Woman pleads guilty to over $130k in COVD-19 Emergency Rental Assistance

GREENSBORO, N.C. — A Forsyth County woman pleaded guilty to stealing money from COVID-19 funding on Tuesday, Aug. 6.

The Department of Justice said Shakerra Jones, 48, pleaded guilty to wire fraud.

It said Jones submitted fake COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) applications to Winston-Salem and Forsyth County…

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