Overview
- Georgia Capitol Police charged Patty Durand with felony theft of trade secrets after a PSC proceeding in Atlanta and booked her into the Fulton County Jail.
- An arrest warrant says video shows her reentering the hearing room during a lunch break, picking up a booklet labeled "Georgia Power Trade Secrets," placing it in her purse, and leaving.
- A judge granted $10,000 bond with conditions including no contact with Georgia Power or PSC witnesses and surrender of her passport, according to Fox 5 Atlanta, after earlier reports noted no bail set.
- Georgia Power said it is cooperating with law enforcement and called unauthorized disclosure of proprietary information a serious matter intended to protect customers.
- The PSC said it did not request the arrest, and the felony charge carries potential penalties of one to five years in prison and a fine up to $50,000.