Three sentenced in a $30 million Georgia unemployment scheme

On May 23, 2025, the Office of Public Affairs said three people were sentenced for a scheme against the Georgia Department of Labor. Macovian Doston was sentenced to 15 years, Shatara Hubbard to 6 years, and Torella Wynn to one year, each followed by three years of supervised release. Restitution was left for a later date. ¹ Source 1

The release says that from March 2020 through November 2022 the defendants and others caused more than 5,000 fraudulent unemployment claims, using fictitious employers and identity-theft victims’ information, and that the scheme produced at least $30 million in stolen benefits. It also lists prison terms for four other people charged in the same indictment. ¹ Source 1