News came down from U.S. Attorney BJay Pak’s office Wednesday that Atlanta City Councilman Antonio Brown has been indicted on multiple fraud charges, mainly stemming from taking out loans and making major credit card purchases (including $60,000 for a car) and then claiming he was the victim of identity theft and was not responsible for the charges or repaying the loans. Perhaps not the best laid plan, if Brown is found guilty – and recipients of Pak’s indictments usually are – he’s looking at some serious prison time – and his political career is undoubtedly SINKING…
Ft. Gordon Scandal
Bid-rigging schemes are often associated with Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, but Augusta’s Fort Gordon has had a scandal of their own. The fourth member of the “colonels cabal” that plotted to take bribes in exchange for $20 million+ in government contracts was sentenced to 5 years in prison this week. Col. Joseph Young will also have to repay the $1.13 million he received in bribe money. Young will join three other Army colonels in prison for their involvement in the long-time bid rigging scandal, their ships are plainly SUNK…
