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Georgia mayor charged for hiding gin for inmate work crew
The mayor of a small Georgia town is facing serious charges for allegedly hiding a bottle of gin in a ditch for a state prison work crew. Thomson Mayor Benjamin “Benji” Cary Cranford, 52, was indicted on Wednesday and arrested by Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) agents. He faces felony charges of furnishing prohibited items to inmates and attempting to…