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Timothy Pratt in Atlanta, Georgia

Top Atlanta cop consulted for tech firm providing surveillance software to city

a line of vehicles with 'Atlanta police' on their sides
Marshall Freeman was a top official at the Atlanta Police Foundation before starting work at the Atlanta police department. Photograph: Allen Creative/Steve Allen/Alamy

A top Atlanta police department (APD) official worked as a consultant for a tech company whose software is key to the city’s massive surveillance system, according to an investigation from Atlanta’s office of ethics.

The official’s activities included meeting with police departments across the country about the company’s products while also investing in the company and going on to serve on the company’s board.

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