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Georgia Power Critic Avoids Prosecution After Notebook Incident

1/27/2026

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Patty Durand, a Georgia Power critic, will not face prosecution after Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis cited insufficient evidence.
Surveillance footage from October 21, 2025 shows Durand taking a notebook labeled 'Georgia Power Trade Secrets' during a break at a Public Service Commission meeting.
She returned the notebook, completed community service and a theft awareness class, spent nearly two days in jail, and plans to discuss experience in her newsletter.

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Story summary

Patty Durand, a Georgia Power critic, will not face prosecution after Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis cited insufficient evidence.
Surveillance footage from October 21, 2025 shows Durand taking a notebook labeled 'Georgia Power Trade Secrets' during a break at a Public Service Commission meeting.
She returned the notebook, completed community service and a theft awareness class, spent nearly two days in jail, and plans to discuss experience in her newsletter.