POLICE NEEDS EXPENSE RECORDS RECEIPTS!
Federal subpoenas are targeting former Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed’s purchasing card expenditures.
The subpoenas name four people, including the former mayor.
Federal prosecutors also want spending records for Reed.
The AJC filed a request for all federal subpoenas received by the city since February 1.
The city released two grand jury subpoenas which one focuses on Reed’s deputy chief of staff and a man convicted of wire fraud. The other subpoena focuses on the city credit cards used by Reed, his brother and two others.
Reed himself has remained unscathed.
The scandal emerged publicly last year and denied that he or his brother had been questioned by the FBI and said he had taken no bribes.
At the time Reed said, I wanted to be mayor of Atlanta since I was 13, and if you think that I would throw my away for some short-term gratification, you don’t know me well, and you don’t know the plans that I have for my own life.”
A federal grand jury subpoena released Tuesday names Reed for the first time in the Atlanta City Hall bribery investigation.
The subpoena demands records of Reed’s city purchase card as well as cards issued to Reed’s brother Tracy, Reed’s deputy chief of staff Katrina Taylor Parks and Mitzi Bickers, who worked for Reed for a few years.
Mitzi Bickers was indicted earlier this month, accused of accepting more than $2 million in bribes money.
Keisha Lance Bottoms said, “As part of the ongoing investigation from the US Attorney’s office, the City has received the enclosed subpoenas. We will continue to cooperate with this investigation.”
Marshall’s attorney told Belcher on Tuesday night, “I knew nothing about the subpoenas. I was surprised.”
But attorney Jerry Froelich declined to say whether his client is cooperating with the federal corruption investigation.
Tuesday’s developments signaled by U.S. Attorney Bjay Pak the day Mitizi Bickers was indicted.
Reed sent a statement saying all documents requested will be provided:
“Since the start of this investigation, my Administration pledged full cooperation with our federal partners. My commitment has not changed and all documents requested in the April 6, 2018 subpoena will be provided. Many of these documents have been made available to members of the press previously and reflect legitimate expenses incurred as well as contributions made during the course of my service as Mayor of Atlanta.”
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