ATLANTA (AP) — A state official is accused of faking multiple pregnancies & using at least one of those ruses to get out of work & be paid for the time off.
A Fulton County grand jury indicted Robin Folsom, former director of external affairs for the Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency, on 3 felony counts of making false statements. She’s also charged with one count of identity fraud, also a felony.
Folsom, 43, had supervised the agency’s marketing & media communications.
In October 2020, Folsom told human resources officials that she was pregnant & then announced that she had given birth in May 2021, according to the state Office of the Inspector General. A man claiming to be the child’s father later emailed the agency, claiming that Folsom needed several weeks of rest after the birth. The agency approved about & weeks of paid leave.
But the scheme soon began to unravel, the inspector general’s office said.
A co-worker reported seeing the lower portion of Folsom’s stomach “come away” from her body & shared with investigators a belief that Folsom wore a fake pregnancy stomach. She also sent pictures of her new baby to agency employees & the pictures seemed to depict children “with varying skin tones.”
Ultimately, a review of medical & insurance records found no sign that Folsom delivered a real child.
She had earlier reported the birth of a child in July 2020, and claimed she was again pregnant in August 2021.
Folsom resigned in October 2021, shortly after being interviewed by state investigators.
If convicted, she faces up to 10 years in prison for identity fraud and up to five years in prison for each charge of making false statements.
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