Former DeKalb County CEO Burrell Ellis found guilty of four counts of perjury and one count of attempted theft by extortion. The attempted theft by extortion charge refers to Ellis trying to force a company called Power & Energy Services to donate to his political campaign.

The company's owner Brandon Cummings said he felt "threatened, intimidated (and) I guess scared" by a 2012 phone conversation he had with Ellis. Cummings testified that Ellis pressured him to donate $2,500 to his political campaign.

When Cummings refused to donate to the Ellis campaign, his company lost a $250,000 contract.

Prosecutors played a recording of that converation for jurors to hear.

Not guilty-  Count 1 - Attempted Theft by Extortion

Not guilty - Count 2 - Attempted Theft by Extortion

Counts 1 & 2 relate to a company called CIBER – Joanne Wise said Ellis aggressively asked for campaign contributions, threatened to end her company’s business with the county, and threatened to tell her boss she was the reason.

Not guilty - Count 3 - Attempted Theft by Extortion

Guilty - Count 4 - Attempted Theft by Extortion

Counts 3 & 4 relate to a company called Power & Energy Services – Brandon Cummings said Ellis aggressively asked for campaign contributions, threatened to end his company’s business with the county, and called him non-responsive for not returning Ellis’ calls (which were campaign calls)

Not guilty - Count 5 - Theft by Extortion

Relates to a company called NPI – Greg and Trina Shealey actually gave a campaign contribution to Ellis after he aggressively asked for one, and threatened to end their county business

Not guilty -Count 6 - Bribery

Relates to an Indiana company called Merrell Brothers which had just won a multi-million dollar contract and Terry Merrell says Ellis called and asked for $25,000 in campaign contributions, Ellis offered to help ease some issues he was having with the contract. Merrell did not pay the money and called the county to report Ellis’ call and ended up cancelling his own contract because he felt uncomfortable.

Guilty - Count 7 - Perjury

Under oath during special grand jury for watershed, Ellis said he never ordered work not to be given to a vendor who didn’t return calls.

He did so with Power and Energy Services, by directing Kelvin Walton (who secretly recorded Ellis)

Guilty - Count 8 – Perjury

Under oath during special grand jury for watershed, Ellis said he never ordered that a vendor not receive work under a split award contract

Also relates to Power and Energy Services

Guilty - Count 9 – Perjury

Under oath during special grand jury for watershed, Ellis said the following:

“I don’t get involved in who gets work and who doesn’t get work.”

“I don’t make the call to not give people work.”

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