ATLANTA — Gov. Nathan Deal is working with the Attorney General’s office and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to evaluate what action to take in response to last week’s corruption report on DeKalb County.
Georgia’s top leaders indicated earlier this week that they could wade into the thorny battle over the future of DeKalb Interim CEO Lee May, a week after the blockbuster report on corruption urged the embattled politician to resign.
Gov. Nathan Deal and Attorney General Sam Olens said they were open to launching a state investigation into May if the Georgia Bureau of Investigation recommends it.
May, meanwhile, scheduled a series of community meetings to try to counter the report that found “widespread misconduct” in DeKalb government and accused him of taking an improper loan from a subordinate. His office declined to provide further comments Monday.
The governor said Monday he was concerned by the report, issued by investigators that Lee hired, and said he would work with Olens to decide whether to launch a state investigation. And Olens said through a spokesman he would “discuss any necessary further steps” with Deal’s office.
“We’ll see as it continues to unfold exactly what the nature of these problems are, and whether or not they overlap into criminal conduct,” Deal said.
