unemployment fraud

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Katrina Bledsoe, a Harris County woman, stands accused of stealing $53,000 in an identity fraud scheme while out on bond for similar charges. According to …

MORRIS COUNTY, NJ — Ten individuals across New Jersey were indicted in March 2025 for fraud related to unemployment benefits and pandemic relief programs, according to an announcement from Attorney …

EAST NEW YORK, NY – Darnell Jones, a member of the notorious Ninedee Gang, pleaded guilty on April 9 to wire fraud conspiracy and aggravated identity theft in connection with …

Prince George’s County, MD — Michael Cooley Jr., also known as 5Micmusik, has been sentenced to over seven years in federal prison for his role in a multi-state unemployment insurance …

HARTFORD — Victoria Kates, 34, from New Britain, Connecticut, pleaded guilty Thursday to defrauding federal pandemic relief programs of more than $230,000, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of …

A Las Vegas man, Emelio Vladimir Rochester, 28, was sentenced to three and a half years in federal prison for his role in defrauding California’s unemployment system and committing identity …

Mervyn Fombe Abiko, 35, from Prince George’s County, has pleaded guilty to federal charges for his role in a conspiracy that fraudulently obtained over $1 million in unemployment benefits. The …

Fourteen Texas residents and one Louisiana woman have been charged for allegedly participating in fraudulent schemes to obtain Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans and unemployment insurance benefits, the U.S. Attorney’s …

David Godin, 34, a Miami man, has pleaded guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft in connection with a $2.3 million scheme to defraud state unemployment insurance programs during …

SOUTHFIELD, MI – Kenny Lee Howard, 32, of Southfield, Michigan, has been sentenced to nearly eight years in prison for his role in a scheme to defraud state unemployment insurance …