Crime & Safety
Corona Man Sentenced For Scamming COVID Unemployment Benefits System
A Corona man was sentenced to six years in prison for running a COVID unemployment benefits scam that netted him over $2.1 million.
October 17, 2023
A Corona man was sentenced to six years in prison for running a COVID unemployment benefits scam that netted him over $2.1 million.
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According to the Department of Justice, 30-year-old Robert Campbell Jr. and other co-conspirators filed fraudulent applications for apparent salon and barbershop workers who lost their jobs during the pandemic.
He pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud in connection with a presidential declared emergency and one count of mail fraud in connection with benefits connected to a presidential declared emergency earlier this year.
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