Atlanta City Councilman Antonio Brown Indicted On Charges Of Fraud

Antonio Brown, shown during an interview in 2019, ran for the District 3 seat after the death of Atlanta City Council member Ivory Lee Young Jr.

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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.