More than two years after he was accused of defrauding his former employer of more than $2 million and indicted on federal charges, Georgia’s suspended insurance commissioner is set to stand trial.
Jim Beck, a Republican, was elected insurance and safety fire commissioner in 2018 and then was indicted in May 2019, just months after taking office, on charges of mail fraud, wire fraud and money laundering. The charges stem from Beck’s time as general manager of the Georgia Underwriting Association, or GUA, before he was elected insurance commissioner.
Jury selection is set to begin Monday for his trial, which is expected to take about two weeks.
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