….. Potts was appointed by Commissioner Khadijah Abdur-Rahman last year and joined DAFC on June 1, the same day the AJC published its first story about questionable per diems paid to former board Chairman Bob Shaw and two other officers. Potts was among a group of board members who called for a forensic audit of the agency in one of her first appearances as a director.
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In a statement, Abdur-Rahman erroneously said the law firm’s report concluded no illegal activity by Potts.
“Quite frankly, ‘there is nothing to see here,’” Abdur-Rahman said. “However, I am not lost on the fact that we are in a political season, and it appears that politics may be at play.”
William Perry, who leads Georgia Ethics Watchdogs, said the conduct outlined by the firm’s report defies belief.
“This is just shocking,” he said…..