Federal investigators claim Atlanta city officials may have mismanaged up to $400,000 in grant money aimed at combating crime in Mechanicsville, Pittsburg, and other south Atlanta neighborhoods.
The funds were part of the federal Weed and Seed program. Officials with the U.S. Department of Justice claim lax internal controls at the city have made it difficult to track the money. A full report of the alleged mismanagement can be found as a PDF here.
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