New Jersey Bill Seeks to Provide Full Medical Benefits to Undocumented Migrants
TRENTON, N.J. — A bill introduced in the New Jersey General Assembly would authorize full state-funded Medicaid coverage for undocumented immigrants, pending federal approval and system readiness. Sponsored by Assemblywoman Garnet R.…
Leader of Pandemic Unemployment Insurance Benefits Scheme Sentenced to Prison and Ordered to Pay More Than $350k in Restitution
Acting U.S. Attorney Michelle M. Baeppler announced that Lawrence Lawson, 41, of Cleveland, Ohio, was sentenced on March 15, 2022, to 51 months in prison and ordered to pay $355,849 in restitution…
Mexican National Sentenced for Theft of Social Security Benefits
DEL RIO – A Mexican national was sentenced last week to 45 months in prison for stealing Social Security benefits. According to court documents, in May 2006 Jaime Aguilar, 60, applied for…
Southwest Virginia Man Sentenced in Unemployment Benefits Scam
ABINGDON, Va. – A Southwest Virginia man, who conspired with more than 30 others in a scheme to illegally obtain pandemic unemployment benefits, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to defraud…
Leonardtown Woman Pleads Guilty to Organizing a Conspiracy to Fraudulently Obtain Over $1 Million in Disability Benefits
Greenbelt, Maryland – Angela Marie Farr, age 36, of Leonardtown, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit theft of government property and two counts of theft of government property in connection…
Tennessee Woman Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud For Receiving Deceased Mother’s Retirement Benefits
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Leslie Schwinzer, 46, of Knoxville, pleaded guilty to a one count Information of wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343 in the United States District Court at…
Individual Indicted and Arrested for Laundering More Than $360,000 of Unemployment Benefits and Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Funds
SAN JUAN, P.R. – On March 10, 2022, the Federal Grand Jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned an indictment charging Martín Scamaroni-Cintrón with money laundering violations related to fraudulently obtained…
Kankakee, Illinois, Woman Sentenced to 14 Months in Prison for Theft of Social Security Benefits
URBANA, Ill. – A Kankakee, Illinois, woman, Sharrie McInnis, 49, of the 1100 block of East Merchant Street, was sentenced on March 7, 2022, to 14 months of imprisonment, to be followed…
Former Illinois State Senator Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Receiving Salary and Benefits From Labor Union
CHICAGO — Former Illinois State Sen. THOMAS E. CULLERTON pleaded guilty today to a federal embezzlement charge and admitted fraudulently receiving salary and benefits from a labor union for which he did…
App-Based Employers Do Their Best To Avoid Giving Drivers Healthcare, Other Benefits
App-Based Employers Do Their Best To Avoid Giving Drivers Healthcare, Other Benefits Harry Wilmerding on March 8, 2022 Rideshare and food delivery companies have launched a joint campaign to fend off Democrats’…
Enfield Man Admits Defrauding the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to Receive Benefits
Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut; Christopher Algieri, Special Agent in Charge of the Department of Veteran Affairs, Office of the Inspector General, Northeast Field Office; and…
Vista Man Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining More than $300,000 in Unemployment Benefits
Assistant U. S. Attorneys Michael A. Deshong and Alicia Williams (619) 546-9290 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY—March 4, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Darris Cotton of Vista pleaded guilty in federal court today to a…
New Jersey Man Sentenced to 80 Months in Prison for Stealing more than $450,000 in Unemployment Insurance Benefits
NEWARK, N.J. – A Union, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 80 months in prison for illegally obtaining more than $450,000 in unemployment insurance benefits, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. …
Woman Facing Federal Charges for Filing and Receiving Social Security Benefits Under Two Social Security Numbers
Baltimore, Maryland – A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Dinorah De Denis, age 72, of Frederick, Maryland, for the federal charges of theft of government property and social security…
Southwest Virginia Man Sentenced for Role in Unemployment Benefits Scam
ABINGDON, Va. – A Southwest Virginia man, who conspired with more than 30 others in a scheme to defraud the government of more than $499,000 in unemployment benefits, was sentenced this week…
Lynn Man Charged with Aggravated Identity Theft and Stealing Government Benefits
BOSTON – A Lynn man was arrested yesterday and charged in federal court in Boston with theft of government benefits and aggravated identity theft. John Doe, whose true identify is unknown, was…
Fort Dodge Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Misappropriating Social Security Benefits of Severely Disabled Nursing Home Resident
A Fort Dodge man who stole over $15,000 in Social Security benefits from a severely disabled woman was sentenced February 23, 2022, to ten months in federal prison. Donald Glenn Conner, also…
U.S. FTC seeks comments on how benefits managers affect small pharmacies
By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON – The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Thursday it was seeking public comment on how pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) affect smaller pharmacies and consumers, after commissioners could…
Tampa Woman Charged With Access Device Fraud And Aggravated Identity Theft Related To COVID Unemployment Insurance Benefits
Tampa, Florida –United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Rolanda Wingfield (39, Tampa) with two counts of access device fraud, one count of possession of 15…
Slidell Woman Pleads Guilty to Concealment of Material Facts in Connection with Her Receipt of Social Security Benefits
NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that BRENDA PROVOST, age 69, of Slidell, pleaded guilty on February 17, 2022 before U.S. District Judge Eldon E. Fallon with concealment of…
Former Deputy Sheriff Charged with Making False Statement While Seeking Paycheck Protection Program Benefits
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA— U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that TIANNA HART, age 32, of LaPlace was charged with making a false statement via a bill of information filed on February 15,…
Twin Brothers Facing Federal Charges for Allegedly Obtaining Over $1 Million in Covid-19 Loans and Unemployment Insurance Benefits
Greenbelt, Maryland – A federal criminal complaint has been filed charging Jerry Phillips, age 24, of Temple Hills, Maryland, for the federal charges of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft; and Jaleel…
Three New Jersey residents charged for claiming false unemployment benefits in Pennsylvania
by Lauren Hatalla HARRISBURG – Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced today that financial crimes agents from the Office of Attorney General, in coordination with federal and local law enforcement, arrested five individuals…
California Man Sentenced To Prison For Unemployment Insurance Benefits Fraud
LAS VEGAS – A California man who admitted to fraudulently obtaining over $170,000 in unemployment benefits — by submitting multiple unemployment claims in other people’s names and using benefits debit cards not…
Methuen Woman Arrested for Stealing Social Security Benefits
BOSTON – A Methuen woman was arrested yesterday in connection with stealing Social Security benefits intended for her child. Karen Silva-Brown, 56, was indicted on one count of theft of public funds.…
Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges in Scheme to Fraudulently Obtain Unemployment Benefits in the Names of Identity Theft Victims
Baltimore, Maryland – Christopher Kenneth Guy, age 30, of Tampa, Florida, pleaded guilty today to federal charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and mail fraud, and aggravated identity theft. The guilty…
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