As part of a coordinated nationwide effort to fight COVID-19 fraud, the Southern District of Georgia has taken action against individuals who illegally obtained nearly $11 million in funds intended to help struggling small businesses during the global pandemic. One of those individuals is from Coffee County.
As announced by U.S. Attorney Jill E. Steinberg, and in conjunction with the Justice Department s nationwide effort, the Southern District of Georgia conducted more than 20 enforcement actions from May through July 2023, involving a total of $10.9 million in alleged COVID-19 relief fraud.
A South Carolina man was sentenced to prison after pleading guilty for using information from stolen mail to steal or attempt to steal more than a million dollars from multiple victims.
A South Carolina man was sentenced to prison after pleading guilty for using information from stolen mail to steal or attempt to steal more than a million dollars from multiple victims.
STATESBORO, Ga. (WSAV) A Statesboro couple that police call the ‘modern-day Bonnie and Clyde,’ is headed to federal prison after being convicted of stealing mail. Jill E. Steinberg, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia, said Michael H. Boatwright, 33, of Chesterfield, S.C. was sentenced to 150 months in prison after pleading guilty […]