Atlanta City Councilman Antonio Brown was indicted Wednesday by a federal grand jury on multiple fraud charges in connection with an alleged scheme that involved taking out loans and making credit card purchases, then avoiding repayment by claiming he was an identity theft victim, the U.S. attorney of the Northern District of Georgia announced Wednesday.
“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,” said U.S. Attorney Byung J. “BJay” Pak.
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