After nearly three years, state officials have closed an investigation into whether Gwinnett County Sheriff Keybo Taylor tried to extort campaign support from bail bonding companies and decided there is not enough evidence to pursue prosecution, according to the Georgia Attorney General’s Office
The GBI opened the investigation into Taylor in September 2020 after the owner of one of the bonding companies sent a video to then-GBI Director Vic Reynolds that showed Taylor meeting with an employee of the bonding company. Taylor was accused of trying to extort campaign contributions from the company by implying he would revoke its ability to provide bail bonding in Gwinnett if it did not support his campaign.
The Gwinnett Daily Post is a daily newspaper published in Gwinnett County, Georgia, and serves as the county's legal organ. The newspaper is owned by Times-Journal Inc. and prints Wednesday and Sunday each week.