Politics & Government
State Watchdog Agency Subpoenas DeKalb Records
The DeKalb Chamber of Commerce is suspected of setting up secret accounts with county officials.

ATLANTA -- The Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission has sent a subpoena to the DeKalb Chamber of Commerce and the Board of Commissioners.
The commission has received complaints about some alleged secret accounts between the chamber and county officials, according to CBS 46.
DeKalb commissioner Nancy Jester, who represents portions of Brookhaven and Dunwoody on the board, says the chamber should not be funneling money into accounts of county officials.
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Commissioners Stan Watson and former commissioner Elaine Boyer are mentioned in the subpoena. Boyer is currently serving a 14-month sentence in a Florida prison after pleading guilty to defrauding county taxpayers of more than $100,000.
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