Crime & Safety
Gordo Woman Charged With Alleged Stimulus Check Scam
A Gordo woman has been charged with theft after entering a false claim that her Economic Impact Payment had been stolen.
GORDO, AL — A Gordo woman has been arrested and charged in connection to a federal stimulus check scam, authorities announced on Friday.
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24th Judicial District Attorney Andy Hamlin says Charlie Antaira Craig, 37, is accused of cashing her federal Economic Impact Payment, before then filing a claim that it had been stolen in order to receive a replacement.
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Craig was charged with first-degree theft Thursday. As of Friday, Hamlin said she remained in the Pickens County Jail Friday with bond set at $5,000.
Hamlin then encouraged those with information about the case or any others involving stimulus funds fraud to call (205) 367-9915.
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