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Special prosecutor reviewing information in Ford criminal investigation

By  and , Daily Memphian Updated: March 22, 2021 9:05 PM CT | Published: March 22, 2021 2:55 PM CT
<strong>Shelby County Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. (right, shown in a file photo with commissioners Willie F. Brooks Jr., middle, and David C. Bradford)&nbsp;has said he recused himself when the commission voted on a grant for Junior Achievement of Memphis &amp; the Mid-South.</strong>&nbsp;(Mark Weber/Daily Memphian file)

Shelby County Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. (right, shown in a file photo with commissioners Willie F. Brooks Jr., middle, and David C. Bradford) has said he recused himself when the commission voted on a grant for Junior Achievement of Memphis & the Mid-South. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian file)

An independent report concluded Ford failed to disclose a county grant he proposed in 2019 would be used to buy computer equipment from Ford totaling $45,000.

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Edmund Ford Jr. Amy Weirich county commission grants

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