8 employees indicted in Shelby County Clerk’s Office probe

Published April 29, 2009 at 4:10 p.m.
Three Shelby County auto-registration workers were arrested on bribery charges Wednesday for allegedly taking illegal payments from Memphis City Councilwoman Barbara Swearengen Ware. Ware, a five-term council member, has not been charged but prosecutors said a criminal investigation is "ongoing." The revelation came Wednesday as the Shelby County District Attorney's Office announced indictments against eight County Clerk's employees accused of accepting bribes.


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