Former city computer contractor accused of perjury

ATLANTA - A federal grand jury has indicted a former member of ex-Mayor Bill Campbell&#39;s campaign finance committee, who also did business with the city, on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice. <br> <br> The indictment alleges that Samuel Barber Jr. lied in grand jury testimony about reimbursing employees of his American Computer Technology company for $10,000 in contributions to Campbell&#39;s 1997 re-election campaign. <br> <br> Barber&#39;s company, which contracted with Atlanta and other public entities to integrate technology systems, had already contributed $1,000 to the campaign, and Barber had donated $2,000, the maximum allowed by law, the grand jury said. <br> <br> In August 2001, Barber denied under oath that $2,000 checks written to five American Computer Technology employees were connected to $2,000 contributions they made to Campbell&#39;s campaign in November 1997, the indictment said. <br> <br> The indictment is the latest in a three-year federal investigation of corruption in the city of Atlanta. Eight people have either been convicted or pleaded guilty. The latest was Larry Wallace, once the city&#39;s chief operating officer, who admitted last month he took $56,000 in illegal cash from a telecommunications company seeking city business. <br> <br> Campbell has not been accused of criminal activity. He served two four-year terms and was replaced in January by Mayor Shirley Franklin.

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