Report reveals Atlanta police union head removed over alleged misuse of funds
The former head of the main union representing Atlanta’s police officers was quietly removed from his post late last year after an audit and investigation alleged he had misused union funds, according to a report obtained by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
The investigation found that Jason Segura, who was president of the International Brotherhood of Police Officers union Local 623 since 2019, funneled money from the union into a nonprofit he and his wife created to support first responders during last year’s protests, according to the report.
Segura’s removal from the union came as the city was still reeling from a summer defined by widespread outcry over police brutality. Last year brought additional attention to the union, which defended several officers who were fired and charged in use-of-force incidents. But the news of the investigation was largely kept quiet.
Segura, a sergeant who has been with the Atlanta Police Department since 2008, also spent over $5,000 in union funds at restaurants near his home in Columbus, Georgia, and took out $1,500 in cash using an ATM card belonging to the union, investigators found.
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