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By COREY DADE
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 01/27/05
An Atlanta minister with ties to DeKalb County Chief Executive Officer Vernon Jones acknowledged Wednesday that his charity used portions of a $185,000 state grant, meant for teaching computer skills to youths, to reimburse his church's expenses.
But Bishop Wiley Jackson Jr., senior pastor of Gospel Tabernacle, contended that misuse of the funds was an honest mistake and said a state law forbidding the practice is 'foggy.'"