Warrants Issued for Eleven Individuals Involved in Healthcare Fraud Scheme

ATLANTA – Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King announced today that his Criminal Investigations Division has taken out warrants on 11 individuals for their involvement in a scheme to defraud the American Family Life Assurance Company (Aflac) out of over $120,000.

The scheme in question involved healthcare employees who filed 79 fraudulent insurance claims on their accident and hospital indemnity policies with Aflac for services that were never rendered. The warrants taken out include a total of 92 counts of Insurance Fraud, 92 counts of Forgery in the 1st Degree, and 12 counts of Identity Theft.

“These 11 individuals were part of a coordinated effort to defraud a prominent Georgia-based company,” said Commissioner King. “These types of fraudulent actions lead to increased premiums for all Georgians. I’m proud of my Criminal Investigations Division for their meticulous work throughout this ongoing investigation to bring these suspects to justice.”

Commissioner King’s Criminal Investigations Division worked with the Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office on this investigation. A full list of suspects and their charges is below:

• April Roberts, Decatur, 5 Counts Insurance Fraud, 5 Counts Forgery in the 1st Degree

• DaShawn Jones, Lithonia, 2 Counts Insurance Fraud, 2 Counts Forgery in the 1st Degree

• Denise McCatty-Davis, Decatur, 4 Counts ID Theft, 9 Counts Insurance Fraud, 9 Counts Forgery in the 1st Degree

• Fanchon Allah, Decatur, 2 Counts Insurance Fraud, 2 Counts Forgery in the 1st Degree

• Geoffrey Glover, Tucker, 1 Count Insurance Fraud, 1 County Forgery in the 1st Degree

• Gregory Brown, North Las Vegas, Nevada, 9 Counts Insurance Fraud, 9 Counts Forgery in the 1st Degree

• Shavonne Lanier, Decatur, 7 Counts Insurance Fraud, 7 Counts Forgery in the 1st Degree

• Hawa Kaba Onabanjo, Ellenwood, 8 Counts Insurance Fraud, 8 Counts Forgery in the 1st Degree

• Nadria Davis, Des Plaines, Illinois, 5 Counts ID Theft, 24 Counts Insurance Fraud, 24 Counts Forgery in the 1st

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• Shelton Dingle, Atlanta, 3 Counts ID Theft, 13 Counts Insurance Fraud, 13 Counts Forgery in the 1st Degree

• Kenneth Davis, Decatur, 12 Counts Insurance Fraud, 12 Counts Forgery in the 1st Degree

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