Gov. Nathan Deal received the certified indictment of DeKalb County CEO Burrell Ellis on Thursday morning.
The indictment came in the form of a letter from DeKalb DA Robert James.
This starts the clock on the 14-day period the governor must wait before forming the three-person commission that will study whether or not to suspend the CEO from his office.
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Ellis was indicted earlier this week with 15 charges that he illegally pressured contractors into giving him campaign contributions.
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