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DEL.ICIO.USAnother aide expected to talk about bribe money path
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Prosecutors said Tuesday they weren’t sure whether strip club owner Michael Childs would testify in the federal corruption trial against former Atlanta mayor Bill Campbell, but at least two witness are expected today:
Joseph Reid, the former deputy chief operating officer of the city, and Vertis McManus Jr., who headed the telelecommunications company Spectronics Inc., a contractor with the city.
In 2001 Reid pleaded guilty to corruption charges for accepting a $19,500 bribe from McManus.
Prosecutors wanted McManus and Reid on the stand in part to testify about a bribe allegedly passed to former city Chief Operating Officer Larry Wallace and then to Campbell, but Judge Richard Story ruled Tuesday afternoon he would not allow McManus and Reid to be questioned about the alleged bribe.
Childs is the witness anticipated since the opening of the trial three and one-half weeks ago. Prosecutors contend Childs gave Campbell $50,000 in bribes through Campbell buddy and personal assistant, Dewey Clark. Clark has testified he once gave Campbell $5,000 of Childs’ money while Clark and Campbell were in the restroom of the mayor’s office.
It’s not clear when another of Campbell’s alleged girlfriends, Buckhead financial adviser Martina Jimenez, 34, will testify.
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