Rader: I Didn't Receive Any Benefit From Donations

District 2 DeKalb Commissioner Jeff Rader is the latest to offer a defense in the wake of last week’s bombshell report alleging widespread corruption throughout the county’s government.

“The substance of what we spent money on, at least in my office, I would certainly defend all day long,” Rader told the AJC. ”I’m comfortable that I didn’t receive any personal benefit from any of them.”

The investigation, conducted by former state Attorney General Mike Bowers and Richard Hyde, was released last week. It cited widespread corruption and improper spending among many elected and appointed county officials, including local commissioners Gannon and Jeff Rader.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has been ordered to review an ethics investigation and report that calls for the resignation of DeKalb interim CEO Lee May.

Gov. Nathan Deal issued the order on Thursday, according to the AJC.

When the report was released earlier this week, May called its findings “laughable,” and said he had no intention of resigning, reported The Champion.

Last Friday, Super District 1 commissioner Kathie Gannon -- who represents portions of Dunwoody and Brookhaven on the DeKalb County commission -- released a detailed list of the expenses that were cited as improper in the report.