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Impostor scams hitting Georgia faithful

Attorney General Chris Carr is warning Georgians of an impostor scam targeting faith-based communities in which fraudsters pose as religious leaders to try to trick congregants into sending them money.

October 17, 2023
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  • Dave Williams
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried leaves the courthouse following his arraignment in New York City on Dec. 22, 2022. Bankman-Fried's trial just concluded its second week, with explosive testimony from former girlfriend Caroline Ellison.

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Criminal mastermind or hapless dude? A look into Sam Bankman-Fried's trial so far

The trial of the former FTX CEO concluded its second week, featuring explosive testimony from Caroline Ellison, a former girlfriend of Bankman-Fried.

October 15, 2023
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  • David Gura
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Georgia man sentenced to federal prison for pandemic relief fraud

A Georgia man has been sentenced to one year and nine months in federal prison for obtaining nearly a half million dollars through fraudulent pandemic relief loan applications.

August 18, 2023
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  • Dave Williams
Jason Gerald Shenk, 45, of Dublin, Georgia, is shown in a photograph provided by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Georgia.

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Feds say Georgia fugitive defrauded Christian charities, pocketed millions meant for Bibles in China

Jason Gerald Shenk of Dublin allegedly defrauded donors primarily from Ohio and North Carolina.

August 02, 2023
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  • Benjamin Payne
The Justice Department has charged a U.S. Army Reserves major in an alleged years-long fraud scheme targeting Gold Star families.

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Gold Star families allegedly defrauded of death benefits by adviser

A major in the Army Reserves and financial counselor with the Army allegedly used his access to beneficiaries of deceased servicemembers to defraud them and enrich himself, prosecutors allege.

July 07, 2023
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
The Justice Department announced charges against 78 people related to health care fraud schemes.

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78 people face charges for $2.5 billion in attempted health care fraud, DOJ says

At least $1.1 billion was actually paid out in these schemes targeting elderly patients, high-risk and low-income pregnant women and HIV patients.

June 28, 2023
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
This house in Atlanta's Edgewood neighborhood is where police arrested three key organizers who have been aiding protesters against the city's proposed public safety training center on May 31, 2023. The three are officers of the group that runs the Atlanta Solidarity Fund, which has bailed out people arrested during protests against the project, which opponents derisively call "Cop City."

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Bond granted for 3 activists whose fund bailed out people protesting Atlanta 'Cop City' project

A judge has granted bond for three activists involved in supporting the protest against a planned police and fire training center in Atlanta that opponents have derisively dubbed "Cop City."

June 02, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Some older Americans got dozens of COVID tests they never ordered in the mail, just as the free test benefit was ending. It could mean they are at risk for more fraud involving their Medicare numbers.

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Seniors got COVID tests they didn't order in Medicare scam. Could more fraud follow?

Some seniors got dozens of COVID tests they never ordered. Bad actors may have used seniors' Medicare information to improperly bill the federal government — and could do it again, investigators say.

May 18, 2023
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  • Susan Jaffe
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried arrives at the U.S. Federal Court in New York for a hearing on Feb. 16, 2023. As he awaits trial, the disgraced former CEO is defending himself in the court of public opinion.

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Disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has another big problem: He won't shut up

Most white-collar defendants lay low, but the ex-CEO of the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX has been talking, tweeting, and sending email newsletters. Those comments could come back to hurt him.

February 26, 2023
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  • David Gura
Gautam Adani, billionaire and chairman of Adani Group, speaks during an event at Israel's Port of Haifa, on Tuesday. The Indian billionaire, whose business empire was rocked by allegations of fraud by short seller Hindenburg Research, said his company will make more investments in Israel.

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How Asia's ex-richest man lost nearly $50 billion in just over a week

Indian businessman Gautam Adani was a few billion dollars shy of Elon Musk. But he tumbled down the billionaires' list after a U.S. firm accused the Adani Group of pulling off an epic con.

February 02, 2023
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  • Sushmita Pathak
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Inspector general finds state workers got erroneous unemployment payments during pandemic

Nearly 300 state employees erroneously received unemployment benefits totaling $6.7 million and averaging $23,700 per employee during the last two pandemic years, the Georgia Office of Inspector General (OIG) reported Wednesday.

January 05, 2023
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  • Dave Williams
Former FTX chief executive Sam Bankman-Fried arrives in a Manhattan federal court in New York on Jan. 3. Bankman-Fried pled not guilty to criminal fraud charges related to the spectacular collapse of his crypto exchange.

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  • Business

Sam Bankman-Fried pleads not guilty to fraud and other charges tied to FTX's collapse

The co-founder and former CEO of FTX pleaded not guilty to eight criminal counts related to the spectacular collapse of his crypto exchange.

January 04, 2023
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  • David Gura
Gabriel Sterling, voting systems implementation manager for Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, criticized Coffee County for its handling of the recount.

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'We've come a long way in two years': Gabe Sterling reflects on the 2022 elections

With elections in the rearview mirror, state elections officials are lauding record breaking turnout and what they are calling a system that could be “a model for the nation for election reform.” However, as it stands now, the system is not without its critics, namely Democrats who say the shortened window for Georgians to cast ballots in the runoff could have disenfranchised some voters. Chief operating officer for the Secretary of State Gabe Sterling helped oversee this process. He spoke with GPB’s Peter Biello. 

December 12, 2022
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  • Peter Biello
Scuba-diving instruction takes place at a U.S. Navy training facility (not involved in this case).

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  • Law

Georgia scuba instructor described as ‘architect’ of $6 million VA fraud scheme sentenced to prison

Kenneth Meers and co-conspirators exploited a veteran education program “purely for their personal enrichment,” the DOJ said.

December 12, 2022
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  • Benjamin Payne

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  • News

Check theft through the mail is rising across America. Here's how you can reduce your risk

Checks are going missing from the mail in Georgia. The Dunwoody Police Department reports that checks totaling about half a million dollars have disappeared from the post office since last summer. Experts say those checks have found their way onto underground markets.

December 07, 2022
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  • Peter Biello
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