Manchester Woman Wanted for Fraud, Forgery

ATLANTA – Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King announced today that warrants have been issued for Lequita Leann Peters, 31, of Manchester, for one count of Insurance Fraud and one count of Forgery in the 1st Degree. Ms. Peters is wanted in connection with a Meriwether County case.

“Ms. Peters was involved in a motor vehicle accident on April 8th, 2021,” said Commissioner King. “The suspect subsequently attempted to secure extra time off work by submitting a forged doctor’s note to Nationwide Insurance Company. Ms. Peters was attempting to claim an additional $3,028.80 of insurance money.”

Anyone with information on this case should call the Criminal Investigations Division’s warrant line at 404-463-6363.

The warrants were issued by a Meriwether County Judge on February 16th.

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