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Crime and Justice NewsJan 5, 20222 minGeorgia Woman Gets 3-Year Term in $6M COVID-19 FraudA Georgia woman who fraudulently obtained more than $6 million in COVID-19 relief money was sentenced to more than three years in prison...
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