A former top official during Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed’s administration was sentenced Tuesday to three years in prison under a federal corruption probe that ensnared nearly a dozen people on bribery or other related charges.
U.S. District Judge Steve C. Jones also ordered Jimmie “Jim” A. Beard, 60, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to serve three years of supervised release following his prison term and pay restitution of $177,197 plus a $10,000 fine.
Prosecutors said Beard charged luxury trips to a city credit card, double-dipped on travel reimbursements, cheated on his taxes and used the auspices of the city police department to buy a pair of custom-built machine guns otherwise unavailable to civilians.
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