Thursday, April 25, 2013
The ethics case against Carolyn Cosby was transferred to the state Attorney General's Office to settle.
The case against a Canton Tea Party leader has been turned over to the Georgia Attorney General's Office to sort out. The Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission on Wednesday decided to turn the ethics charges against Carolyn Cosby, leader of the Canton Tea Party Patriots, over to the state agency. Holly LaBerge, executive director of the commission, said the case was sent to the office "since probable cause was found by the Commission." "We presented this case to the Commission for probable cause since we were not able to work out a compliance or consent order with the respondent," she added. "The Attorney General's office will handle this case in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act." Cosby was …
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 …
Georgia Moderate
7:04 pm on Friday, April 26, 2013
The AG's office is exactly where Cosby's case belongs. Many are tired of her and her various groups' attempts to quash and suppress free speech and limit individual civil rights. more ›