# Georgia inmates sentenced for running jury duty phone scam

> Georgia inmates sentenced for running jury duty phone scam ALBANY, Ga. - Two Georgia inmates who used contraband cellphones to extortionately trick citizens out of hundreds of thousands of dollars fro…

**Published**: 2026-10-17
**Source**: https://gps.press/gps-news/georgia-inmates-sentenced-for-running-jury-duty-phone-scam/
**Author**: Georgia Prisoners' Speak

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Georgia inmates sentenced for running jury duty phone scam ALBANY, Ga. - Two Georgia inmates who used contraband cellphones to extortionately trick citizens out of hundreds of thousands of dollars from prison cells have been sentenced to federal prison, officials said. Albany federal court sentencing What we know: Senior U.S. District Judge W. Louis Sands sentenced Lance Riddle, also known…