A Gwinnett County developer becomes the next person to face federal charges stemming from the corruption case against former Gwinnett Commissioner Shirley Lasseter.

Mark Gary made a brief court appearance Wednesday to hear the charge of bribery against him.

Gary’s attorney says his client is expected to plead guilty in a few days to charges he gave money to Lasseter for her favorable vote in 2009 for a solid waste transfer station.

Lasseter cooperated with the government and admitted she shared in $30,000 worth of poker chips from an out-of-state gambling casino that Gary had given her son John Fanning in exchange for her vote.

Gary’s attorney, Paul Kish, admitted to reporters that his client make a mistake three years ago.

“There’s corruption in Gwinnett County…  Mark Gary is not the problem,” he says. “An honest developer cannot do business in Gwinnett County.”

Lasseter, who pleaded guilty to accepting bribes from an undercover agent in a fake land development deal, will not face additional charges because it was her cooperation that led to charges against Gary.  U.S. Attorney Sally Yates says, in fact, the former commissioner’s sentence in the bribery case against her was reduced a bit as a result.

Yates admits there is an ongoing corruption investigation into others linked with Lasseter, but would not disclose any details.

“I think the charges… against Mr. Gary should also send the message that we’re not only going to go after you if you’re a corrupt public official, but it takes two to corrupt the system… it also takes someone who is willing to pay the bribe and we’re going to after you too,” she says.