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Democrat Lawyer Found Guilty in $7 Million COVID Relief Fraud to Buy Rolls-Royce and 10-Carat Diamond Ring for $148,000

A federal jury in the Northern District of Georgia has convicted a Georgia attorney and former City of Atlanta police officer of fraudulently obtaining over $7 million in loans under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).

Shelitha Robertson, 62, of Atlanta, an experienced lawyer, was found guilty of multiple counts of fraud, including conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud itself, and money laundering, according to the news release from the DOJ.

Court documents and evidence presented at trial revealed that Robertson conspired to submit fraudulent PPP loan applications for four businesses she owned. These applications grossly inflated the number of employees and average monthly payroll, resulting in significantly larger loans than legitimately entitled.

The deceit didn’t end at big numbers on paper. Acting Assistant Attorney General Nicole M. Argentieri of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division announced that Robertson and her unnamed co-conspirator also submitted fraudulent tax documents to back up their claims.

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