Former Verizon Worker Charged in Charity Scam

The following arrest information was supplied by the Milton police department. It does not indicate a conviction.

A charity fraud attempt that got 11 Verizon Wireless workers fired now has an arrest. Sheneka Humphrey, 33, of Atlanta, was arrested and cited on criminal attempt to commit theft by taking, a felony charge. She was being held in Fulton County Jail without bond. Milton detectives charged her April 19 with allegedly attempting to defraud Verizon Wireless of $9,000 through a charity scheme. Milton Police Detective Kevin Barry said between October and December 2011, Humphrey allegedly coerced coworkers into filing false reports of hours worked for the legitimate charity she ran, Atlanta-based A Place of Motherly Love Inc. The attempted ruse was discovered before the check was cut. At the time Humphrey was an employee of Verizon Wireless, which…

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