Former Atlanta CFO about to get sentenced for stealing as much as he could during his seven year tenure. Trips, hotels, and the obligatory two machine guns were just a few of the prizes he accumulated all while pulling in a measly $260K/year.
All the while our outstanding mass transit organization (MARTA) copped to overcharging the city $70M last year.
It's ok- my property taxes only went up $3,600 from 2023 to 2024 so at least I pitched in my fair share.
Ex-Atlanta CFO Jim Beard to be sentenced in city hall corruption case | FOX 5 Atlanta
Comments
Yet another corrupt black Democrat.
shocking
This guy was the CFO under Reed. Not some flunky……he was the CFO.
Have they gotten to Reed yet? I know they are still investigating. Once they get Reed that will be what? 3 of the last 5 mayors who got busted?
Atlanta, like many other black run cities, is so corrupt and wasteful it boggles the mind. San Fran, Chicago, NYC, Detroit, St Louis, New Orleans, Houston, Memphis, Little Rock. It truly is an epidemic.
Don't forget Keisha Lance Bottoms who was taking donations from contractors wanting to bid on the Atlanta Airport concessions.
We have a fine history of corruption at the city level.
Are you suggesting black-run cities are inherently corrupt? Simple yes/no would work.
Which cities are black run?
.
Is that like a black job?
I think most people are inherently corrupt. It takes a rare culture to be able to overcome the desire to get free sh*t and power. That culture would include a moral structure, usually religious, and a family structure with two parents which encourage hard work and honesty. On the planet, the English model has the best track record of promoting a largely honest culture. White run LA in the 1950s was corrupt. White run Chicago from the depression on through Mayor Daley was corrupt. White run NYC for decades was legendarily corrupt. The dem party has no interest in dealing with corruption. Look at DC and Mayor Marion Barry. Look at the last two democratic presidents and the current candidate.
Is that what Kamala’s calling her prolific oral sex skills now?
It used to be a dot Indian job.
So you are saying you want to live in South side Chicago? Downtown New Orleans? South Atlanta? Downtown Detroit? Memphis? Down town St Louis. Etc.
The question you should be asking, you incredible dumbass, is why you wouldn't live in those places with your wife and kids. Does it make you feel good to ignore the misery of others and claim your ignorance?
Good God you are a complete idiot.
So you ARE saying black-run cities are inherently corrupt?
Are you able to provide an example or three of these black-run cities you speak of?
TiA
.
There are something like 600 black mayors in the US.
Just because Democrat run shit holes like those mentioned have a long history of crime and corruption doesn’t mean it universally applies to a race, gender, or religion.
@thechatch
What major US city is your ideal? Curious.
I would say less than whatever “many” out of 600 is.
Huh
Yet you can't name 1 out of 600.
.
There’s no such thing as ideal, but there are plenty of mid size US Cities that have managed to avoid the homelessness/crime/drug/corruption death spiral for the most part. If you look at crime rate and then electoral makeup of the city itself, there is a direct correlation.
Mesa, AZ
Salt Lake
Ft Worth
Bellevue
San Antonio
San Diego
Jacksonville
Boise
Irvine
Anaheim
Santa Ana
If you don't recognize, assess, and make necessary changes to cities like Atlanta, you get 3, 4, or 5 mayors doing time. If you are white, you will have a very difficult time getting to a leadership position in Atlanta, forget about being Mayor. It is a black and white thing, and it has been since I have lived in GA going back 34 years. Same with NO, STL, Memphis, etc… To say that there is no problem is to be a dumbass.
Are all white or black politicians corrupt? Absolutely not but name a city where 4 or 5 of the recent past mayors have been prosecuted. I can name several: New Orleans, Detroit, St Louis, Atl,etc, etc. There is a lot of history and it is allowed to happen over and over and over again because the minute anyone says anything and wants the corruption cleaned up, they are called a racist by some idiot liberal who seems perfectly happy to let the corruption continue. The days of letting racist liberals let this shit go on should be over.
And to your point, you didn’t say all black-run cities are corrupt, just most.
Dimwit here is saying that you’re a racist, @Bendintheriver.
This is what the Left does. They won’t address a real problem and instead find a reason to smear you for pointing out corruption. Corruption, who cares? The real problem is you for pointing it out, Hitler.
It’s so fucking tired at this point and in the case of Mello, you’re dealing with floor-level IQ so this is really all he has because he’s completely out of his league here. Hence the nonstop downvotes because the dummy can’t really address things he disagrees with on a complex level.