There are 4 article(s) tagged Coty Wamp:

• March 2024

  • More audits of Halbert’s office likely after special prosecutor’s visit

    Hamilton County District Attorney General Coty Wamp and her investigators finished their two-day visit to look at problems within the Shelby County Clerk’s office. 

    By Bill Dries March 22, 2024

• December 2023

  • Wright sends 20-page complaint in Halbert investigation

    The day after the special prosecutor from Chattanooga came to Memphis to hear from the public, Shelby County Commissioner Mick Wright has drafted a formal complaint against Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert.

    By Bill Dries December 28, 2023

  • No formal complaints in Wanda Halbert probe, special prosecutor says

    Hamilton County District Attorney General Coty G. Wamp, in a letter to Shelby County commissioners, says the investigation has been slow moving with unreturned phone calls and denied records requests that she says violate state law.

    By Bill Dries December 21, 2023

• June 2023

  • Judge names special prosecutor to investigate Wanda Halbert

    The Shelby County District Attorney General’s Office requested an outside prosecutor “due to the need to avoid a conflict of interest and any appearance of impropriety.”

    By Julia Baker, Bill Dries June 29, 2023