Politics & Government
Ex-DeKalb Commish Aide Pleads Guilty to Obstruction
Bob Lundsten has been sentenced to one year's probation and community service.

Once one of the most influential men in DeKalb County government, Bob Lundsten has been sentenced to one year of probation and 250 hours of community service for misusing his county credit card.
Lundsten received his sentence on Thursday afternoon, reports the AJC, after pleading guilty to using the card for personal use at Kroger and the UPS Store.
Lundsten is the former aide to former DeKalb commissioner Elaine Boyer, now serving a 14-month jail sentence for her role in a kickback scheme and also misusing her county government credit card.
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Lundsten agreed to a plea bargain in which he pleaded guilty to three counts of misdemeanor obstruction.
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