http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf Atlanta news and views, one slice at a time Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:01:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/01/28/apollo-holmes%e2%80%99-suicide-a-dead-end-in-case-of-comatose-trainer/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/01/28/apollo-holmes%e2%80%99-suicide-a-dead-end-in-case-of-comatose-trainer/#comments Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:50:25 +0000 Mara Shalhoup http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=13626 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/01/28/apollo-holmes%e2%80%99-suicide-a-dead-end-in-case-of-comatose-trainer/feed/ 1 Assault that left Darius Miller in a vegetative state is a "a sad commentary on urban life," suspect's lawyer says. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/12/31/tragic-saga-of-celeb-trainers-beat-down-continues/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/12/31/tragic-saga-of-celeb-trainers-beat-down-continues/#comments Wed, 31 Dec 2008 21:11:52 +0000 Mara Shalhoup http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=11789 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/12/31/tragic-saga-of-celeb-trainers-beat-down-continues/feed/ 15 Defendant charged in the 2007 attack of Darius Miller has committed suicide. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/11/19/lawsuit-against-mayors-daugther-settled/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/11/19/lawsuit-against-mayors-daugther-settled/#comments Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:50:46 +0000 Mara Shalhoup http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=9478 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/11/19/lawsuit-against-mayors-daugther-settled/feed/ 3 The plaintiff, Free At Last Bail Bonds, sought $185,000 — but settled for $6,000. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/11/18/was-lawsuit-against-mayors-daughter-settled/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/11/18/was-lawsuit-against-mayors-daughter-settled/#comments Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:45:04 +0000 Mara Shalhoup http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=9360 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/11/18/was-lawsuit-against-mayors-daughter-settled/feed/ 1 Local bail-bond company sued Kai Franklin Graham to recover $185,000. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/11/17/no-trial-at-least-today-for-mayors-daughter/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/11/17/no-trial-at-least-today-for-mayors-daughter/#comments Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:20:10 +0000 Mara Shalhoup http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=9258 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/11/17/no-trial-at-least-today-for-mayors-daughter/feed/ 0 Kai Franklin Graham, who is being sued in federal bankruptcy court by the bonding company that bailed out her then-husband, was supposed to go on trial this morning. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/10/14/lawsuit-mayor-shirley-franklins-daughter-lied-about-finances/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/10/14/lawsuit-mayor-shirley-franklins-daughter-lied-about-finances/#comments Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:00:35 +0000 Mara Shalhoup http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=7294 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/10/14/lawsuit-mayor-shirley-franklins-daughter-lied-about-finances/feed/ 2 When Kai Franklin Graham, daughter of Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin, goes on trial next month on civil charges, the case could shed light on allegations that a recent criminal investigation only hinted at. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/20/shirley-franklin-responds-to-cl-post-about-her-daughter/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/20/shirley-franklin-responds-to-cl-post-about-her-daughter/#comments Thu, 20 Mar 2008 21:59:28 +0000 Scott Freeman http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/20/shirley-franklin-responds-to-cl-post-about-her-daughter/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/20/shirley-franklin-responds-to-cl-post-about-her-daughter/feed/ 18 Mayor Shirley Franklin responded late Tuesday night with the following comment to Mara Shalhoup’s Fresh Loaf post on the sentencing hearing for Franklin’s daughter, Kai Franklin Graham: “Check the facts. She plead[ed] guilty to structuring which is clearly defined in the federal code. Her plea had absolutely nothing to do with any other criminal act. ANY [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/17/mayor-shirely-franklin%e2%80%99s-daughter-sentenced-to-probation-for-minor-role-in-cocaine-ring/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/17/mayor-shirely-franklin%e2%80%99s-daughter-sentenced-to-probation-for-minor-role-in-cocaine-ring/#comments Mon, 17 Mar 2008 22:22:27 +0000 Mara Shalhoup http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/17/mayor-shirely-franklin%e2%80%99s-daughter-sentenced-to-probation-for-minor-role-in-cocaine-ring/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/17/mayor-shirely-franklin%e2%80%99s-daughter-sentenced-to-probation-for-minor-role-in-cocaine-ring/feed/ 5 GREENVILLE — Kai Franklin Graham apologized to her mother, Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin, during a brief sentencing hearing in Greenville federal court today, according to assistant U.S. Attorney Mark Moore. Moore says the mayor sat in the courtroom during the proceedings — the same courtroom where, a year earlier, her ex-son-in-law was sentenced to life in [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/11/bmf-figure-linked-to-mayor-shirley-franklins-ex-son-in-law-pleads-guilty-will-cooperate-with-feds/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/11/bmf-figure-linked-to-mayor-shirley-franklins-ex-son-in-law-pleads-guilty-will-cooperate-with-feds/#comments Tue, 11 Mar 2008 21:14:40 +0000 Mara Shalhoup http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/11/bmf-figure-linked-to-mayor-shirley-franklins-ex-son-in-law-pleads-guilty-will-cooperate-with-feds/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/11/bmf-figure-linked-to-mayor-shirley-franklins-ex-son-in-law-pleads-guilty-will-cooperate-with-feds/feed/ 18 GREENVILLE — A drug associate of Mayor Shirley Franklin’s ex-son-in-law pleaded guilty to federal charges today, bringing an abrupt end to his trial on cocaine trafficking. As part of his plea deal, Ernest Watkins agreed to cooperate with federal authorities “about all criminal activities [of] which he has knowledge.” Watkins has been identified in federal documents and [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/12/17/mayors-daughter-pleads-guilty/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/12/17/mayors-daughter-pleads-guilty/#comments Mon, 17 Dec 2007 18:13:42 +0000 Scott Freeman http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/12/17/mayors-daughter-pleads-guilty/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/12/17/mayors-daughter-pleads-guilty/feed/ 0 Kai Franklin Graham, 35, daughter of Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin, pleaded guilty this morning in South Carolina to a federal charge of “structuring financial transactions” to avoid detection. The charges stem from an investigation of Franklin’s former husband, Tremayne Graham, who pleaded guilty for his leadership role in a cocaine operation affiliated with the Black [...]