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WWMT Channel 3 Grand Rapids/Lansing reports on the decision from the US District Court for Western Michigan.
More fallout from COVID health policy.
Michigan woman sentenced to 124 months for $1 million COVID scheme
Story by Katie Sergent | 5dA Benton Harbor woman was sentenced to spend the next decade behind bars for her role in a $1 million COVID scheme.
Roshell Beaty, 46, previously pled guilty to two counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft, according to U.S. Attorney Mark Totten Tuesday.
Charges against Beaty come after she and her family stole a total of $1,036,870 in COVID relief funds between April 2020 and December 2021.
Over $749,000 of those dollars came from unemployment insurance in Michigan, California, Indiana, Illinois and Arizona, while the other $287,784 came from loans intended to help suffering businesses that saw a drop in business due to the pandemic, according to Totten.
“Federal pandemic dollars were meant to protect people who had fallen on hard times,” Totten said. “Beaty and her co-defendants deliberately devised a multi-state plan to commit fraud and steal over a million dollars. My office will continue to aggressively hold accountable scam artists and cheats who steal hard-earned taxpayer dollars.”
Beaty, sons Melvin Clinton, 21, and Christopher Branch, 27, daughter Danielle Branch, 28, Christopher Bates, 22, and Brianna Rimpson, 24, were charged with respective counts of wire fraud in October 2022.
In addition, Beaty was charged with various counts of aggravated identity theft and fraud in connection with emergency benefits.
The 46-year-old additionally faced charges related to an Economic Disaster Loan totaling $49,000 for a hair and nail salon staffed with 10 employees, as well as charges related to Paycheck Protection Program loans totaling $258,148 for purported small businesses, Totten said.
And a similar case from the other corner of the state.
Metro Detroit woman pleads guilty to stealing $300K in COVID-19 unemployment funds
Story by Sara Powers • 4d(CBS DETROIT) - A Metro Detroit woman pleaded guilty to defrauding the state of more than $300,000 in unemployment insurance benefits made available during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Katrina Maddox, 47, of Southfield, entered her guilty plea on the charge of wire fraud Tuesday afternoon.
According to the United States Attorney's Office Eastern District of Michigan, Maddox filed about 65 fraudulent unemployment insurance claims to get unemployment assistance that was available during the pandemic. This started as early as April 2020 and lasted at least Sept. 2021.
The claims were made using multiple individuals' names, Social Security numbers and personal information without consent.
The funds were distributed through debit cards, and Maddox used them at ATMs to retrieve the money.
"Katrina Maddox engaged in an unemployment insurance fraud scheme targeted at the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency by filing false UI claims in the names of identity theft victims to obtain debit cards containing stolen UI benefits. We will continue to work with our law enforcement partners to safeguard the UI system from those who exploit these benefit programs," said Irene Lindow, Special Agent-in-Charge, Great Lakes Region, U.S. Department of Labor Office of Inspector General.
Her sentencing is scheduled for April 25, 2024.
She faces a maximum of 20 years in prison for this crime.
In addition, according to her plea agreement, she must pay $311,440 in restitution.
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