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PRETEND

1412: The Puppet Master

PRETEND

Javier Leiva

True Crime, Society & Culture, Technology

4.72.2K Ratings

🗓️ 17 October 2023

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Former Lieutenant Governor's Ex-Staffer Arrested for Elaborate Deception in Divorce; Husband Speaks Out Beth Green, a former member of Georgia Lieutenant Governor Geoff Duncan's staff, was arrested, facing felony charges stemming from a plot to torment her husband during their divorce proceedings. Accused of impersonating her former boss and employing deceptive personas, Green's arrest follows a warrant issued by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI). But what's even more astonishing is what Beth's husband has to say about the extent of her alleged deception. In today's episode of the PRETEND Podcast, we explore the extraordinary story of betrayal, lies, and the unraveling of trust in the midst of a divorce. Follow PRETEND on Social: https://linktr.ee/pretendpod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Yeah, you can certainly record, yeah.

0:12.8

So what I'm going to do is now that I'm recording, but you were going to ask me a couple

0:16.8

questions.

0:17.8

What were they?

0:18.8

Well, I mean, this is not what this is about, but is there any compensation involved?

0:25.7

This is John.

0:27.2

John reached out to me because he says that his wife is a puppet master.

0:32.0

After I explained to John that I don't pay for interviews and never have, never will,

0:37.1

he told me about a story that made national news.

0:40.2

It was about his ex-wife, Beth Green.

0:42.6

She worked for the state of Georgia for 20-something years in various positions and she, you know,

0:48.6

the last few years she was with the lieutenant governor.

0:52.2

This story takes place back in 2021.

0:55.0

There were a few things happening around that time, so chances are that you missed it.

1:00.8

Beth Green, who worked as the director of operations for the lieutenant governor of Georgia, was

1:05.4

arrested and charged with impersonating her boss.

1:09.0

She's accused of sending emails from lieutenant governor Jeff Duncan's official government

1:13.4

account to get information about her divorce with her husband, John.

1:18.4

The warrant for her arrest doesn't really explain why she impersonated the lieutenant governor

1:23.0

and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation has yet to return my request for the case files.

1:27.9

But now her ex-husband, John, reached out to me and it turns out that impersonating

1:32.4

the lieutenant governor was just the tip of the iceberg.

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