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Press Release: DeKalb Citizens Advocacy Council Forms Ballot Committee to Defeat Revised Ethics Act

For Immediate Release DeKalb Citizens Advocacy Council Forms Ballot Committee to Defeat Revised Ethics Act  [DeKalb County, GA]—A group of concerned DeKalb community members have formed a ballot committee to educate DeKalb County citizens on the fatal flaws contained in the revised Ethics Act to be voted on in the November 5, 2019 general election. […]

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Torpy at Large: DeKalb ethics chief a needed thorn in county’s side

LOCAL NEWS | May 26, 2019 By Bill Torpy, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Tuesday was one of those days that cause good government boosters in DeKalb County to bite their knuckles in dismay. First, former Commissioner Sharon “Walking Indictment” Barnes Sutton was finally acquainted with the back seat of a law enforcement vehicle for allegedly shaking down county contractors. […]

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Elaine Boyer handed 14-month prison sentence

NEWS  | March 28, 2018 By Johnny Edwards, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Digging deep Over the past year, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s investigations of DeKalb County corruption have helped to trigger an FBI probe, changes in county policy, additional funding for the county ethics board and other reform efforts. Reporter Johnny Edwards first revealed last March that then-Commissioner […]

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