A Vista man who pleaded guilty to taking more than $300,000 in unemployment benefits intended for those who'd lost work during the pandemic was sentenced to nearly five years in federal prison.
SAN DIEGO - A Vista man who pleaded guilty to taking more than $300,000 in unemployment benefits intended for those who'd lost work during the COVID-19 pandemic was sentenced Monday to nearly five years in federal prison.
Those applications led the California Employment Development Department to mail debit cards to Cotton, which he used to buy money orders to obtain the funds, prosecutors say. The U.S. Attorney's Office says Cotton also submitted fraudulent applications in Pennsylvania, Maryland and Arizona and used the stolen funds he received to buy"luxury items such as Gucci backpacks."
"This defendant exploited an unemployment insurance program that was intended to be a safety net for workers who suffered financial hardship during a global pandemic," U.S. Attorney Randy Grossman said."Crimes like this took money away from those who truly needed it."
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