2019, he submitted false paperwork to support paid bereavement leave for the death of his child — a child who never existed.
“Davis’ streak of lies ended when he took advantage of a pandemic to cause undue harm to the company he worked for and their employees,” Chris Hacker, special agent in charge of FBI Atlanta, said in the statement. “The FBI and our federal and state partners remain vigilant in detecting, investigating and prosecuting any fraud related to this crisis we are all facing.”
Davis pleaded guilty in December to a wire fraud charge related to a scheme to defraud his employer as well as to a charge related to mortgage fraud. He also admitted to submitting a fake COVID-19 test, and to other fraud offenses that were uncovered during the investigation.
Davis’s case is just one example of COVID-related fraud seen nationwide. More than 20 people nationwide have reportedly been charged in connection with an $11 million fraud scheme to exploit the COVID-19 Paycheck Protection Program, using the money to buy luxury items like cars and jewelry.
Davis’s case is being investigated by the FBI.