🌱 Healthcare Worker Admits To Unemployment Fraud + Father Found Dead

Welcome back, Atlanta. I'm here in your inbox today to get you caught up on everything you need to know about what's going on around town, including news about:

• Seven people are accused of stealing $30 million from the Georgia Department of Labor.
• Police found a father and husband dead after he went missing.
• Atlanta has one of the highest HIV infection rates in the world.

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Here are the top five stories today in Atlanta:

1. One woman could potentially face up to 20 years in prison for defrauding the Georgia Department of Labor out of $30 million in stolen benefits. Edith Nate Hicks from Atlanta is one of seven Georgians allegedly part of the scheme, which included filing over 5,000 fake unemployment insurance claims. According to officials, Hicks is the only one to plead guilty to stealing information from patients as a hospital healthcare employee. (FOX 5 Atlanta)
2. An Atlanta man who disappeared on Sunday was found dead just days later. The 33-year-old father and husband, Nicholas Bachhuber, was supposedly having a difficult time with personal stress while dealing with the loss of a family member, however, the cause of death is still unknown. (FOX 5 Atlanta)
3. Georgia is the No. 1 state in the nation for new HIV infections, with Atlanta having one of the highest infection rates in the world. According to the 2022 UNAIDS World AIDS Day report, inequalities are stopping an end to the epidemic in southern states. (GPB News)
4. Audreona Scott was 22 weeks pregnant when her water broke, and she went into labor. The survival rate at 22 weeks gestation is only 28 percent. However, hospital staff pulled together the right equipment, and for the first time, a premature baby this young survived at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Jayla Nicole Jenkins was born at 14.6 ounces and spent 183 days in the NICU before heading home. See more of the family's story at the link. (Subscription: The Atlanta Journal Constitution)
5. Two separate accidents at I-75 North and Cleveland Avenue sent two to the hospital, including an Atlanta Police Department motorcycle officer. The officer was thrown from his motorcycle and the injuries are unclear. However, according to authorities, he was alert, conscious, and breathing after the impact. (11 Alive)

Today in Atlanta:

• Can-A-Thon At Multiple Salvation Army Locations (8:00 AM)
• Celebrations In Light At Children's Museum Of Atlanta (9:00 AM)
• Xfinity Movie Series At The Battery Atlanta (7:00 PM)
• Elf Trivia At Elsewhere Brewing (8:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Are you looking for a new family member with four paws? Check out the list of adoption-ready pets in the Atlanta area at the link! (Atlanta Patch)
• Do you want to take a trip out of the country but don't know where? Frontier Airlines is now offering nonstop flights to San Jose, Costa Rica! (GlobalAtlanta)
• Atlanta firefighters battled an early-morning fire – and frigid temperatures – at a vacant apartment complex yesterday. Thank you to the first responders fighting the cold this winter! (Subscription: The Atlanta Journal Constitution)

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That's it for today. I'll be back in your inbox tomorrow morning with another update!

— Danielle Fallon-O'Leary

About me: Danielle Fallon-O’Leary is a senior writer with content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and assists Patch.com with community newsletter curation. Danielle also holds a Master’s Degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders and works part-time as a pediatric speech therapist.