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Couple sentenced for laundering over $500,000 on behalf of India-based phone scammers ATLANTA – Husband and wife Mehulkumar Manubhai Patel and Chaitali Dave have been sentenced for laundering over $500,000 on behalf of India-based phone scammers. “International call centers continue to victimize the,,,

Eleven plead guilty to running multi-year mortgage fraud scheme ATLANTA – Eleven defendants have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United States in a mortgage fraud scheme spanning more than four years and resulting in the approval of more than 100 mortgages based on fabricated documents,,,

Lithonia man charged with defrauding the USDA’s COVID Relief Program ATLANTA - Christopher A. Hayes made an initial appearance on federal charges of making a false claim to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP). Hayes was charged via an information,,,

Florida woman sentenced for her role in telephone scam ATLANTA - Karla Suzanne Spiker has been sentenced for her role laundering money for an international telephone scam. Spiker began laundering money after having been a victim of a mortgage scam, which is believed to have originated in India.,,,

Six charged in connection with a $2.7 million Paycheck Protection Program fraud scheme ATLANTA - Six individuals, who operated as part of a larger group, have been indicted for fraudulently obtaining approximately $1.5 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans on behalf of five businesses,,,

Case manager and property agent plead guilty to stealing federal funds designated to help homeless veterans ATLANTA - Camelia Revels, a former case manager at HOPE Atlanta, and Katrise Jones, a property agent, have pleaded guilty to a criminal information charging them with conspiring to steal,,,

Former United States Postal Service employee pleads guilty to stealing cash and gift cards from the mail ATLANTA – Former Postal employee Markeyta McAllister pleaded guilty to Obstruction of United States Mail for stealing cash and gift cards from more than 15 letters. “While most U.S. Postal,,,

Atlanta man pleads guilty for misrepresenting a COVID-19 test to his employer ATLANTA - Santwon Antonio Davis has pleaded guilty to wire fraud related to a scheme to defraud his employer in May 2020 by submitting a fraudulent COVID-19 medical excuse letter. He also pleaded guilty to bank fraud,,,

Home health care owner sentenced to more than five years for defrauding Georgia Medicaid ATLANTA –Diandra Bankhead, the owner and operator of Elite Homecare (“Elite”), an Atlanta-based home healthcare provider, has been sentenced for defrauding Medicaid out of nearly $1 million. Between September,,,

Unemployment insurance task force targets fraud during COVID pandemic ATLANTA - A new state-wide, interagency task force focused on combatting unemployment insurance (UI) benefit fraud in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic is supporting investigating agencies and encouraging citizens to report,,,