A federal jury found Campbell guilty earlier this month of tax evasion, but cleared him of charges he lined his pockets with payoffs as he guided Atlanta through a period of robust development in the 1990s.

Campbell, 52, could get up to nine years in prison and $300,000 in fines. However, legal experts have said it is doubtful he will get the maximum sentence.

Campbell served two terms as mayor from 1994 to 2002, guiding Atlanta through one of the most prosperous periods in its history. He was mayor when Atlanta had its moment on the world stage as host of the 1996 Olympics, and also presided over the construction of Philips Arena.

He was indicted two years after leaving office, snared in a federal corruption probe that has led to the convictions of 10 other former city officials and contractors.

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"They are investigating it, following up on the leads," Assistant City Attorney Don Vincent told the City Council's Public Safety Committee on Thursday.

The 24-year-old rapper from Brooklyn, born Christopher Wallace, was shot and killed March 9, 1997, after a party at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles.

His mother, sister and widow sued the city, alleging that the police department covered up the involvement of rogue officers in the killing. They alleged the shooting was orchestrated on behalf of Death Row Records chief Marion "Suge" Knight. Knight has denied involvement.

A federal judge declared a mistrial last July. In January, she ordered the city to pay the family $1.1 million in legal costs, ruling that a police detective intentionally hid statements by a jailhouse informant linking the killing to two officers.

The detective said a transcript of the informant's remarks was unintentionally mislaid.

A retrial is expected later this year.

Vincent told council members that there was no evidence police were involved in the killing.

Councilman Dennis Zine blamed sloppy detective work for the court defeat.

The fine was "a tremendous amount of money and it's not over yet," he said.

"I've got some real serious questions about how this goes down, and what the police department has done," he said.

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Lisa Lynnette Clark's defense attorney, Daniel Sammons, withdrew a motion Wednesday to have her bond reinstated.

Sammons did not say why he wanted to remove the motion during the hearing. Clark was present, wearing her khaki jail uniform. She did not speak during the hearing. Additional motions in the case were expected to be heard Wednesday afternoon.

Last month, Clark pleaded not guilty to charges of statutory rape, child molestation and enticing a minor.

Before last month's hearing, the boy's grandmother, Judy Hayles, told The Associated Press he would seek a divorce.

Clark was arrested in November. A few days earlier, she married the boy under a 1962 law that set the marrying age in Georgia at 16 but made an exception in the case of pregnancy. She gave birth to a baby boy earlier this month.

Hayles said her grandson is expected to enroll in an intensive counseling program. He had previously bolted from a detention center only to be found later in Cleveland, Ohio. Clark allegedly contacted him while he was missing.

The wedding prompted Georgia lawmakers to revisit the state's marriage laws. Last month, the Georgia House voted 142-27 to approve a proposal that would bar teens under 16 from marrying without juvenile court permission.

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Daniel McFarland "Mack" Smith was stabbed in the heart in 2001 during a brawl outside an apartment complex in Martinez, a suburb of Augusta.

Ashley Smith gained national attention as the hostage who led police to Brian Nichols, who is charged in the March 11, 2005, Fulton County courthouse shooting in which three people died, and the death later of a federal agent.

The attention she drew renewed interest in the death of her husband. In June, Cory Blaine Coggins, 23, and Barry Keith Tabor Jr., 24, were indicted on murder charges.

In his opening argument, District Attorney Danny Craig told jurors that when Smith was killed, investigators had trouble determining exactly what happened because so many people were involved and those who were had formed alliances.

By last year, Craig said, "alliances had changed dramatically" and many witnesses changed their stories.

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Information from: The Augusta Chronicle, http://www.augustachronicle.com

NEWNAN, Ga. (AP)-A former middle school teacher is facing charges after being accused of having a sexual relationship with a former student.

Jennifer Nall, 28, pleaded not guilty Tuesday in Coweta County Superior Court to charges of enticing a child for indecent purposes and two counts of child molestation, Coweta County Assistant District Attorney Ray Mayer said.

Defense attorney Bill Stemberger said she pleaded not guilty Tuesday so he could collect evidence and negotiate a plea in both cases.

Nall, who taught at Heard County Middle School, also faces one count of enticing a child in Heard County where the boy lives, Heard County Assistant District Attorney Sarah Japour said.

The boy was a student in Nall's class but the alleged sexual relationship did not begin until last year when he attended high school, Stemberger said.

The boy, now 15, appears to be the only alleged victim, Japour said.

Nall was arrested and released on bond last year and went to Florida to live with her father under the condition that she not contact the boy, Stemberger said. But about three months ago, she allegedly emailed the boy and was sent back to jail.

Nall divorced last year and has no children, Stemberger said. She resigned her teaching position Sept. 2 after working in Heard County since August 2002, Assistant Superintendent Jerry Prince said.

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Information from: The Atlanta Journal- Constitution http://www.ajc.com