Dahlonega Man charged with Forgery

Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King announces that 48-year-old Ernest Warren of Dahlonega has been charged with two counts of forgery.  In October of 2020, the Criminal Investigations Division received a report of suspected fraud from a representative of IAT Insurance, claiming that Warren submitted by email two forged surety bonds to ER Snell, Inc. so that he could secure contracts for two road work projects.  “Upon investigation, special agents determined that the surety bonds submitted to ER Snell, Inc. were falsified,” said Commissioner King. “An interview with the company’s general counsel and upper management further confirmed that Mr. Warren was a contractor who did traffic signal work for their company, and they indeed received the two forged surety bonds.”  Warrants were taken out against Warren for two counts of forgery on September 29, 2022.