A Ridgeland woman has pled guilty on charges related to unemployment fraud.�
Announced by the U.S. Attorney�s Office, 71-year-old Judith Ann Middleton faces up to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to �theft of government funds involving unemployment insurance benefits fraud.�
Court documents show that, in May 2020, unemployment insurance benefits from the state of Washington had been deposited in Middleton�s bank account under “other individuals� names.� The unemployment insurance benefits were federally subsidized through the CARES Act in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Washington officials have concluded that just under $650 million was lost due to the unemployment fraud throughout the early stages of the pandemic, roughly $370 million has been recovered.�
In Mississippi, State Auditor Shad White detailed that around $117 million was lost to fraud.�
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