Ga. Candidate Behind ‘Deportation Bus’ Pleads Not Guilty To Fraud Charges

Ex-state Sen. Michael Williams, a former Republican gubernatorial candidate in Georgia, was indicted last month in Hall County on charges of insurance fraud and lying to investigators.

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A Georgia Republican gubernatorial candidate who campaigned in a “deportation bus” has pleaded not guilty to fraud charges.

Ex-state Sen. Michael Williams was indicted last month in Hall County northeast of Atlanta on charges of insurance fraud and lying to investigators.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports Williams requested a jury trial ahead of an arraignment hearing Wednesday.