A former operations manager at Tribe Transportation in Gainesville, Georgia, has been charged with embezzling over $500,000 from the company. Dustin Jarrard, 38, was arraigned before United States Magistrate Judge Anna W. Howard following his indictment by a federal grand jury on July 22, 2025. The charges allege that Jarrard abused his authority to request expense reimbursements for truck drivers between May 2018 and May 2024.
According to prosecutors, Jarrard submitted fraudulent reimbursement requests using names of drivers who were not employed by the company and personally redeemed those payments. In other instances, he reportedly involved actual drivers in the scheme by submitting false payment requests for unearned expenses and bonuses. Some of these funds were then transferred back to Jarrard.
“Jarrard allegedly stole more than $500,000 that was intended to help truckers on the road,” said U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg. “We will hold accountable those who abuse their positions of trust and embezzle funds for their personal use.”
“This case is a clear example of financial fraud fueled by greed,” said Paul Brown, Special Agent in Charge of FBI Atlanta. “Jarrard allegedly manipulated internal processes to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars. The FBI is committed to uncovering and stopping this kind of corporate theft.”
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is conducting the investigation into this case.
Assistant United States Attorney Jennifer Keen is leading the prosecution.
Officials remind the public that an indictment only contains charges and that Jarrard is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt at trial.
More information about this case and related updates can be found at http://www.justice.gov/usao-ndga.