Shirley Lasseter was sentenced Wednesday to serve 33 months after she pleaded guilty in May to accepting bribes.
Lasseter's son, John Fanning, and another man, Carl ``Skip'' Cain, were also charged in the bribery scheme and also face drug charges. Their sentencing, originally set for Wednesday, was postponed.
Prosecutors say Gwinnett County businessman Mark Gary gave John Fanning $30,000 worth of chips for an out-of-state casino in 2009 to secure the vote of Lasseter, who was a county commissioner.
Gary's defense attorney Paul Kish says there is corruption in Gwinnett County. He says his client made a mistake but has been cooperating with federal authorities.
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