More than 70 former FLYT Aviation students have now reported over $500,000 missing from prepaid accounts, according to new reporting Thursday, September 17, on the Peachtree City flight-school investigation.
FOX 5 reported that 22 additional students contacted investigators over the past two weeks: six approached Peachtree City police and 16 went to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. One student’s reported loss was $80,000.
The new development is the number of reports
The growing claims follow arrests earlier this month. The September 17 report is not an announcement that all three suspects were arrested Thursday.
The investigation concerns former management. The business was sold in October 2024, and complaints about account discrepancies followed that sale. The new owner is not identified as a defendant in the releases reviewed.
What the GBI has announced
The GBI’s September 9 update identifies the defendants as former owners Alex Hamlin, 34, and Harlan Hamlin, 59, and former financial account director Teresa Roberson, 69.
Each faces 20 theft-by-conversion counts and one charge under Georgia’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. The Hamlins were booked September 4; Roberson turned herself in September 9. Charges are allegations, not convictions.
The agency says Peachtree City police requested its assistance on February 12, 2025. Investigators allege funds were misappropriated from student accounts, including accounts connected to aviation scholarships and financing programs.
Where additional information can go
The GBI lists its Midland regional office, 706-565-7888, for information about this case. Anonymous tips can be submitted at 1-800-597-TIPS (8477) or through its online tip form.
The investigation remains active. The GBI says it will send the completed file to the Griffin Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office. Thursday’s reporting did not establish whether any money had been recovered.
Freshness note: FOX 5 published the expanded figures September 17 at 8:10 p.m. Eastern. Arrest dates come from the GBI’s earlier release.
