ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Three people from metro Atlanta were indicted for allegedly defrauding COVID-19 pandemic relief programs and laundering $2 million in proceeds, according to federal prosecutors.

Salimot Akande, 41, of Atlanta, Garey Henderson, 45, of Marietta, and Jacqueline Rollizo, 52, of Woodstock, were arraigned Thursday on federal fraud and money laundering charges, said the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia.

The 38-count indictment charges the three defendants with bank fraud, wire fraud, bank and wire fraud conspiracy, concealment and transactional money laundering, and money laundering conspiracy, prosecutors said.

The defendants allegedly obtained around $1.6 million in fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans for seven bus

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