ATLANTA — A Georgia attorney and former Atlanta police officer has been convicted on federal charges of fraudulently obtaining more than $7 million in pandemic relief funds.
Shelitha Robertson, 62, of Atlanta submitted applications for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans on behalf of four businesses she owned. The applications falsely inflated the number of employees and average monthly payroll for each of the businesses, resulting in larger PPP loans that she could legitimately obtain.
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