Monticello, GA: GBI opens financial review of the city

Credit: Danny / Any County News · Source: GBI via WGXA; The Monticello News; Jasper County Sheriff's Office.

MONTICELLO, GA - The GBI has opened a forensic investigation into the City of Monticello in Jasper County. According to the GBI (via WGXA), the Jasper County Sheriff's Office requested it on Oct. 6 for a "preliminary review regarding financial allegations at the City of Monticello."

GBI Special Agent in Charge Mary Chandler told The Monticello News the review will determine whether a crime took place; there is no timetable. Sheriff Donnie Pope said the goal is "absolute clarity and accountability." The sheriff's office says findings will go to the appropriate prosecutorial authority.

Sources told The Monticello News the GBI requested the city's utility bills from the last calendar year; that has not been officially confirmed. No charges have been announced and no one has been accused of a crime. The city declined to comment.

Sources: GBI via WGXA; The Monticello News; Jasper County Sheriff's Office; 13WMAZ. Photos: Wikimedia Commons file photos.

Sources: GBI via WGXA · The Monticello News · Jasper County Sheriff's Office · 13WMAZ

Images: Wikimedia Commons file photos of downtown Monticello, the Jasper County Courthouse and GBI headquarters. No AI-generated images.

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