An indictment has been unsealed in Miami federal court against a Liberty County native for embezzling from a foundation she used to run.

Charges against Charmaine Gatlin, the former chief operating officer of the Jackson Health Foundation, were unsealed last week. U.S. Department of Justice attorneys are charging Gatlin embezzled from the foundation using false invoices and taking kickbacks from contractors.

The indictment charges Gatlin with one count of wire fraud conspiracy, 26 counts of wire fraud, and five counts of money laundering. Gatlin, now living in Riceboro, had her bond set at $30,000 Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Savannah. She made a first appearance before U.S. Magistrate Christopher Ray on May 21. She has an appearance set for June 4 in the U.S. Southern District of Florida court.

Gatlin was COO of Jackson Health Foundation from 2014-24. The foundation is the fundraising arm for the Jackson Health System, a nonprofit hospital and health care organization that serves Miami and Dade County.

According to the DOJ, Gatlin received a base salary of $185,000-$290,000 and signed a conflict of interest form preventing her from making decisions that resulted in personal gain.

Gatlin allegedly submitted false invoices to the foundation for more than $3.6 million for goods and services that went to an Atlanta-based civic organization, her relatives, funded kickbacks to Gatlin or were never received by the Jackson Foundation or Health System.

An indictment is merely an allegation, the DOJ stated, and all defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.