Georgia State Rep. Tyrone Brooks to enter plea in federal court | Online Athens

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia state Rep. Tyrone Brooks is set to enter a plea on federal charges.

Court records show the Atlanta Democrat, who was indicted in May 2013 on charges of mail fraud, wire fraud and filing false tax returns has a plea hearing Thursday afternoon in federal court in Atlanta.

Reached by phone Wednesday evening, Brooks referred questions to his lawyer, former Gov. Roy Barnes, who did not immediately return phone messages. The U.S. attorney’s office in Atlanta, which is prosecuting the case, also declined to comment.

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