State law enforcement officials have an investigation underway into Lincoln County Commissioner Cooper Cliatt.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation responded Monday afternoon to an inquiry about a possible probe into the commissioner without releasing details. “I can confirm a GBI investigation,” said Nelly Miles, director of the GBI’s Office of Public & Governmental Affairs.
According to a county website, Cliatt was elected to the Board of Commissioners in 2008 to represent District 3. Although born in Appling, Cooper felt the pull of family ties and moved to Lincoln County in 1992, the site says.
Commissioner Cliatt is an entrepreneur and a small business owner. He founded Augusta Telephone in 1983 after a 13 year career with AT&T and developed Cliatt Crossing shortly after moving to Lincoln County.
Cliatt has served as an executive member of the Metro Augusta Chamber of Commerce, chairman of the Augusta Better Business Bureau and chairman of the Columbia County Chamber of Commerce.
