‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’ star Phaedra Parks’ husband has surrendered to authorities after being charged for bank fraud and identity theft.

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Apollo is being charged for allegedly creating fake companies, enabling him to access databases to find individuals to rip off, according to the Atlanta-Journal Constitution. He allegedly also opened fake bank accounts under those individuals’ real names and funneled stolen U.S. Treasury checks and auto loan proceeds into those accounts, reports HollywoodLife.

gayla-st-julien-500x535Apollo was ratted out by a disgruntled former partner, Gayla St. Julien, who was herself arrested last September. Gayla allegedly told cops that Apollo was the mastermind.. Adding that he clipped all the money.

Nida was previously imprisoned from 2004 to 2009 for breaking federal racketeering laws related to auto title fraud. He married Parks, an attorney, in 2009 and they have since had two children.

The U.S. District Judge Gerrilyn G. Brill released Nida on a pretrial bond of $25,000. A preliminary hearing is set for Feb. 12, 2014. SOURCE