A man who impersonated a Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation representative to collect approximately $500,000 from an elderly Sandy Springs resident has been sentenced to 14 years in federal prison, according to Sandy Springs police.
Javed Ashid received the sentence Oct. 6, Atlanta News First reported. The department’s announcement did not identify the offenses of conviction.
Police said the fraud began July 19, 2024, with a computer pop-up falsely presented as a Microsoft warning. It claimed the resident’s identity and financial accounts were compromised.
Ashid then claimed to represent the FDIC and persuaded the resident to hand over cash to safeguard their savings, police said. Investigators described about 10 meetings during which he collected money, arriving in different vehicles in an apparent effort to evade detection.
Automated license plate readers helped Sandy Springs investigators connect the vehicles to Ashid. Authorities arrested him in Columbia County while he was traveling to meet another victim, according to police.
The department did not provide information about restitution or the recovery of the stolen money.
Police urged residents to be suspicious of anyone claiming that cash must be withdrawn and handed to a courier for safekeeping. Residents receiving such requests should contact their financial institution directly and report the incident to law enforcement.
GA-400 shooting suspect arrested in New York
In a separate case, authorities arrested Malvin Fajardo-Perez in New York City on Oct. 17 in connection with a 2024 road rage shooting in Sandy Springs.
The shooting happened shortly after 7 a.m. Sept. 30, 2024, on northbound GA-400. Police said someone driving a dark-colored Tesla fired four shots into another vehicle, wounding its driver in both arms. The injuries were not considered life-threatening.
Reports differ on the precise location: Fox 5 Atlanta placed it near Glenridge Connector, while WSB-TV reported that officers responded near Windsor Parkway.
Investigators linked Fajardo-Perez to the highway shooting after Cartersville police arrested him Feb. 14, 2025, following another shooting, Sandy Springs police said.
Evidence from that investigation led Sandy Springs detectives to obtain warrants charging him with aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, first-degree criminal damage to property and discharging a firearm on or near a public roadway.
WSB-TV reported Oct. 24 that Fajardo-Perez remained in custody awaiting extradition to Georgia. The charges are allegations, and he is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
