Gov. Brian Kemp has suspended the chairman of a suburban Atlanta county commission after the official was indicted for taking a kickback on a real estate deal. Kemp on Thursday suspended Newton County Commission Chairman Marcello Banes from office until the case is resolved or his term ends.
COVINGTON, Ga. — Gov. Brian Kemp has suspended the chairman of a suburban Atlanta county commission after the official was indicted on charges alleging he took a kickback on a real estate deal.Newton County Commission Chairman Marcello Banes from office until the case is resolved or his term runs out.
U.S. Attorney Ryan Buchanan has said the company didn’t know Banes was going to get a kickback and wouldn’t have paid Lindsey if it had known. The authority has also said it knew of no illegal activity.Teen brother of Air Force airman who was killed by Florida deputy is fatally shot near AtlantaBank records show Lindsey in turn passed $100,000 of the money to Banes.
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