Grovetown, Ga City Council Member Convicted of Bribery

From the Augusta Chronicle:

A jury convicted a Grovetown city councilman of federal bribery charges Thursday.

A federal jury convicted Leland J. “Sonny” McDowell guilty of two counts of bribery after a three-day trial in Montgomery, Ala., according to U.S. Attorney Clark Morris, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney’s Office Middle Alabama District.

McDowell, who pled not guilty to the charges June 15, is accused of offering a kickback to a former Alabama Department of Public Safety employee in 2007.