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Gainesville man charged with 14 counts only has to serve one year in jail

Amanda Starr Bryant, 31, left, and her husband, Benjamin Russell Smith, 40, were charged with identity theft and booked Wednesday into the Hall County Jail, where they remain. - photo by For The Times

0826 MAILFRAUD MUGS — Amanda Starr Bryant, 31, left, and her husband, Benjamin Russell Smith, 40, were charged with identity theft and booked Wednesday into the Hall County Jail, where they remain. - photo by For The Times

A Gainesville man, who was charged with 14 counts including identity fraud and theft by receiving stolen mail, accepted a plea deal that decreased his jail time by potentially more than a decade.