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Correctional officer indicted for Paycheck Protection Program fraud ATLANTA - Harrescia Hopkins, a correctional officer employed at the U.S. Penitentiary in Atlanta, Georgia, has been arraigned on federal charges of wire fraud for fraudulently obtaining two Paycheck Protection Program ("PPP") loans,,,

Former U.S. Postal Service worker pleads guilty to scheme to deliver drugs through the mail ATLANTA – Former mail carrier Robert Elliott Sheppard has pleaded guilty to drug trafficking charges for recruiting fellow mail carriers to deliver packages of controlled substances while he was on disability,,,

Four men charged with aiming laser pointers at police helicopters ATLANTA - Daniel Maloney, Fredy Contreras, Timothy Wilson, and Theodore Rowe have been arraigned on federal charges of aiming laser pointers at police helicopters. All four were indicted by a federal grand jury on July 13, 2022.,,,

Metro Atlanta man charged with money laundering related to COVID-19 Unemployment Insurance benefit fraud ATLANTA - Oluwagbemiga Otufale has been arraigned on federal charges of conspiracy and money laundering. Otufale was indicted by a federal grand jury on June 21, 2022 “Money launderers function,,,

Sandy Springs man sentenced for Tricare and Medicare fraud scheme ATLANTA - Brett Sabado has been sentenced for his role in a scheme to defraud Tricare and Medicare by submitting fraudulent claims for compound medications and durable medical equipment (DME). Sabado also agreed to pay $950,000 as,,,

Military contractors indicted for $7 million procurement fraud scheme ATLANTA - A federal grand jury has indicted a company and three individuals in an alleged fraud scheme involving military contracts totaling over $7 million. The three-count indictment charges Envistacom LLC, its President Alan,,,

Former physician's assistant indicted for health care fraud, aggravated identity theft, and illegally prescribing controlled substances ATLANTA - Theresa Pickering has been arraigned on federal charges of health care fraud, aggravated identity theft, and distribution of controlled substances,,,

Former Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine charged with health care fraud and money laundering scheme ATLANTA - John W. Oxendine has been arraigned on federal charges of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering. Oxendine was indicted by a federal,,,

Mastermind of $11.1 million Paycheck Protection Program fraud scheme sentenced to fifteen years ATLANTA – Darrell Thomas has been sentenced after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and wire fraud and to money laundering for masterminding a scheme to obtain 14 fraudulent loans,,,

Marietta man charged in massive PPP fraud scheme ATLANTA - Carl Delano Torjagbo, a/k/a Karl Lucius Delano, has been arrested on federal bank fraud and money laundering charges arising from a scheme to defraud a bank by obtaining a $9.5 million Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loan in the name of,,,