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The Yazoo Land Fraud effected Georgia because it changed the original charter of Georgia into many other states. Dumb.
Insurance fraud is considered a felony offense in Georgia. The sentence that such a charge carries is 2-10 years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000.
What used to be Western Georgia became the state of Mississippi.
That is a felony in Georgia. It has a limit of 4 years.
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Whey Were voted out of office.
It caused Georgia to go into a deep depression because of the amount of money they had to pay people that owned the lands.
to make the distribution of land more fair after the Yazoo Land Fraud
The statute of limitations is going to be 4 years. However, Georgia does have longer times for some fraud, particularly if in office. And it is tolled if the individual is not living in Georgia.
Mississippi and Alabama
The federal government paid millions to settle the Yazoo land fraud and disputed Georgia's right to the land.
It affected a part of then-Georgia that is now known as Mississippi. See below link: