Atlanta City Council member Antonio Brown, 35, has been indicted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office, accused of attempting fraud. The charges stem back to before Brown became a council member.
Brown was charged Wednesday with wire fraud, mail fraud, bank fraud and making false statements on a bank loan application.
“For years, Antonio Brown allegedly sought to defraud a number of banks and credit card companies by falsely claiming that he was the victim of identity theft,” says U.S. Attorney Byung Pak.
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