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Alabama man sentenced for impersonating a federal officer NEWNAN, Ga. - Jay Diamond, who has a criminal history with over 30 misdemeanor and traffic convictions, has been sentenced on two counts of false impersonation of a federal Air Marshal. “Flashing a badge and impersonating a federal officer to,,,

Reality TV star sentenced for PPP fraud and for operating a multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme ATLANTA - Maurice Fayne, who starred in Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta, has been sentenced to more than 17 years in federal prison for conspiracy and wire fraud related to a Ponzi scheme, and for bank fraud, and,,,

Nigerian hacker and a repeat offender sentenced to federal prison for unemployment fraud and tax fraud scheme ATLANTA – Bamidele Muraina, a Nigerian national who hacked into tax preparation firms and filed fraudulent unemployment benefit claims and tax returns using stolen personally identifiable,,,

Roswell businesswoman pleads guilty to bank fraud in connection with the Paycheck Protection Program ATLANTA - Hunter VanPelt, a/k/a Hunter Lauren VanPelt, a/k/a Ellen Corkrum, a/k/a Ellen Yabba Kwame Corkrum, who defrauded the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) of more than $6 million, has pleaded,,,

Veterans Affairs employee pleads guilty to theft of medical equipment ATLANTA - Kevin Rumph, Jr., has pleaded guilty to a charge of theft of medical products. Rumph used his U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) issued credit card to buy over $1.9 million worth of Continuous Positive Airway,,,

North Georgia Health Clinic and its CEO agree to pay $130,000.00 to settle False Claims Act allegations that they issued medically unnecessary opioid prescriptions ATLANTA – North Georgia Healthcare Center, Inc. (“NGHC”), a Ringgold, Georgia, based nonprofit corporation and healthcare provider, as,,,

Stonecrest man sentenced to jail for defrauding the USDA COVID-19 relief program ATLANTA - Christopher Hayes has been sentenced for defrauding the USDA’s Coronavirus Food Relief Program and attempting to defraud the IRS's COVID-19 relief program. “The government has provided significant relief for,,,

Twenty-two defendants charged in connection with alleged $11.1 million Paycheck Protection Program fraud scheme ATLANTA – Seventeen more individuals have been charged in connection with a fraudulent scheme to obtain approximately $11.1 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans and to use,,,

Atlanta man sentenced for submitting fraudulent COVID-19 test to employer and for a separate bank fraud charge ATLANTA - Santwon Antonio Davis has been sentenced for wire fraud related to a scheme to defraud his employer, and on a bank fraud charge related to a scheme to defraud a mortgage company.,,,

Atlanta couple indicted for millions in Economic Impact Disaster Loan Program fraud ATLANTA - Paul Kwak and Michelle Kwak have been indicted on charges arising out of a scheme to defraud the U.S. Small Business Administration by filing fraudulent applications in the Economic Impact Disaster Loan (,,,