Democratic Former Assistant City Attorney Convicted in $7 Million COVID Relief Fraud to Fund Lavish Lifestyle

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The Democratic former assistant city attorney for Atlanta has been found guilty by a federal jury after she defrauded a COVID pandemic-era stimulus program of millions of dollars.

Shelitha Robertson, 62, faces potentially spending the rest of her life in prison after jurors last week found she defrauded the federal government out of over $7 million by taking advantage of the Paycheck Protection Program.

According to the Department of Justice, Robertson inflated the number of employees she had for several businesses she owned.

She also doctored payroll and tax documents in order to obtain cash from the program, which went into effect during the onset of the pandemic to prevent some businesses from going under.

The DOJ outlined how Robertson defrauded the government and what she used much of the money for.

According to the federal government, Robertson, a former police officer, lived a lavish lifestyle on the backs of taxpayers.

A DOJ news release states:

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