Georgia Politician Hired SC “Voodoo Priestess”

In one of the strangest political stories of all time, a county government official in Georgia has been accused of hiring a “voodoo priestess” in South Carolina to unload some bad juju on her political opponent.

According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Blythewood, S.C. voodoo practitioner George Ann Mills was retained by Cobb County (GA) Commissioner Annette Kesting for the purpose of  on her political rival.

Allegedly, Kesting asked Mills is she could help “give him cancer” or “make him have an accident.”

Mills refused to do anything that would have caused bodily harm to Kesting’s opponent, Cobb Commissioner Woody Thompson, but did agree to perform voodoo that would “make trouble for him … make people see who he really is.”

Kesting – who became the first African-American Commissioner in Cobb County history in 2004 – is now under investigation by officials in both Georgia and South Carolina, but not for her voodoo consultation.

Officials are looking into allegations that Kesting wrote $3,000 in bad checks to Mills for her voodoo services.

From the AJC:

Mills said Kesting wrote two checks totaling $3,000, which were returned for insufficient funds. Kesting then sent two $1,000 money orders in payment. Mills produced a copy of a MoneyGram receipt, dated Aug. 28. The receipt, which she faxed to the AJC, listed Kesting’s husband, Christian, as the sender.

“I kept a paper trail of everything,” Mills said. “I don’t think this would have ever come out if I had been paid.”

We’re not experts on the subject, but stiffing a “voodoo priestess” seems pretty stupid to us. Sort of like drinking strychnine or having unprotected sex with Paris Hilton.

Which reminds us, we should probably stop by “accounts payable” before we leave work today.