A former ARC administrator of federally funded workforce training programs, who later worked for Atlanta’s workforce training program, has pleaded guilty to federal charges of accepting bribes during his work with ARC.
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High hopes expressed for Atlanta’s task force to promote public trust
Judging by the responses posted on social media, expectations are great that the Atlanta Task Force for the Promotion of Public Trust will produce results that fulfill its name.
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Atlanta councilmembers, mayor’s staff to discuss ‘honest government’ legislation
The Atlanta City Council intends to repair breaches in the city government’s protocols on transparency and honesty, and on Wednesday a council committee agreed to meet with Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms’ staff to work out the details. A meeting date was not set.
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Atlanta bribery probe evidently continues, after former official pleads guilty
The federal investigation into public corruption at Atlanta City Hall evidently continues, following a guilty plea entered Tuesday. Atlanta’s former chief procurement officer admitted accepting more than $30,000 from a vendor who won millions of dollars in city contracts.
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Public corruption case in DeKalb County, GWCCA lost in din over Atlanta corruption
Federal prosecutors have closed a public corruption case involving more than $100,000 in bribes paid to a public official for contracts that involved millions of dollars in janitorial services for DeKalb County and the Georgia World Congress Center Authority. The sentencing phase in January was overwhelmed in the din over the corruption case involving the city of Atlanta.
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Atlanta City Council may tighten emergency contract policy, as second contractor pleads guilty
As the second contractor charged in a public corruption probe at Atlanta City Hall pleaded guilty Thursday, the Atlanta City Council is devising a policy to guide the award of emergency contracts.
