Six Charged in Connection with a $3 Million Paycheck Protection Program Fraud Scheme Details Written by DOJ
Atlanta, Georgia - Six individuals were charged in an indictment with fraudulently obtaining approximately $1.5 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans on behalf of five businesses based in Georgia and South Carolina.
Acting Assistant Attorney General Nicholas L. McQuaid of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division; Acting U.S. Attorney Bobby L. Christine of the Northern District of Georgia; Special Agent in Charge Chris Hacker of the FBI’s Atlanta Field Office; Special Agent in Charge Kevin Kupperbusch of the Small Business Association Office of Inspector General (SBA OIG) Eastern Region; and Special Agent in Charge Mark Maroni of the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) Southeast Field Division made the announcement.
A man from Buford is one of six men indicted for fraudulently obtaining roughly $1.5 million in loans with the Paycheck Protection Program.
Tabronx W. Smith, 43, of Buford was charged in an indictment filed in the Northern District of Georgia with conspiracy to commit bank fraud, bank fraud, false statements to a financial institution, and money laundering. He is charged along with Rodericque Thompson, 43, of Atlanta; Micah K. Baisden of Doraville; Travis C. Crosby, 31, of Wellford, South Carolina; Keith A. Maloney, Jr., 33, of Port Wentworth, and Thomas D. Wilson, 30, of Atlanta.
Five others have already pleaded guilty to being involved in the scheme.