Former Atlanta Official Indicted on Bribery Charges

Mitzi Bickers, who was the director of the Atlanta's Department of Human Services under former Mayor Kasim Reed, faces 11 counts including conspiring to commit bribery, money-laundering and tax fraud.

Al Such / WABE

A federal grand jury has indicted a former Atlanta city official in the continuing corruption investigation at City Hall.

Mitzi Bickers, who was the director of the city’s Department of Human Services under former Mayor Kasim Reed, faces 11 counts including conspiring to commit bribery, money-laundering and tax fraud. Prosecutors say she took more than $2 million in bribes from city contractors.

Bickers pleaded not guilty Thursday. Three others have already pleaded guilty in the case – the city’s former procurement chief and two city contractors.