Georgia Prisoners Sentenced for $465K Phone Extortion Scheme
Two Georgia inmates were sentenced on Oct. 14, 2026 for a prison‑based phone extortion plot that swindled 119 victims out of $464,920. The scheme relied on fake warrants to collect the funds.
GMNA Atlanta
On Oct. 14, 2026, a U.S. federal court sentenced two Georgia state prison inmates for operating a telephone extortion scheme from inside prison that defrauded 119 victims of $464,920.
The inmates fabricated false warrants to persuade victims to send money, running the scam while incarcerated and extracting hundreds of thousands of dollars from hundreds of people.
