Henry County woman charged with stealing
$3.5 million in COVID-19 emergency funds
Posted on 01/15/2026 5:24:28 AM PST by rightwingintelligentsia
Attallah Williams is accused of using her roles at the SBA and IRS to bypass security checks and approve $3.5 million in fraudulent COVID-19 relief.
The suspect allegedly used Instagram to recruit "accomplices" who submitted fake business applications for a share of the stolen funds.
Williams faces federal charges for conspiracy to defraud the government following a multi-year investigation.
ATLANTA - A Henry County woman has been charged with stealing millions in COVID-19 pandemic relief funds through an elaborate insider fraud scheme.
What we know
Attallah Williams, 32, of Hampton, was arrested and arraigned in federal court on charges of defrauding the government. Prosecutors allege she orchestrated a three-year scheme to steal $3.5 million by obtaining employment at both the U.S. Small Business Administration and the Internal Revenue Service to approve fraudulent applications in exchange for bribes.
The backstory
According to the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, Williams targeted four separate pandemic relief programs.
Williams initially submitted fraudulent applications for Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) and Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans using the names of non-operational businesses.
Williams later obtained a position as a loan officer with the SBA. She allegedly used her credentials to approve EIDL Advance grants for accomplices she recruited on Instagram. In exchange for her approval of ineligible businesses, she took a share of the proceeds.
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Kind of like ol’ Victor Kiam, who liked the Remington shave so much he bought the company.
Reparations ...
Sometimes, for some stories, for some reason, a picture of the perpetrator is not included.
Yup—ripping off whitey has become the true National Past-time.
Another F’n criminal. HOORAY LEOs!
That made me laugh 😂
In this case not necessary
Put this in the category of “I knew there was fraud in the government, but this is shocking . . . “ As the rock gets lifted up further, we get more stories like this about people looting the government on a massive scale from both inside and outside. Politicians and government employees are actively participating in the fraud. The federal government is a huge pot of money with no real controls. Of course criminals are going to go there. Why would you rob a bank or set up a loan sharking racket anymore? Robbing the government is where the real money is.
DEI hire?
This seems like one of those “betraying the public trust” crimes that you’d be hung for in China.
“Attallah” is apparently not an uncommon first name for black women since “Attallah” was the given name for one of Malcolm X’s daughters.
We all know why there is no image with the story in the media account, so I didn’t really need to investigate it.
WORKING 2 SEPARATE SHIFTS A DAY????
HOW DID SHE PULL THAT OFF?
Attallah The Hun
I would get monthly calls from the SBA to give me 500k loans during COVID.
Looks like her friends got calls too.
Actually, that’s Jill Spiva a metro Atlanta elementary school principal charged with a DUI after a crash.
I’m sure Attallah’s picture is out there somewhere...
This is a symptom of the same problem we have in public safety. People are no longer safe in crowds and can be set afire or have their heads cut off on public transit. Now theft proliferates in government financial systems. It stems from one, unacknowledged, basic problem.
As John Adams said the Consstitution was intended for a moral and religious people, so were our public institutions. The rules have to change to deal with the immoral and antimoral people in our country today. And, yes, that may involve making a lot more crimes capital and speeding up executions.
Oddly enough, the quote under the photo is a direct
cut and paste from the online version.
I remain skeptical.
Take everything she owns and a lengthy prison term.
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