The woman who financed the transport business and campaign of Richmond County’s youngest school board trustee-elect plans to file charges against him for unauthorized use of her credit card and is also calling for him to step down from his board position.
Tyrique Robinson, 20, was unopposed Nov. 8 to represent the District 6 seat on the Richmond County Board of Education. The seat’s incumbent, A.K. Hasan, was drawn out of the district by state lawmakers during redistricting.
Businesswoman Melissa Oden said she took Robinson, the godson of a friend, under her wing and financed his transportation business, Dream Transportation LLC. A few months later, however, …
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