MACON – Several fraud cases under investigation in the Middle District of Georgia — the first involving family members who illegally wrote millions in checks to themselves from their employer’s operating account and the second involving a woman who attempted to collect more than $3.5 million in undue tax refunds by falsifying documents and making up a business — have had hearings in federal court.
Eva Rebecca Wells, 75, and Billy Lee Wells Jr., 47, both of Macon, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud a financial institution before U.S. District Judge C. Ashley Royal. Both face a maximum of 30 years in prison to be followed by five years of supervised release and a $1 million fine. Billy Wells also pleaded to an additional charge of making and subscribing a false return, which carries a maximum of three years in prison followed by one year of supervised release and a $100,000 fine. A sentencing date will be determined by the Court.
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