Trump Prosecutor Fani Willis Received Donation from Ex-City Attorney Convicted of $15M Fraud

A former Atlanta city attorney, Shelitha Robertson, was sentenced to seven years for a massive $15 million pandemic loan fraud.

According to federal prosecutors, Robertson, 62, used some of the fraudulently obtained funds for lavish purchases, including a 10-carat diamond ring and a Rolls Royce.

Shelitha Robertson was sentenced to seven years in prison over the pandemic loan fraud. Facebook / Shelitha Robertson

However, as shown in Georgia campaign filings, Robertson also donated $1,000 to Fani Willis’s Democratic primary election campaign around the time she received the substantial payouts from the Paycheck Protection Program.

Fani Willis, the Fulton County District Attorney, made headlines last year by charging former President Donald Trump with racketeering. Trump faces a 13-count indictment accusing him of attempting to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia illegally. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges.

Last year Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis charged Trump with racketeering. REUTERS

This is not the first controversy surrounding Willis since she initiated the high-profile prosecution against Trump.

The case is in legal limbo after Trump and other defendants sought Willis’s removal over her affair with Nathan Wade, another prosecutor.

A judge ruled that the relationship did not present a sufficient conflict of interest to remove Willis from the case. However, the Georgia Court of Appeals delayed the trial for months, indicating it would review the judge’s decision in October.

Robertson, a Democrat who unsuccessfully ran for a Circuit Court judge position in Fulton County in 2010 and 2014, donated to Willis in May 2020.

Willis subsequently defeated her scandal-hit boss, longtime District Attorney Paul Howard, in the Democratic primary after a runoff in August 2020.

A spokesman for Willis did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Sunday.

Trump pleaded not guilty to the racketeering charges and denies all wrongdoing. Getty Images

In April and May 2020, prosecutors said prosecutors said that Robertson, a former Atlanta assistant city attorney and an ex-cop in Georgia’s largest city, fraudulently applied for millions of dollars in government loans for four businesses she owned.

“The loan applications falsely inflated the number of employees and average monthly payroll for each of the four businesses, resulting in larger PPP loans than Robertson would be legitimately entitled to obtain,” the Department of Justice stated.

Robertson broke down in court when her sentencing was read. Instagram / @bristhename/Trump

Prosecutors noted that she also filed fake tax documents to support the loan applications.

Robertson was sentenced on Friday to seven years and three months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release.

Robertson donated $1,000 to Willis around the time she got the massive payout from the pandemic loan. via REUTERS

She broke down in tears upon hearing her sentencing, hours after telling the court she was “dead broke,” according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “My business is gone. My [law] license is gone. My assets are gone. The only thing I have left is my family and faith in God,” she said.

Robertson will receive credit for the six months she has spent in custody since December.

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