Fraud and Scams

4+ week, 23+ hour ago   (626+ words) A Florida man will spend 20 years in federal prison after pleading guilty in connection with a Ponzi scheme that bilked more than 2,000 investors out of about $380 million. U.S. District Judge Tiffany R. Johnson sentenced Todd Burkhalter, 55, to the maximum allowed in federal…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (152+ words) ROSWELL, Ga. — A Roswell-based contracting company said an employee wrote herself three checks totaling $7,099, forged the manager’s signature and cashed them without authorization. The employee allegedly tried to cash a fourth check the afternoon of Aug. 3, but the manager canceled…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (252+ words) A 66-year-old former Certified Public Accountant from Atlanta was sentenced yesterday to years in federal prison. Ronald Deabler, of Atlanta, was convicted of conspiring to launder $5.3 million stolen from Children’s Health Care of Atlanta, Inc. He was sentenced to four…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (290+ words) ROSWELL, Ga. — Roswell police recently confronted a woman allegedly posing as an employee of Bank of America’s fraud department. Police were alerted to the scam by a Roswell man who had withdrawn $21,500 in cash at the woman’s direction. When police…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (21+ words) Hollywood director gets 30 months in prison for defrauding Netflix of $11M. He must repay funds & complete mental health treatment....

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (22+ words) Items recovered included 22,000 golf balls, 29 pallets of Horizon Hobby parts and supplies, and eight pallets of Meta server switches....

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (236+ words) ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Two Alpharetta residents are accused in a scheme to launder drug money through group homes for at-risk children. Kristin Draper has been arraigned on federal charges for allegedly conspiring to launder money with her boyfriend Antwaun Brown, the…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (188+ words) ROSWELL, Ga. — The North Fulton branch of a non-profit organization reported a fraudulent $4,000 check – bearing a forged signature of the executive director – May 14. Three days earlier, a woman tried to cash the check at a Truist Bank. The nonprofit’s executive…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (133+ words) ATLANTA — The Georgia Department of Public Safety is issuing a warning about a text scam going around. If you receive a text from the Georgia State Patrol about outstanding violations or fines tied to your car, officials say to make…...

4+ mon, 1+ day ago   (397+ words) ALPHARETTA, Ga. — A former Alpharetta assistant bank manager faces federal charges after attempting to launder millions in a mail theft scheme, authorities said. Tonya Bailey, who was an assistant financial center manager at an Alpharetta bank, conspired with Francina Juantez…...