{"id":52606,"date":"2023-03-27T16:26:12","date_gmt":"2023-03-27T23:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=52606"},"modified":"2023-03-27T16:26:12","modified_gmt":"2023-03-27T23:26:12","slug":"two-plead-guilty-for-roles-in-more-than-2-million-in-covid-19-jobless-benefits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=52606","title":{"rendered":"Two Plead Guilty for Roles in More Than $2 Million in COVID-19 Jobless Benefits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"yiv4708322152MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 20px;\"><strong><i>RIVERSIDE, California<\/i><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv4708322152MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: helvetica;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3918 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Department-of-Justice-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Department-of-Justice-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Department-of-Justice-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Department-of-Justice.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>On Monday, the last two defendants in a massive Inland Empire-based scheme to fraudulently obtain $2.1 million in pandemic-related unemployment insurance (UI) benefits pleaded guilty to conspiracy and mail fraud charges. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv4708322152MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: helvetica;\">The eight defendants falsely claimed to be salon and barbershop workers who had lost their jobs due to\u00a0the COVID-19 pandemic. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv4708322152MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: helvetica;\">They used stolen identities to obtain the benefits and then laundered the proceeds through various bank accounts and prepaid cards.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv4708322152MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 20px;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Keith Burns, 39, of Houston, Texas, and Regjinay Tate, 29, of Corona, each pleaded guilty Monday to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud about benefits connected to a presidentially declared emergency and one count of mail fraud about benefits connected to a presidentially declared emergency. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv4708322152MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-52184 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mjsfnz8baxw-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"closeup photo of 100 US dollar banknotes\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mjsfnz8baxw-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mjsfnz8baxw-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mjsfnz8baxw-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mjsfnz8baxw-1536x960.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mjsfnz8baxw.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The other six defendants, in this case, pleaded guilty over the past several weeks to the same conspiracy count and the same or similar mail fraud charges.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv4708322152MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 20px;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <span data-offset-key=\"erg0-111-0\">Court<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"erg0-112-0\"> documents<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"erg0-113-0\"> allege<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"erg0-114-0\"> that<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"erg0-115-0\"> from<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"erg0-116-0\"> March<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"erg0-117-0\"> 2020<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"erg0-118-0\"> through<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"erg0-119-0\"> July<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"erg0-120-0\"> 2021<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"erg0-121-0\">,<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"erg0-122-0\"> Robert<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"erg0-123-0\"> Campbell<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"erg0-124-0\"> Jr<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"erg0-125-0\">.<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"erg0-126-0\"> of<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"erg0-127-0\"> Corona<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"erg0-128-0\"> led<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"erg0-129-0\"> a<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"erg0-130-0\"> scheme<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"erg0-131-0\"> to obtain unemployment insurance (UI) fraudulently<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"erg0-141-0\">\u00a0benefits<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"erg0-142-0\"> from<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"erg0-143-0\"> the<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"erg0-144-0\"> California<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"erg0-145-0\"> Employment<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"erg0-146-0\"> Development<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"erg0-147-0\"> Department<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"erg0-148-0\"> (<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"erg0-149-0\">ED<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"erg0-150-0\">D<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"erg0-151-0\">)<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"erg0-152-0\"> using<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"erg0-153-0\"> stolen<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"erg0-154-0\"> personally<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"erg0-155-0\"> identifiable<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"erg0-156-0\"> information<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"erg0-157-0\"> (<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"erg0-158-0\">P<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"erg0-159-0\">II<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"erg0-160-0\">)<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"erg0-161-0\"> of<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"erg0-162-0\"> others<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"erg0-163-0\">.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-51995 size-medium alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/tingey-injury-law-firm-l4ygusg0fxs-unsplash-200x300.jpeg\" alt=\"woman in gold dress holding sword figurine\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/tingey-injury-law-firm-l4ygusg0fxs-unsplash-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/tingey-injury-law-firm-l4ygusg0fxs-unsplash-683x1024.jpeg 683w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/tingey-injury-law-firm-l4ygusg0fxs-unsplash-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/tingey-injury-law-firm-l4ygusg0fxs-unsplash-1024x1536.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/tingey-injury-law-firm-l4ygusg0fxs-unsplash-1365x2048.