The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating a pre-trial diversion program run by Gwinnett County Solicitor-General Lisamarie Bristol’s office at the request of Gwinnett County District Attorney Pasty Austin-Gatson’s office.
The GBI is looking into the Path 2 pre-trial diversion program the Solicitor’s Office announced earlier this year. The program lets defendants accused of minor traffic, hunting or fishing violations resolve their cases by making donations to either the Gwinnett Coalition or the Georgia Wildlife Federation depending on what kind of violation they are accused of committing.
Bristol’s attorney, Noah Pines, said the program does not violate state law…