Four indicted on tuition reimbursement scheme

Four individuals have been indicted in connection with a scheme to defraud their employer.

Mariama Stenson, 37, Tiffany Parker, 31, Natalie Clark, 30 and Tabithey Johnson, 38, all of  Alpharetta, pleaded guilty earlier this week in federal court.

According to court documents, from January 2006 until May 2008, the four received up to $423,000 in tuition reimbursement from their employer, Exide Technologies. The money was supposedly for college classes they never took, and “submitted fraudulent transcripts and receipts,” showing they complete the courses.