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CRIME & SAFETY
St. David Man Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud and Tax Fraud in COVID-19 Relief Scheme
The wheels of justice have caught up with Roy L. Layne of St. David as he pleaded guilty to fraudulently securing funds during the pandemic's peak economic frenzy. According to the Department of Justice, Layne, 44, admitted that he took advantage of the COVID-19 relief programs, which included Small Business Administration (SBA) loans and tax benefits, manifesting an abuse of the funds meant to shore up ailing businesses and workers. Yesterday, Layne's admittance to the malfeasance ushered him into the guilty pantheon for two counts of Wire Fraud and one count of Filing a False Claim. Intended as a life raft for those drowning in the financial storm unleashed by COVID-19, the money Layne secured was under the guise of nonexistent business entities and inflated tax refunds.
Fulton Sheriff’s Office, county spar over jail funding
(The Center Square) — While the Fulton County Sheriff's Office has sounded the alarm that it faces a "significant budget crisis," county officials pushed back on the assertion, saying they have increased the department's funding. Sheriff's officials said that as of Aug. 29, Strategic Security Corp., which inked a contract with the office on June 16, 2023, is owed $1.1 million for three months. On Thursday morning, SSC notified the Fulton County Board of Commissioners and the Sheriff's Office that the company would no longer...
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