Townhall·2 hours ago·Thursday, October 29, 2026, 5:01 PM

North Carolina Man Gets 5 Years in Prison for $2.8 Million Pandemic Unemployment Fraud

A North Carolina man, formerly of Florida, has been sentenced in federal court in Rhode Island for orchestrating a scheme to fraudulently obtain unemployment insurance benefits funded in part by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) and Families First Coronavirus Response (FFCRA) Acts.

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