Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat is working to pay the $1.4 million his office owes to a former security contractor who threatened to file criminal charges against him for unpaid services.
The sheriff’s office said on Tuesday its finance team had found a way to finally pay the outstanding balance from within its existing budget.
“As a part of the FCSO end-of-year close-out process and by demonstrating efficient resource management, we are able to satisfy the obligation, although we are still not adequately funded for an agency of this size with the mandates required,” the sheriff’s office stated. “This is an issue that our team has been actively addressing with Fulton County government officials since 2021.”
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