A five-time felon in Newport News was sentenced to seven years and four months in prison for running a COVID-19 unemployment insurance scheme that used inmates’ identities to claim hundreds of thousands in benefits.

Five Time Felon Receives Seven Years Four Months For Inmate UI Scam - The Joe Messina Show
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Five Time Felon Receives Seven Years Four Months For Inmate UI Scam - The Joe Messina Show

A Newport News resident has been sentenced to seven years and four months in prison after authorities say she ran a COVID-19 unemployment scheme that used inmates’ and others’ identities to collect hundreds of thousands in benefits. A federal sentence was handed down this week after prosecutors said the scheme involved filing false unemployment insurance […]