Former Atlanta Regional Commission Staffer Charged With Bribery, Extortion
A former grant administrator is accused of instilling "fear" in agencies competing for federal grants in order to "line his own pockets" with thousands of dollars, according to the Georgia Inspector General and the U.S. attorney in Atlanta.
November 08, 2019 at 01:29 PM
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A former staff member of the Atlanta Regional Commission has been charged with bribery and extortion, the U.S. attorney in Atlanta announced Friday.
Marc Hannon-White, 52, of Atlanta was arraigned Friday morning on multiple felony charges that include two counts of extortion, one count each of conspiracy to commit extortion and conspiracy to commit bribery, according to Byung J. "BJay" Pak, U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Georgia.
A federal grand jury indicted Hannon-White on Tuesday, Pak said.
Hannon-White, who administered and managed federal grant money associated with the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act and the Workforce Investment Act, is accused of using his position at ARC during 2014 and 2015 to solicit thousands of dollars in bribes he converted to his own personal use, according to Pak and Georgia Inspector General Deborah Wallace.
Hannon-White has been employed as the business relationships manager for WorkSource Atlanta, an agency of the City of Atlanta where he has worked since leaving the ARC. WorkSource Atlanta administers the same federal grants that Hannon-White handled for the ARC. Hannon-White couldn't be reached for comment Friday. Hannon-White is still listed as an active employee on the city website and still has an active City Hall voice mail. But a city spokesman said Hannon-White left the city's employ last July. He had no further details.
Wallace said Friday that while at the ARC, Hannon-White "instilled fear in Georgia providers" competing for federal grants "to line his own pockets with thousands of dollars in federal funds."
The grant programs are intended to help the jobless secure education, training and support services that will give them a leg up in the labor market. The ARC—which includes ten metro counties and the city of Atlanta—oversees federally funded workforce development programs in seven member counties.
Hannon-White's indictment signals more potential trouble for the City of Atlanta's workforce development programs.
Last year, the city was ordered to return to the state $1.3 million in federal grant funds that for two years it failed to spend on job training programs, according to a The Atlanta Journal Constitution.
Two years earlier, the city paid $1.86 million to the U.S. Justice and Labor departments after an investigation showed that WorkSource Atlanta gave grants to businesses to train non-existent workers and conducted minimal training or none at all.
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