The Metropolis Council of South Fulton, Atlanta, has voted to audit South Fulton Mayor Khalid Kamau’s expenditures after making over $26,000 price of purchases, together with a visit to Africa.
The Mayor, who plans to legally change his identify to Kobi, was beforehand arrested whereas serving as Mayor in 2023 on prices of first-degree housebreaking and prison trespassing. Kamau reportedly entered any individual’s lake home earlier than 7 am one morning and received right into a heated confrontation with the proprietor of the home earlier than police arrived.
Upon being arrested for trespassing and tried housebreaking, he informed a reporter, “I simply needed to see the home… I assumed it was deserted.” He continued, “I hope that the highlight that’s on our metropolis proper now will spotlight among the inequities which were occurring.”
“I believe that’s for the voters to determine,” he responded when requested if he was responsible.
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Now, Kamau is below fireplace for apparently stealing tens of 1000’s of {dollars} in metropolis funds.
A listing of transactions exhibits 112 receipts, totaling near $26,000, was supplied by Councilwoman Helen Willis.
South Fulton Mayor Professional Tem Pritchet says that whether or not or not Kamau made unauthorized purchases “has not been decided presently.” She added, “It will possibly seem so, however with out an evidence from him that will put these expenditures in context, it might simply be sheer hypothesis.”
Throughout the Tuesday night time metropolis council assembly, the Mayor complained, “I’m so distressed and disillusioned that the blackest metropolis in the USA of America is heading into Black Historical past Month with its all black Council tearing one another down.”
Helen Willis fired again, “It was you who wish to sit round and name us the blackest metropolis and say we wish to tear one another down. We’re not tearing you down. You took your black behind over to Africa for 20 days and didn’t inform anyone”
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