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A Georgia man who prosecutors say earlier this year lied to his employer about contracting the coronavirus to obtain paid leave, thus causing the corporation $100,000 in losses to shut down its Atlanta facility and compensate other workers forced to quarantine, pleaded guilty to federal fraud charges Monday.
Santwon Antonio Davis, 35, of Atlanta, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge William M. Ray II to a wire fraud charge related to a scheme to defraud his employer, as well as a bank fraud charge relating to alleged mortgage fraud, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia announced Monday.
A man in Atlanta faked a COVID-19 diagnosis, forcing his employer to shut down its facility and his co-workers to quarantine for no reason Madison Hall People stand in line at a clinic in Long Beach, California offering quick coronavirus testing for a fee, on Monday, June 29, 2020. A man in Atlanta pleaded guilty to wire fraud related to a scheme to defraud his Fortune 500 employer by submitting a falsified medical letter claiming he had contracted COVID-19, the Justice Department announced on Monday. Federal authorities said Santwon Antonio Davis, 35, caused more than $US100,000 in company losses after his employer shut down its Atlanta facility for cleaning.
By CNSNews.com Staff | December 14, 2020 | 3:56pm EST
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(CNSNews.com) - The U.S. Department of Justice put out a statement today from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia stating that an Atlanta man “has pleaded guilty to wire fraud related to a scheme to defraud his employer in May 2020 by submitting a fraudulent COVID-19 medical excuse letter.”
“He also pleaded guilty to bank fraud related to a scheme to defraud a mortgage company while he was on bond for the earlier COVID-19 wire fraud charge,” said the DOJ statement.
12/14/20
WorkersCompensation.com
Atlanta, GA (WorkersCompensation.com) - Santwon Antonio Davis has pleaded guilty to wire fraud related to a scheme to defraud his employer in May 2020 by submitting a fraudulent COVID-19 medical excuse letter. He also pleaded guilty to bank fraud related to a scheme to defraud a mortgage company while he was on bond for the earlier COVID-19 wire fraud charge.
“The defendant caused unnecessary economic loss to his employer and distress to his coworkers and their families,” said U.S. Attorney Byung J. “BJay” Pak. “We will take quick action through the Georgia COVID-19 Task Force to put a stop to Coronavirus-related fraud schemes.”