Former metro Atlanta bank teller charged in $900,000 fraud case
The former metro Atlanta Ameris Bank teller is accused of facilitating nearly $1 million in fraudulent transfers to cryptocurrency accounts in the span of three months.
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The former metro Atlanta Ameris Bank teller is accused of facilitating nearly $1 million in fraudulent transfers to cryptocurrency accounts in the span of three months.
Prosecutors say the Smyrna financial advisor used the millions he stole from one of his elderly clients to buy a lavish home and a beach club membership.
A metro Atlanta rapper has been sentenced to years in federal prison as part of a fraud and identity theft scheme that officials say stole thousands of checks worth millions of dollars.
The Amazon contractor and the woman she was in a relationship with used the money they stole to buy a home, cars, and a motorcycle, prosecutors say.
A former employee at the Athens-Clarke County Tag Office is facing dozens of charges after an investigation into possible fraud, police say.
Rodney Edward Smith was in prison on false imprisonment and other charges when he allegedly ran the scheme, according to the FWC.
Federal prosecutors say Thomas Mwangi used forged documents and fake financial statements to secure $24 million in loans from a bank.
Federal prosecutors say Drive Planning founder Russell Todd Burkhalter defrauded more than 2,000 investors while using their money to fund a yacht, luxury real estate, vehicles and travel.
The former "Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta" and "Cartel Crew" star is accused of taking part in a scam that defrauded a Florida couple of nearly $200,000 and using the money for shopping sprees.
BrokerChooser analyzed 2024 FBI fraud data and compared reported cryptocurrency losses with the cost of in-state college tuition.
A Douglasville man has been convicted of laundering more than $2.7 million stolen from victims of romance scams and other online fraud schemes.
Democratic Rep. Sharon Henderson is the third current or former member of the Georgia House of Representatives to plead guilty to pandemic unemployment fraud this year.
Federal prosecutors say Universal Environmental Services obtained a nearly $2 million PPP loan by over-reporting its workforce. The company denies liability, but agreed to the settlement.
From a South Florida attorney whose voice was cloned to a metro Atlanta couple who lost $800,000, AI scams are on the rise, costing nearly $900 million nationwide.
The former chief operating officer of Atlanta's High Museum of Art was accused of stealing more than $600,000 by doctoring invoices.
The Georgia woman faces up to 75 years in prison for a fraud scheme that Florida officials say stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from T.J. Maxx, Marshalls, and HomeGoods stores.
The lawsuit filed in Chattooga County also alleges connections to individuals associated with a Hong Kong charity whose founder is wanted by police overseas.
Prosecutors say the East Point doctor billed Georgia Medicaid for more than 11,000 medical services he never actually performed.
Prosecutors say the Cobb County man used fake orders for genetic testing to steal $330,000 from Georgia Medicaid.
An Alpharetta man will spend years in prison after prosecutors say he scammed University of Georgia fans looking for football game tickets and others wanting to invest in real estate.
A Georgia man convicted of leading a $11 million fraud scheme involving golf coins and a contraband phone is on the run after officials say he escaped from a federal prison camp.
Federal prosecutors say stolen checks, credit cards and a multimillion-dollar Treasury check were part of a yearslong scheme across metro Atlanta.
Georgia Rep. Dexter Sharper resigned from office just days before he has pleaded guilty to federal fraud charges.
Authorities say Malani Jewelers and other stores laundered millions in stolen gold by melting it into jewelry, as part of a scam targeting seniors across Texas, Georgia, and Florida.
Democratic Rep. Sharon Henderson is accused of illegally collecting nearly $18,000 in COVID-19 pandemic unemployment benefits while serving as an elected official.
