Georgia inmates

An Atlanta woman has been charged in Florida in connection with a bitcoin scam tied to a fake jury duty scheme, according to a sheriff's office. Investigators say the scheme is linked to inmates in Georgia. Scams in which callers impersonate officials and demand payment in bitcoin to avoid supposed penalties like missed jury duty remain a common fraud tactic across the United States.

A suspect linked to a scam ring allegedly operating from inside a Georgia prison has been arrested after a Florida woman lost $15,000 in Bitcoin. Investigators say inmates have been running romance and impersonation schemes that persuade victims to send cryptocurrency. The arrest highlights how prisons have become bases for remote fraud networks.