in Cherokee County aren't going down without a fight on charges they violated state ethics rules. Carolyn Cosby, chair of the Canton Tea Party Patriots, and Conrad Quagliaroli, chair of the Cherokee Tea Party Patriots, have both been hit with consent orders from the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission. Cosby was told she had to respond in 15 days to charges of inappropriate campaign activities or face a $12,000 file. Quagliaroli was fined $1,000 for failing to register as a ballot committee. Cherokee County District 3 Commissioner Karen Bosch earlier this year brought forth complaints that the Cherokee Tea Party Patriots was collecting money and using those funds to …
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Carolyn Cosby of Ball Ground recently received the order from the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission.
The outspoken leader of the Canton Tea Party Patriots must respond in 15 days to charges of inappropriate campaign activities or face a $12,000 file. According to the Cherokee Ledger News, Carolyn Cosby, chair of the Canton Tea Party, confirmed she received the order from the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission. Cosby must respond in 15 days or pay a $12,000 fine in 30 days to allegations brought forth earlier this year by outgoing District 3 County Commissioner Karen Bosch that the organization was collecting money and using it to convince voters how to cast ballots in local primary elections and on the T-SPLOST referendum. Bosch noted in her charge that Tea Party organization wasn't registered with the state …
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Last week, Commissioner Karen Bosch's ex accused Cherokee Recycling owner Jimmy Bobo of illegally attempting to conceal cash campaign donations to her.
One week after Cherokee Commissioner Karen Bosch's ex-husband accused Cherokee Recycling owner Jimmy Bobo of illegally attempting to conceal cash campaign donations to his ex-wife, Keith “Eddie” Mahurin filed an ethics complaint today with the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission. Mahurin and the Canton Tea Party had called for a full grand jury investigation. "District Attorney Garry Moss advised Mahurin that a criminal charge would be difficult test to meet, but that it was a definite matter for consideration of the Ethics Committee," Mahurin and Tea Party chairwoman Carolyn Cosby said in a joint statement. Mahurin said he "brought this information forward because of the Bobo deal in the county." Bobo is the …
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10:29 am on Sunday, December 16, 2012
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