Just days after former state Rep. Dexter Sharper submitted a letter of resignation to Gov. Brian Kemp, he pleaded guilty to in federal district court to illegally receiving more than $14,000 in pandemic unemployment benefits. That makes him the second Democrat to do so this year, former state Rep. Karen Bennett pleaded guilty to a similar charge. Sharper will be sentenced in July, but prosecutors have asked he pay $10,096 in restitution and an additional $100 administrative fee (a number oddly less than what he fraudulently received). Sharper’s political career is officially SUNK…
Questions linger over Atlanta City Hall investigation
An ongoing investigation into former Atlanta Municipal Clerk Foris Webb III is hitting roadblocks, as city employees are delaying or rejecting interviews by the inspector general. Webb received more than $900,000 in consulting fees from the city for his “work” on a referendum meant to block the city’s law enforcement training center, dubbed “Cop City.” That referendum got held up in court, never wound up doing anything, and the center was built, but Webb continued to cash a $35,000 check each month. Another murky situation at Atlanta City Hall has public trust SINKING…
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