Dear DeKalb Citizen,
Once again, DeKalb County is in hot water over excessive expenditures, but this time it's not just the CEO or the Board of Education. Investigations by Atlanta media outlets have revealed DeKalb County Commissioners and their staff are using their county-issued Visa debit cards to pay for vacations, cell phones, rental cars, meals, and to make donations to nonprofit organizations - despite having signed an agreement that they would not use their county-issued debit cards for personal expenses!
It's outrageous, and it has to stop NOW!
The only way DeKalb citizens are going to get maximum accountability from their elected representatives is to demand that DeKalb County District Attorney Robert James convene a grand jury to investigate these abuses of power.
If we don't demand action, you can bet these abuses will continue!
Please sign our petition and ask your friends, family, and neighbors in DeKalb to sign it, too!
In Liberty,
Anthony Lewis
DeKalb Campaign for Liberty
Recruit, Equip, Train, Mobilize
Petition to convene a Grand Jury investigation into the use of county-issued debit cards by DeKalb County Elected Officials and their Administrationsto DeKalb County District Attorney Robert James:WHEREAS: Investigations by the Atlanta Journal and Constitution revealed gross misuse of County-issued debit cards by Commissioner Elaine Boyer; and WHEREAS: The aforementioned investigation revealed that Ms. Boyer made over 50 purchases totalling more than $12,000 in personal charges to her county-issued debit card; and WHEREAS: The same investigation also revealed misuse of the county-issued debit card by Ms. Boyer’s Chief of Staff, Bob Lundsten; and WHEREAS: A subsequent investigation by WSB-TV revealed that Commissioner Stan Watson has charged nearly $5000 in personal cell phone charges to his county-issued debit card; and WHEREAS: The DeKalb County Board of Ethics has opened investigations, not only into Ms. Boyer and Mr. Watson, but also into the county debit use of Commissioners Larry Johnson and Sharon Barnes-Sutton, along with Ms. Barnes-Sutton’s aide, Judy Brownly; and WHEREAS: The Federal Bureau of Investigation has subpoenaed documents regarding the use of the county-issued debit card by DeKalb County officials; and WHEREAS: All county officials sign documents stating that county-issued debit cards are not to be used for personal purposes. THEREFORE: We, the undersigned residents of DeKalb County, Georgia, call on County District Attorney Robert James to immediately convene a Grand Jury to investigate possible crimes committed against the people of DeKalb County by elected officials and their administrations as it relates to the use of county-issued debit cards. |