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    Appeal filed by former Augusta Commissioner Sammie Sias rejected

    By Karlton Clay,

    1 day ago

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    GEORGIA (WJBF) – An appeal filed by former Augusta Commissioner Sammie Sias has been rejected by a federal appeals court.

    According to officials, the opinion was filed on Friday by the US Court of Appeals for the Southern District.

    Sias is currently serving a 30-month sentence which began on August 21st, 2023 and was reduced from the original 36 months that he was sentenced.

    Sias was convicted for destroying documents and lying to investigators in July 2022, and in August 2023, Sias was booked into a medium-security prison in Williamsburg County, South Carolina.

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