Politics & Government
Ellis Convicted of Charges in Re-Trial
The suspended DeKalb County CEO is accused of strong arming vendors into contributing to his political campaign.
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Suspended DeKalb County CEO Burrell Ellis has been convicted of four of the nine charges laid against him in his re-trial for corruption.
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Ellis has been found guilty of three counts of perjury and a single count of attempted extortion for his attempts to coerce county vendors into contributing to his re-election campaign and then attempting to cover-up the plot.
Jurors spent four days deliberating the charges before returning with a verdict Wednesday morning.
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Ellis faces up to 15 years in prison following his conviction, WSB-TV reports. Sentencing will occur on July 8, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution says, but Ellis was taken into custody following his conviction.
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