Former Atlanta Housing Authority executive sentenced for Section 8 and pandemic fraud
Tracy Jones, a former executive at the Atlanta Housing Authority, was sentenced for committing fraud related to Section 8 housing and COVID-19 relief funds. She received nine months in prison and additional penalties for her actions, which included using a fake name and shell companies to defraud the government. Jones's fraudulent activities resulted in over $63,000 in restitution and fines, highlighting significant misconduct within her role.
- ▪Tracy Jones was sentenced to nine months in prison for fraud involving Section 8 and COVID-19 relief funds.
- ▪She created fake forms to admit family members into the Section 8 program while renting out a house she owned.
- ▪Jones also fraudulently claimed COVID-19 relief funds and committed mortgage fraud on her rental property.
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A former executive at the Atlanta Housing Authority was sentenced this week for committing Section 8 and COVID-19 pandemic insurance fraud. On Wednesday, Tracy Jones, 61, was sentenced to nine months in prison and nine months of house arrest followed by 15 months of supervised release on charges of conspiracy to commit theft of government funds, wire fraud, and credit application fraud, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia said in a release Friday. In addition, Jones will have to pay $65,598.80 in restitution and a fine of $63,546.
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