Former Atlanta Police Officer Sentenced to Prison for Accepting Bribes
| U.S. Attorney’s OfficeJune 18, 2013 |
ATLANTA—Elton Augustin, a former Atlanta Police Department officer, was sentenced to two years in prison today for conspiring to accept bribes and lying to FBI agents.
“Police officers are sworn to uphold the law and protect the community they serve, but this defendant protected an illegal business in exchange for cash and then lied to federal investigators,” said United States Attorney Sally Quillian Yates. “His actions betrayed the community and the honest law enforcement officers who serve honorably every day.”
“While today’s sentencing ends one police officer’s career, it is important to note that the vast majority of dedicated law enforcement officers that serve our community understand their oaths to the badge and honor their commitment to their positions of trust,” stated Mark F. Giuliano, Special Agent in Charge, FBI Atlanta Field Office. “The FBI urges anyone with information regarding activities involving police corruption to contact their nearest FBI field office.”
According to United States Attorney Yates, the charges, and other information presented in court: From June 2007 through August 2007, while employed as a police officer with the Atlanta Police Department (APD), Elton Augustin worked at an illegal nightclub in Atlanta, Georgia. Augustin, along with two other APD officers, received over $10,000 in cash to provide security and prevent police officers from investigating illegal activity at the nightclub, which included gambling, prostitution, drug sales, and permit violations.
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