September 16, 2020
Childcare and Parent Services (CAPS) Provider Sentenced for Submitting False Documents to State
On Wednesday, September 16, 2020, Laconte Isom, who previously pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud (18 U.S.C. §1343, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §1349), was sentenced in the Northern District of Georgia for a scheme in which Isom submitted false and fictitious information to the state of Georgia in order to receive subsidy payments from the CAPS program.
In addition to the imposed sentence of twelve months and one day in federal prison, Isom was ordered to pay $473,287 in restitution.
This case was investigated jointly by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Office of the Inspector General, the State of Georgia - Office of the State Inspector General, and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.