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The Federal Bureau of Prisons has extended the prison term of former Mayor Bill Campbell of Atlanta, a spokeswoman confirmed Friday, a week after news reports questioned his participation in an early release drug treatment program. Lawyers for Mr. Campbell, who was convicted of tax evasion, told the judge who sentenced him in 2006 that their client had ''no health or substance abuse problems.'' Nonetheless, prison officials admitted him to a wait-listed drug treatment program, which allowed him to shave more than three months off his 30-month sentence. His sentence was also reduced by four additional months for good behavior. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article reports on the trial faced by former Atlanta mayor Bill Campbell on criminal charges including bribery, tax fraud, and perjury in Georgia.