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DeKalb group fights corruption

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June 12, 2014

A group of DeKalb County residents has formed a government watchdog group that seeks to prevent corruption and improve ethics.

DeKalb Citizens for Good Government is beginning its work with a petition drive urging the county to create an anti-corruption police unit tasked with investigating corruption within county government.

The group’s director is concerned citizen Aja Marie Pascale, and its founding members include former DeKalb Commissioner Gale Walldorff and other involved county residents.

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