Thursday, May 16, 2013
Sentencing for Gary on a federal bribery charge now scheduled for Aug. 27. This is the third time it has been rescheduled.
The sentencing for Gwinnett developer Mark Gary has been delayed again until Aug 27. Gary, who pleaded guilty Oct. 1 in U.S. District Court in Atlanta to a federal bribery charge, had been scheduled to be sentenced by U.S. District Judge Charles A. Pannell Jr. May 16. His sentencing had previously been continued from Jan. 3 to Feb. 28 to then to the May court date. Gary’s sentencing is now scheduled for 10 a.m. before Judge Pannell in Courtroom 2307 of the Richard B. Russell Federal Building in Atlanta. Gary, 39, a Duluth resident admitted to bribing former Gwinnett County commissioner Shirley Lasseter to obtain commission approval in 2009 of a controversial $4-million waste transfer station in which he had a personal stake. Lasseter …
Friday, March 1, 2013
Gary now scheduled to be sentenced May 16 for bribing former Gwinnett commissioner Shirley Lasseter. Gary's company is developing a senior living center in Peachtree Corners.
The sentencing for Gwinnett developer Mark Gary has been delayed again until May 16. Gary, who pleaded guilty Oct. 1 in U.S. District Court in Atlanta to a federal bribery charge, had been scheduled to be sentenced by U.S. District Judge Charles A. Pannell Jr. Feb. 28. Gary, whose company is developing Noble Village at Spalding a senior living center in Peachtree Corners, had originally been scheduled to be sentenced Jan. 3, but Judge Pannell continued his sentencing hearing until late February to facilitate matters relating to Gary’s cooperation in an ongoing investigation of government corruption in Gwinnett County. Gary’s sentencing is now scheduled for 10 a.m. before Judge Pannell in Courtroom 2307 of the Richard B. Russell Federal …
Saturday, January 5, 2013
Gwinnett developer, whose company is constructing Noble Village at Spalding in Peachtree Corners, is now scheduled to be sentenced Feb. 28 for bribing former Gwinnett County commissioner Shirley Lasseter.
U.S. District Court Judge Charles A. Pannell Jr. has continued the sentencing hearing for Gwinnett developer Mark Gary until late February. Gary pleaded guilty to a federal bribery charge Oct. 1 in Judge Pannell’s courtroom and was scheduled to be sentenced Jan. 3. Gary’s sentencing is now scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Feb. 28 in Courtroom 2307 of the Richard B. Russell Federal Building in Atlanta. Federal prosecutors had requested a sentencing delay of up to 60 days to facilitate matters relating to Gary’s cooperation in an ongoing investigation of government corruption in Gwinnett County. Gary admitted to bribing former Gwinnett County commissioner Shirley Lasseter to obtain commission approval in 2009 of a controversial $4-million waste …
Randal Tart
2:07 pm on Friday, March 1, 2013
So, Lasseter was not charged in the Gary case. Neither was Fanning. The public official and her son are not charged but the private citizen one who aceded to their request for a bribe (to get a project approved that seems to be necessary) goes to prison. Hmmmmm. Who had the duty to uphold the public trust? Seems to me like Gary was working within the corrupt system created by the officials, and … more ›