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Man sentenced to 14 years after Georgia gold scam investigation

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Investigators say a 90-year-old woman was manipulated into buying hundreds of thousands of dollars in gold before deputies replaced one shipment with rocks and dirt and arrested the man who came to collect it. COLUMBIA COUNTY, Ga.

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WJBF Augusta
Man sentenced to 14 years in federal prison after Columbia County gold scam investigation (opens WJBF Augusta)
Published Oct 7, 2026
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Investigators say a 90-year-old woman was manipulated into buying hundreds of thousands of dollars in gold before deputies replaced one shipment with rocks and dirt and arrested the man who came to collect it. COLUMBIA COUNTY, Ga.
WSPA Greenville-Spartanburg
Man sentenced to 14 years after Georgia gold scam investigation (opens WSPA Greenville-Spartanburg)
Published Oct 8, 2026
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Investigators say a 90-year-old woman was manipulated into buying hundreds of thousands of dollars in gold before deputies replaced one shipment with rocks and dirt and arrested the man who came to collect it. COLUMBIA COUNTY, Ga.