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Fulton County prosecutors will not move ahead with felony charges against an environmental advocate who took a notebook belonging to the state’s largest electrical utility during a regulatory hearing late last year.
Patty Durand was accused of stealing trade secrets when, during a break in public hearings before the Public Service Commission on Oct. 21, she took one of about half a dozen Georgia Power notebooks left untended in the room detailing the company’s economic projections around data centers.
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In her decision to not follow through with felony charges, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis said Georgia Power didn’t guard the documents well enough to support their designation as trade secrets under Georgia law.
Durand, who spent 42 hours in the Fulton County jail after returning the notebook, said she will continue to press for transparency…