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Portland Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Stealing Pandemic Unemployment Benefits

A Portland man was sentenced to federal prison Wednesday for stealing more than $147,000 in pandemic unemployment benefits from the Oregon Employment Department (OED).

York County Judge Indicted For Fraud, Tampering With A Witness, And Obstruction Of Justice

Defendant Sentenced To Over Eight Years For Scheme To Fraudulently Obtain More Than $1.8 Million In Covid-19 Cares Act Unemployment Insurance Benefits

Greenbelt, Maryland – Today, federal inmate Jonathan Henry, age 32, was sentenced to 97 months imprisonment followed by 3 years of supervised release and restitution in the amount of $1,894,971 for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and mail fraud and aggravated identity theft, relating to the submission of fraudulent CARES Act unemployment insurance benefits. Henry’s co-defendant, Kenneth Dodd, was previously sentenced to 42 months imprisonment for his role in the offense, which he will serve consecutively to previous sentences he is currently serving as a result of prior federal felony...

Amsterdam Woman and Las Vegas Man Charged in Pandemic Fraud Conspiracy

Westwego Woman Indicted for Unemployment Insurance Fraud and Covid Fraud

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that REHA JANEE ARVIE, (“ARVIE”), age 33, of Westwego, LA, was indicted on September 6, 2024 for Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud (Count1), in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1349; Mail Fraud (Counts 2 and 3), in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1341; and, Making False Statements (Count 4), in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1001(a)(2).

Eight Defendants Plead Guilty in Federal Pandemic Unemployment Benefit Scheme

32 Individuals Indicted for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) Fraud

SAN JUAN, P.R. – On August 22, 2024, a Federal Grand Jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned 32 separate indictments charging 32 individuals with engaging in fraud to obtain Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) benefits totaling $981,071, announced W. Stephen Muldrow, United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the United States Department of Labor Office of Inspector General (USDOL-OIG) are in charge of the investigations with the assistance of the United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) and the Puerto Rico Department of...

Former State Employee Sentenced to 20 Months for Pandemic Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme