Assistant Attorney General David McLaughlin spent much of Tuesday walking former GBI agent Wesley Horn through a confusing series of dates and paperwork laying out the state’s case that Balfour, R-Snellville, claimed bogus mileage and reimbursements. However he was frustrated by defense attorney William Hill Jr. who three times objected when McLaughlin mistakenly brought up the wrong dates.
The confusion bolsters Balfour’s claims that errors in 16 expense reports filed over five years were simple mistakes made by a busy man who has problems with details but is not a criminal.
In his cross-examination of Horn, Hill hammered at mistakes made in the 18-count indictment charging Balfour. Hill said the indictment incorrectly cites wrong or non-existent parts of state law.
“This is a very serious document,” he said.
Hill continued by parsing the indictment, noting for the jury that some of the counts were for double billing mileage resulting in paltry sums. One count was for overbilling the state for $21.04.
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