Lasseter seeks character references for Sept. 5 sentencing
Former Gwinnett County Commissioner Shirley Lasseter is asking friends for character references as she prepares for a Sept. 5 sentencing on a federal bribery charge.
In an e-mail this week, Lasseter asked friends to write letters on her behalf to U.S. District Judge Charles Pannell Jr. The judge will sentence Lasseter and two co-defendants, who pled guilty May 31.
Lasseter admitted she took $36,500 from an undercover FBI agent in exchange for her vote on a real estate deal. Lasseter and the other defendants are cooperating in an ongoing federal corruption investigation.
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David Wickert writes about the state budget, finance and voting issues. Previously, he covered local government and politics in Gwinnett and Fulton counties. Before moving to Atlanta, he worked at newspapers in Illinois, Tennessee, Virginia and Washington.
