A former Democrat assistant city attorney for Atlanta, Shelitha Robertson, has been found guilty of defrauding a COVID stimulus program of over $7 million.
She inflated employee numbers and manipulated documents to secure funds from the Paycheck Protection Program, using the money for luxury items and to support family members.
Robertson faces potential life imprisonment and will be sentenced in April. (Trending: Democrat Targets U.S. Troops With New Gun Control Law)
“The loan applications falsely inflated the number of employees and average monthly payroll for each of the four businesses, inducing larger PPP loans than Robertson could legitimately obtain,” wrote the DOJ.
“Robertson and a co-conspirator also caused the submission of false tax documents to support the false statements in each loan application. Robertson used the loan proceeds to purchase luxury items, including a 10-carat diamond ring, and to transfer funds to family members and her co-conspirator,” continued the agency.
Her attorney also pleaded guilty to involvement in the scheme.
Prosecutors condemned her actions as brazen and deceitful.
Prosecutor Bernita Malloy said, “There’s no level to which (Robertson) wouldn’t stoop to justify her criminal conduct.”
“She disguised what she did to avoid getting caught. She thought she could wash her hands of it all,” she continued.
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