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Former ME dies in federal prison
A former metro Atlanta medical examiner dies in federal prison
ATLANTA - A former metro Atlanta medical examiner who traded drugs for sexual favors has died in federal prison.
Joe Burton, 74, was sentenced to eight years in prison in august of 2018.
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He once served as a medical examiner in Fulton, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Clayton, and Paulding counties.
He died Friday after suffering an apparent heart attack.
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