Federal authorities have charged three individuals in connection with a $3 million check fraud scheme involving falsified checks and stolen mail. Among related cases, one scheme involved the fraudulent collection of $1.3 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds. Additionally, a suburban accountant has been charged with conspiring to submit $10 million in fraudulent Illinois unemployment insurance claims during the COVID-19 pandemic, marking one of the largest single fraud schemes related to pandemic relief programs.
NEW: A suburban accountant has been charged with conspiring to submit $10 million in bogus Illinois unemployment insurance claims during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the largest single schemes brought involving a program awash in fraud. https://t.co/i6xE6d9TP2
Suburban accountant accused in $10 million COVID-19 unemployment fraud scheme https://t.co/Bu5YZD1zU8 @jmetr22b
Suburban accountant accused in $10 million COVID-19 unemployment fraud scheme https://t.co/MoF4J6LXum