Attorney General Announces Indictment of Florida Man for ESA Fraud

PHOENIX – Attorney General Kris Mayes announced that a State Grand Jury has indicted a Florida man, Adam Jones, for Theft and Fraudulent Schemes and Artifices. It is alleged that between 2022 and 2024, Jones unlawfully received Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) funds when he submitted applications for fictitious children.
 
All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law and convicted by a jury. A copy of the indictment is available here. A picture of the defendant can be found here.