Overview

• Jim Beard misused city funds for personal luxury expenses and falsified tax returns.
• He was ordered to pay $177,197 in restitution and a $10,000 fine.
• Beard's actions included unauthorized purchases of machine guns and lavish trips.
• The investigation led to the conviction of several top officials from former Mayor Kasim Reed's administration.
• Beard's sentence is one of the lighter penalties among those convicted in the probe.