Seven former city of Atlanta employees are suing the city and Atlanta’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG). They allege the OIG unlawfully obtained and exposed their personal bank records during internal investigations conducted between 2022 and 2024.
The lawsuits were brought by Rita Braswell, Charlie Helton, Christopher Helton, Carla Lipscomb, Commodus Morgan, Duvwon Robinson, and Eugene Williams on Jan. 28 in Fulton County Superior Court.
Each plaintiff is seeking compensatory and punitive damages, based on claims of invasion of privacy, negligence, emotional distress, and violations of Georgia banking law. In a March 2025 demand notice to the city, the plaintiffs each asked for $5 million in compensatory damages…