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Panel Recommends DeKalb CEO Be Suspended
Gov. Nathan Deal's panel has unanimously recommended that Burrell Ellis be suspended from office, pending his indictment.
A three-member panel appointed by Gov. Nathan Deal has recommended that DeKalb CEO Burrell Ellis be suspended from office.
According to Channel 2 Action News, the panel unanimously recommended Monday afternoon that Ellis, currently under indictment by a DeKalb grand jury, be suspended.
Ellis has been indicted by a DeKalb grand jury on charges he illegally pressured contractors into giving him campaign contributions.
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Gov. Deal is expected to rule on the recommendation later this week. If Ellis is suspended, the DeKalb County Commission current chairman and District 5 representative, Lee May, would be the interim CEO.
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