Woman stole from CDC to get cosmetic surgery
A former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention employee has been sentenced to probation for stealing from the agency to pay for cosmetic surgery and other personal expenses.
Jamilah Franklin, of Marietta, was sentenced Monday to 3 years’ probation and ordered to pay $25,177 in restitution to the CDC. From July 2009 to November 2010, Franklin stole from the agency by using checks and a government credit card, court documents say.
Franklin was a program manager who organized conferences and other events and was issued convenience checks for vendors who did not wish to accept a government credit card, Assistant U.S. Attorney Brian Pearce said. Franklin was found to have stolen more than $25,000, with more than $10,000 charged to her card for liposuction and the rest consisting of checks written to herself and others for personal use, such as her rent, Pearce said.
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