Indictment Could Bolster State Bid to Take Over Atlanta Airport

By Kelly Yamanouchi Greg Bluestein

Source The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

March 7, 2019

The indictment Wednesday of a longtime Atlanta contractor on bribery and other charges added fuel to the fire for a Thursday vote in the Georgia Senate on a state takeover of the city-run Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.

Lohrasb “Jeff” Jafari’s companies worked on projects for the city’s watershed department and also pursued work at the Atlanta airport.

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