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/tingey-injury-law-firm-l4ygusg0fxs-unsplash-scaled.jpeg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv4708322152MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 20px;\"><span data-offset-key=\"erg0-164-0\">Campbell<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"erg0-165-0\"> and<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"erg0-166-0\"> his<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"erg0-167-0\"> accompl<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"erg0-168-0\">ices<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"erg0-169-0\"> utilized<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"erg0-170-0\"> names<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"erg0-171-0\">,<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"erg0-172-0\"> dates<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"erg0-173-0\"> of<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"erg0-174-0\"> birth<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"erg0-175-0\">,<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"erg0-176-0\"> and<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"erg0-177-0\"> Social<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"erg0-178-0\"> Security<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"erg0-179-0\"> numbers<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"erg0-180-0\"> to<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"erg0-181-0\"> file<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"erg0-182-0\"> false<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"erg0-183-0\"> UI<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"erg0-184-0\"> applications<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"erg0-185-0\"> and<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"erg0-186-0\"> unlawfully<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"erg0-187-0\"> obtain<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"erg0-188-0\"> funds<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"erg0-189-0\"> from<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"erg0-190-0\"> the<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"erg0-191-0\"> state<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"erg0-192-0\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv4708322152MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 20px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The fraudulent UI claims were federally funded through programs authorized by Congress in response to the pandemic, including the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance and Lost Wage Assistance programs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv4708322152MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 20px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Many of the fraudulent claims were made on behalf of ineligible out-of-state claimants and on behalf of people ineligible for benefits because they were imprisoned, including one claimant in Texas.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 20px;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-51585 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/billy-ujpmmc5z1pg-unsplash-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"tufted black chairs inside building with no people\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/billy-ujpmmc5z1pg-unsplash-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/billy-ujpmmc5z1pg-unsplash-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/billy-ujpmmc5z1pg-unsplash-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/billy-ujpmmc5z1pg-unsplash-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/billy-ujpmmc5z1pg-unsplash-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv4708322152MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 20px;\">The fraudulent applications falsely stated the claimants had prior annual inco<\/span><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 20px;\">mes of $42,000 and that they were self-employed individuals whose jobs were adversely impacted when salons and barbershops closed during the COVID-19 pandemic. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv4708322152MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 20px;\">The fraudulent applications listed mailing addresses with locations chosen and controlled by Campbell and his accomplices. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv4708322152MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 20px;\">Once the fraudulent applications were approved, debit cards were mailed to those addresses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv4708322152MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 20px;\">One defendant \u2013 Dillon Roberts, 31, of Eagle Point, Oregon \u2013 recruited Texas residents ineligible for California EDD benefits, including co-defendant Burns, to provide their PII to generate fraudulent EDD claims and payments in their names.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv4708322152MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 20px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-51356 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/898931-1-300x226.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/898931-1-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/898931-1-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/898931-1-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/898931-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>In total, Campbell and others caused 174 fraudulent applications to be filed with EDD, resulting in 125 fraudulent claims to be paid and resulting in total losses of approximately $2.1 million.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv4708322152MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 20px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Campbell, who pleaded guilty on March 6, is scheduled to be sentenced on June 5 by U.S. District Judge Jesus G. Bernal. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv4708322152MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 20px;\">The other seven defendants will be sentenced in the coming months, including sentencing hearings scheduled for June 26 for Burns and Tate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv4708322152MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 20px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 As a result of their guilty pleas, each of the eight defendants face up to 30 years in federal prison for the conspiracy count and 30 years for the mail fraud charges.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv4708322152MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 20px;\">\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 20px;\">Assistant United States Attorney Adam P. Schleifer of the Major Frauds Section is prosecuting this case.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv4708322152MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 20px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Anyone with information about allegations of fraud involving COVID-19 can report it by calling the Department of Justice\u2019s National Center for Disaster Fraud Hotline at (866) 720-5721 or via the NCDF Web Complaint Form at:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/disaster-fraud\/ncdf-disaster-complaint-form\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/disaster-fraud\/ncdf-disaster-complaint-form<\/a>.<\/span><b><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RIVERSIDE, California On Monday, the last two defendants in a massive Inland Empire-based scheme to fraudulently obtain $2.1 million in pandemic-related unemployment insurance (UI) benefits pleaded guilty to 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