State Sen. Don Balfour indicted by Fulton County grand jury | 11alive.com

ATLANTA — A Fulton County grand jury has indicted Georgia state Sen. Donald Balfour (R-Snellville) on 18 separate counts related to his submission of General Assembly expense reimbursement vouchers, which prosecutors say he was not entitled to.

Balfour faces 16 counts of making a false certificate, one count of theft by taking, and one count of false statement and writing.

The indictment says Balfour submitted false reimbursement vouchers for 29 different dates between 2007 and 2011. Typically, the vouchers were for “mileage reimbursement for travel from Snellville to Atlanta and back to Snellville.”

The state routinely pays per diem and mileage expenses for lawmakers. But the indictment says Balfour submitted reimbursement vouchers for expenditures that he never actually made — on days he wasn’t at the Capitol.

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