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Posted: 9:20 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012

Lasseter reports to prison today

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A federal judge sentenced former Gwinnett County Commissioner Shirley Lasseter to 33 months in prison for her role in a scandal involving suspicious land deals, backroom payoffs and an undercover federal agent eager to dole out wads of cash.

By David Wickert

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Former Gwinnett County Commissioner Shirley Lasseter reports to a Florida prison today.

Lasseter will report to Federal Prison Camp Marianna in Marianna, Fla., to begin serving a 33-month sentence on a bribery charge. In May Lasseter resigned her commission post and admitted accepting $36,500 from an undercover FBI agent in exchange for her vote on a Boggs Road real estate development.

Three others also have pleaded guilty to bribery and other charges in the ongoing federal corruption investigation.

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