Local:
Atlanta dentist under fed investigation
Dr. Dennis Jaffe, a local dentist specializing in gold teeth and “grills”, is being investigated by the feds and the Georgia attorney general over the possibility that he’s stealing Medicaid money, according to WSB-TV. There have also been discoveries of past cleanliness issues in the dentist’s office. His license was revoked by the Georgia Board of Dentistry after inspectors found problems within the office including old equipment and defective parts covered in garbage bags. Jaffe is currently facing one federal misdemeanor charge about potentially embezzling the Medicaid money but the investigation is ongoing.
National:
Alabama judges ordered to administer gay marriage licences
An Alabama federal judge instructed a probate judge in Mobile County to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples on Feb. 12, according to CNN. While Alabama’s ban on same-sex marriage was struck down in January, some judges still refused to issue the licenses because the state’s Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Roy Moore told them not to. The state federal judge’s decision was also made to send out a strong message to other judges in Alabama’s counties to follow suit as well.
International:
London police confirm killing of suspect
The Copenhagen police said they shot and killed a man on Feb. 15, who they believed to have carried out attacks killing two people, one at a cafe and one outside a synagogue, in addition to wounding at least five police officers, according to The New York Times. The suspect was identified as a 22-year-old Denmark native who was previously known as a gang member with a violent criminal record to security services. However, he was left unnamed. These latest attacks in Copenhagen are said to resemble last month’s attacks in Paris, conducted by jihadist gunmen, which killed cartoonists at Charlie Hebdo in addition to gunshots aimed at a Jewish target.
