Former MA TSA Worker Charged With Receiving $47K In Pandemic Unemployment

WORCESTER, MA — A Worcester man was charged with fraudulently receiving tens of thousands of dollars in pandemic assistance while working as a TSA Security Officer full-time.

Ismael Rosado Jr., 40, was charged with one count of wire fraud, accoridng to the U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts. He received $47,526 in unemployment benefits, according to the charging documents.

Rosado was employed at Boston Logan Airport from November 2018 through October 2021. Between May 2020 and September 2021, he applied for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance and weekly certifications, claiming he was unemployed and not earning income.

He could face a sentence of up to 20 years in prison, three years of supervised release, and a fine of up to $250,000 or twice the gain or loss.

Rosado will appear in federal court in Boston at a later date, according to the USAO.

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