Daily Mail report A former deputy city attorney in Atlanta who also had a life advice podcast was sentenced to seven years in prison for obtaining nearly $15 million in COVID relief loans.
Sherisa Robertson, 62, reportedly used her illegally obtained funds to buy a 10-carat diamond ring, a Rolls Royce and a motorbike. She received huge amounts of money through the Paycheck Protection Program, the stimulus package created to help struggling businesses during the pandemic.
“I choose integrity and all that it brings. I don’t choose to sell my soul to the devil.”
Just weeks before his incarceration, Robertson appeared on his daughter’s podcast, “Mommy & Me,” where he reportedly spoke about the importance of having “integrity” and working hard.
But it appears Robertson didn’t follow her own advice – she used a series of false loan applications to scam people out of the pandemic, claiming she needed the money to support four businesses she owns.
The second report said Robertson transferred some of the funds to family members and co-conspirator Chandra Norton.
“Robertson was motivated by greed when he fraudulently obtained funds designated to provide emergency financial assistance to small businesses struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic,” U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Buchanan said. “We will continue to work with our law enforcement partners to investigate and prosecute the criminals who stole pandemic relief funds.”
During a podcast in October, Robertson was asked what she would do if she had the opportunity to make money quickly, and whether she would choose honesty over poverty.
“I choose integrity and all that it brings. I don’t choose to sell my soul to the devil, because that would mean I’m willing to degrade and degrade myself for the love of something, even if it’s just for a dollar,” Robertson said, knowing the Justice Department is already investigating her.
“How my children see me and respect me is more important to me than making a quick buck by being something I’m not,” Robertson added.
U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia report Special Agent in Charge Mark H. Morini said, “The Treasury Department’s Inspector General for Taxation will aggressively pursue individuals who defrauded American taxpayers by filing false applications to obtain Paycheck Protection Program loans meant for legitimate businesses in need to weather the pandemic.”
“I want to thank our federal partners and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for their help in holding these individuals accountable.”
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