ATLANTA (CBS ATLANTA) -
A Gwinnett County grand jury indicted a man on one count of violation of the Georgia Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.
Levon Chett Barrett is accused of stealing retirement payments from the Teachers' Retirement System of Georgia.
Barrett's mother, a retired Atlanta school teacher, began receiving retirement benefits in May 1997.
Barrett died in September 2007. TRS continued paying retirement benefits until 2010.
An investigation revealed that Barrett's son stole the funds from his deceased mother's account.
In July 2012, he admitted to withdrawing and using funds from his mother's account after her death.
Between October 2007 and February 2010, he stole $85,712.52 in TRS funds from his mother's bank account.
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