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Old 07-29-2020, 09:02 PM
 
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A federal grand jury has indicted Atlanta City Councilman Antonio Brown on multiple counts of fraud, for allegedly lying about his income on applications to obtain loans and credit cards which he used for personal purchases -- including a Range Rover and Mercedes Benz C300.
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The U.S. Attorney’s Office has also accused Brown of lying about being a victim of identity theft to defraud the financial institutions that gave him the money.

Brown is charged with wire fraud, mail fraud, bank fraud and making false statements on a bank loan application.

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“For years, Antonio Brown allegedly sought to defraud a number of banks and credit card companies by falsely claiming that he was the victim of identity theft,” said U.S. Attorney Byung J. “BJay” Pak.

Although there have been former council members indicted after leaving office, Brown appears to be the first sitting councilman to be indicted since federal prosecutors charged D.L. “Buddy” Fowlkes with bribery and income tax evasion in 1993.

https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-new...CQUOL5MLTICTQ/
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Old 07-31-2020, 02:05 PM
 
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crickets....
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Old 07-31-2020, 03:51 PM
 
Location: Metro Atlanta, GA
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This proves that we have corruption on all levels of Government, from the President down to the local politicians
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Old 07-31-2020, 04:02 PM
 
Location: Atlanta
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This proves that we have corruption on all levels of Government, from the President down to the local politicians
I'm disappointed in this because he is the first openly bisexual council member.

And he's cute too.

But not a good representative of the gay community.
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Old 08-01-2020, 06:08 AM
 
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Antonio Brown. Dean Alford. Many more in the past, and more to come. Oh, Georgia...
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Old 08-01-2020, 11:38 AM
 
Location: Decatur, GA
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This really sucks, he was one of he few local politicians that actually seemed willing to listen to people. I really respected him. Oh well.
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Old 08-01-2020, 08:03 PM
 
Location: NW Atlanta
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This proves that we have corruption on all levels of Government, from the President down to the local politicians

It took you this moment to figure that out?
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Old 08-01-2020, 08:17 PM
 
Location: Huntsville Area
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Antonio Brown. Dean Alford. Many more in the past, and more to come. Oh, Georgia...
Hard to believe there aren't more Atlanta councilmen in recent history to be indicted.

The mayor, Bill Campbell, was the most corrupt when I lived in Atlanta area. He had his henchman living in his basement. If you wanted to do business with the City, you had to pay The Collector.
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Old 08-04-2020, 07:19 PM
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Hard to believe there aren't more Atlanta councilmen in recent history to be indicted.

The mayor, Bill Campbell, was the most corrupt when I lived in Atlanta area. He had his henchman living in his basement. If you wanted to do business with the City, you had to pay The Collector.
The ones who steal from the taxpayers seem to get away with it!

He made the mistake of stealing from private businesses.
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Old 08-06-2020, 08:57 AM
 
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Why is it only Atlanta corruption always seems what people on here talk about the most?
Cobb and Gwinnet have had a litany of politicians investigated and indicted for corruption for years. GA ranks near yhe bottom of most corruption so it obviously isnt just an Atlanta thing
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