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Court date set for two Forsyth councilmen charged with bribery

NewsCentral Staff

Story Created: Mar 13, 2013 at 5:25 PM EDT

Story Updated: Mar 13, 2013 at 7:42 PM EDT

Two Forsyth City Councilmen are set to appear in court next week for public corruption charges.

Desi Hansford and James Calloway have a court date set for March 21st at 2:30.

The two were charged with bribery in a three-count federal indictment. U.S. Attorney Michael Moore says they were paid $20,000 in exchange for influence over city contracting work.

Hansford has been a council member for six years, and Calloway serving more than 20 years.
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