The Georgia State Ethics Commission referred Fulton County Commissioner Khadijah Abdur-Rahman to Attorney General Chris Carr after the commission determined she likely used campaign money for personal expenses, a Tuesday report exposed.
Abdur-Rahman, who is an ally of District Attorney Fani Willis, allegedly made purchases or payments with campaign funding to Dollar Tree, Title Max, Georgia Power, and a chiropractor, according to Fox 5 Atlanta.
The outlet reported that allegedly improper payments made by Abdur-Rahman (pictured above) include “$114 spent at Dollar Tree, $478 to TitleMax and $240 to Georgia Power.” TitleMax is a Georgia-based company that offers title loans to vehicle owners. In 2023, TitleMax was fined $15 million for its allegedly predatory lending practices.
Of Abdur-Rahman’s alleged misspent campaign money, State Ethics Commission Deputy Director Joe Cusack told the outlet, “We noticed payments that were made from our campaign account – TitleMax, to a chiropractor, just a lawn guide – it was just all these personal expenses, which you can’t do with campaign funds.”
Abdur-Rahman misspent up to $10,000 in campaign money, Cusack told the outlet. Should the attorney general concur, Abdur-Rahman could face steep civil fines.
Named the commission’s vice chairman earlier this year, Abdur-Rahman was previously honored as the Georgia Commissioner of the Year by the Georgia Minority Business Awards and recognized by the Voices of Muslims.
Soon after, as she was pushing a fundraising increase for Willis’ office, Abdur-Rahman lost a lawsuit which claimed sexual discrimination by her former chief of staff, costing Georgia taxpayers thousands.
Abdur-Rahman declared her dedication to Willis and the district attorney’s pursuit of former President Donald Trump in a 2022 statement.
She warned, “if Donald J. Trump Sr., or his acolytes even suggest causing disruption or harm to citizens on the Special Grand Jury or any member of the staff of Fulton County Government, especially its criminal-justice agencies, in carrying out their constitutional and lawful duties,” she will “increase funding to both” Willis’ office and the Fulton County Sheriff’s Department.
The blow to Willis’ ally on the Fulton County Commission comes after State Representative Mesha Mainor (R-Atlanta) filed a racketeering lawsuit which alleged Willis’ relationship with Commissioner Marvin Arrington contributed to a failure by the district attorney to enact justice in the case of her alleged stalker.
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Tom Pappert is the lead reporter for The Tennessee Star, and also reports for The Georgia Star News, The Pennsylvania Daily Star and The Arizona Sun Times. Follow Tom on X/Twitter. Email tips to [email protected].
Photo “Khadijah Abdur-Rahman” by Khadijah Abdur-Rahman.
