Former Atlanta Assistant City Attorney Guilty of $7 Million PPP Loan Fraud — Threatens to Kill Co-Conspirator Friend
A Georgia attorney and former City of Atlanta police officer was convicted of fraudulently obtaining over $7 million in PPP loans last week.
Shelitha Robertson submitted PPP loan applications on four businesses she owned. The applications consisted of photoshopped false tax returns and employment records.
Her defense that she was duped by former friend and personal attorney Chandra Norton, an “evil genius” co-conspirator, was rejected by the jury. Norton pled guilty prior to the trial and testified for the prosecution.
After 13 hours of deliberation the jury convicted Robertson of one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, three counts of wire fraud, and one count of money laundering.
Writes Rosie Manins of the Atlanta Journal Constitution, “Robertson, who has remained on bond since pleading not guilty to the five charges in December 2022, was immediately remanded into custody pending her sentencing, scheduled for April 11.
“Federal prosecutor Ariel Glasner said Robertson had threatened to kill Norton upon arrest and separately threatened another person who subsequently filed a police report.”