Ex-contract chief pleads guilty in Atlanta corruption case

ATLANTA (AP) — A former high-ranking Atlanta official has pleaded guilty to wire fraud and filing false tax returns.
Larry Scott, who resigned last week as the city’s contract compliance officer, entered the pleas in federal court Wednesday.
Charges filed Tuesday show Scott didn’t disclose $221,000 he received over six years from Cornerstone U.S. Management Group on city disclosure forms, and didn’t pay income taxes on the money.
State records show Scott incorporated Corn