A former Fulton sheriff’s deputy has been sentenced to prison for soliciting bribes, the U.S. Attorney announced Friday.
Reginald Warren was demanding bribes from security officers he scheduled to work at the City of Atlanta’s public swimming pools.
“Mr. Warren’s conviction and sentence are a reflection of our commitment to make sure those who work within the law enforcement community respect and keep the public’s trust,” said United States Attorney Sally Quillian Yates. “This former deputy sheriff used his position and badge to extort kickbacks from workers contracted by the City of Atlanta to make the pools safe for its citizens and, consequently, betrayed the people he promised to help.”
During the summer of 2011, while Warren was employed as a deputy with the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office, he contracted with the City of Atlanta to coordinate and supervise security at the city’s public swimming pools, Yates said.
He then hired a number of security officers but soon after the officers were hired, Warren demanded payments from at least three officers in exchange for continuing to schedule them for more work. Over a three-month period, Warren accepted thousands of dollars in kickbacks, Yates said
Warren, 50, of Covington, Ga., was sentenced to one year, three months in federal prison, to be followed by supervised release for two years. He pleaded guilty on May 6.
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