ATLANTA – A Henry County woman has been charged with stealing millions in COVID-19 pandemic relief funds through an elaborate insider fraud scheme. 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. 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. After leaving the SBA, Williams became a tax examining technician at the IRS. Prosecutors say she used social me
