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Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Church fires disgraced lawmaker

A former state lawmaker who pleaded guilty to federal money laundering charges has been fired by his Atlanta church. Representative Ron Sailor secretly took out a $250,000 mortgage on the property of the Greater New Light Missionary Baptist Church. The 33-year-old Democrat who represented parts of DeKalb and Rockdale counties resigned his seat earlier this month.

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