Lamar Willis’ latest headache
Councilman H. Lamar Willis now owes a $25,000 court fine, in addition to nearly $44,000 in back taxes
Last Monday, the AJC reported that Atlanta Councilman H. Lamar Willis owed the state about $44,000 in back taxes and fines.
Today, Secretary of State Karen Handel sent out a notice alerting the press that Willis has been hit with a $25,000 fine by a Fulton Superior Court judge for misrepresenting his scholarship foundation as a nonprofit charity when it was not.
I’m guessing none of this is going to help Willis get reelected next month.
You may recall that, two years ago, an AJC investigation indicated a number of financial improprieties on Willis’ part, many of them centered on his foundation. If the article’s allegations were correct, Council observers mused at the time, then Willis could end up being charged with tax fraud by the feds.