By Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
DeKalb County government is “rotten to the core,” investigators said, outlining allegations of bribery, theft of government property and corruption, AL.com.
“The misconduct starts at the top and has infected nearly every department we have looked at,” wrote the investigators, former Georgia Attorney General Mike Bowers and Richard Hyde. “Expenses range from the petty to the absurd.”
Investigators called the findings “stunning” but declined to identify suspects until the report was finalized.
From cruises to the Bahamas to a Christmas tree, county officials are accused of using tax dollars to buy a variety of services and items.