Local governing body DOAA - New Dustin Inman Society

Begin forwarded message:

From: Jackie Neubert <Neubertj@audits.ga.gov>

Subject: RE: I am assisting state Rep in search for compliance report OCGA 36-80-23, PLS direct me to page on your website with access to the reports?

Date: November 7, 2023 at 3:27:22 PM EST

To: “D.A. King” <Dking1952@comcast.net>

Cc: Carol Schwinne <Schwinne@audits.ga.gov>

Mr. King,

The Sheriff Offices for each of the counties referenced are part of the ‘local governing body’ as defined in OCGA 36-80-23. The Department of Audits and Accounts collects information from the ‘local governing body’ and not from individual components on the entity. Therefore, we would not have any data specifically regarding sheriffs’ offices. If you are interested in gathering policies of individual sheriffs’ offices, you would need to contact the specific governments directly and request such information.

I apologize that we are not able to assist you further with your request. I wish you luck in obtaining the information you are requesting.

Kind Regards,

Jackie

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Jacqueline E. Neubert, CPA, CGFM

Deputy Director | Professional Standards & Practices

Phone 404-651-8938|

From: D.A. King <Dking1952@comcast.net>
Sent: Tuesday, November 7, 2023 2:33 PM
To: Jackie Neubert <Neubertj@audits.ga.gov>
Subject: Re: I am assisting state Rep in search for compliance report OCGA 36-80-23, PLS direct me to page on your website with access to the reports?

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Ms. Neubert,

Thank you very much for your timely response.

Please regard this note as my official open records request for the compliance reports from the following sheriffs, for 2021 and 2022.

Gwinnett County Sheriff office, Cobb County Sheriff office, Fulton County Sheriff office, Glynn County Sheriff office and Chatham County Sheriff office.

Please contact me with any questions.

Thanks again.

D.A. King

On Nov 7, 2023, at 1:03 PM, Jackie Neubert <Neubertj@audits.ga.gov> wrote:

Good Afternoon Mr. King,

I apologize for the delay in responding to your request.

The compliance reports for the immigration compliance reports are not required to be posted on our website.

However, we provide confirmation of the reporting status and whether or not sanctuary polices were enacted when requested.

I have attached reports with the compliance status for OCGA 36-80-23 (Sanctuary Policy) for Cities (includes Consolidated Governments) and Counties.

The reports will include if they have not responded, reported that they enacted sanctuary policies, or if they are in compliance with OCGA 36-80-23.

Please let me know if you would like the report for any other entity type.

Please contact me if you have any questions.

Thanks,

Jackie

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Jacqueline E. Neubert, CPA, CGFM

Deputy Director | Professional Standards & Practices

Phone 404-651-8938|

From: D.A. King <Dking1952@comcast.net>
Sent: Tuesday, November 7, 2023 10:25 AM
To: Jackie Neubert <Neubertj@audits.ga.gov>
Subject: I am assisting state Rep in search for compliance report OCGA 36-80-23, PLS direct me to page on your website with access to the reports?

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Ms. Neubert,

Will you please direct me to the page on the Audits & Accounts site that has public access to the compliance reports for OCGA 36-80-23 as required by OCGA 50-36-4?

I have spent considerable time on the phone to the Dept. but cannot locate anyone who can help me.

Thank you,

D.A. King

Marietta

404-316-6712

—>UPDATE: The liberal AJC prints a lengthy correction after demand letter from the Dustin Inman Society. More news on this coming soon.

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Daily Signal News report (‘DEFAMATORY’: Conservative Demands Swing-State Newspaper Retract ‘Hate Group’ Smear’)
on the recent AJC attack here by the great Tyler O’Neil.

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I added educational hyperlinks to the below letter – dak.

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October 18, 2024

VIA U.S. REGULAR MAIL & E-MAIL

Leroy Chapman, Jr., Editor in Chief THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION 223 Perimeter Center Pkwy NE Atlanta, Georgia 30346

Re: Demand for Retraction and Apology

Dear Mr. Chapman, Jr.:

I write on behalf of my client, the Dustin Inman Society (DIS), to demand an immediate retraction and apology for the defamatory statements published in your October 7, 2024, article titled “Democrats in this Georgia district are backing a write-in candidate” by Tia Mitchell.

Through use of internet links, the AJC article wrongfully characterizes the Dustin Inman Society as a “Marietta-based anti-immigration hate group.” This characterization is false, defamatory, and published with actual malice. The Dustin Inman Society pushes for secure borders, is not “anti-immigration” and its proprietors do not hate anyone. Rather, DIS advocates for enforcement of U.S. immigration laws and actively opposes unlawful immigration. This distinction is crucial and well-known to staff at your publication.

I paste the offending paragraph from the AJC story:

“A search of activity under her birth name, Karen Sacandy, which Stamper legally changed in 2019, showed that she previously was aligned with a Marietta-based anti-immigration hate group. The group’s website often linked to Sacandy’s activities, like a letter seeking information about the state’s Immigration Enforcement Review Board and a copy of a letter to the editor supporting legislation to prevent immigrants claiming asylum from obtaining driver’s licenses.”

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We note the AJC informs readers that the Dustin Inman Society “often” linked to Karen Sacandy/Kate Stamper activities — but produces only two occasions.

Your story, for which DIS founder and president D.A. King was not contacted, informs readers that Sacandy/Stamper “was aligned” with the Dustin Inman Society. We note that polls show that a majority of Americans oppose the federal offense of illegal immigration. Since the letter posted on the DIS site was a published missive to the editor at the Cherokee Tribune, we must ask: does this make that newspaper a “Cherokee County-based anti-immigration hate group”?

Your characterization demonstrates a reckless and vindictive disregard for the truth, rising to the level of actual malice as defined in New York Times Co. v. Sullivan. Actual malice in defamation law refers to publication of a statement with knowledge that it is false or with reckless disregard of whether it is false or not. Your repeated mischaracterization of the Dustin Inman Society, despite having been corrected on numerous occasions, clearly meets this standard.

The Dustin Inman Society’s position on immigration is clear and public:

1. It supports sustainable levels of legal immigration through established channels.

2. It opposes unlawful immigration due to various societal concerns, including: – Strain on public resources and services
– Potential and real public safety issues
– Economic impacts on low-wage American workers and America’s poor

– Challenges to the rule of law

3. The Dustin Inman Society defends legal immigrants when media attempt to blur the difference between them and illegal aliens.

Moreover, the Dustin Inman Society’s board includes lawful immigrants who have navigated the proper channels for authorized immigration. This fact alone should dispel any notion that the organization is “anti-immigration.” As he has informed you multiple times over much of the last two decades, D.A. King’s sister is a real, legal immigrant.

While we acknowledge that the Southern Poverty Law Center has designated the Dustin Inman Society as an “anti-immigrant hate group that denigrates all immigrants,” your article presents the “anti-immigration hate group” characterization as the Atlanta Journal Constitution’s independent assessment and statement of fact.

This smear is not only demonstrably false and ignores Mr. King’s many communications to you advising you of the truth, but also demonstrates an exceedingly unprofessional failure to fact-check and verify information before publication.

We demand that the Atlanta Journal Constitution:

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1. Immediately publicly retract the defaming statement in the October 7, 2024, article.

2. Publish a prominent apology, equal in visibility and placement to the original defamatory article.

3. Cease and desist from further defamatory characterizations of the Dustin Inman Society.

Failure to comply with these demands may result in further legal action. We expect your prompt attention to this matter and await your timely response.

Sincerely,

Todd V. McMurtry

cc: James Abely, Esq.