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Fraud prevention experts have claimed that up to half of unemployment money doled out during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States may have been stolen.

Several experts, including the CEO of a fraud prevention service, estimated that criminals have stolen as much as half ...

By WHAV Staff | (File photograph.) A former Methuen man was sentenced to two years in prison Wednesday for aggravated identity theft and fraudulent use of a Social Security number. According to Acting U.S. Attorney Nathaniel R. Mendel, 32-year-old Manuel Enrique Arias Aguasvivas was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Rya W. Zobel to two years in prison and one year of supervised release. Arias Aguasvivas will also be subject to deportation to the Dominican Republic after completion of his term. Arias Aguasvivas pleaded guilty Feb. 17, to one count of aggravated identity theft and one cou...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: After the Department of Justice charged more than 100 people last year with fraudulently seeking over $360 million in CARES Act emergency loans and other payments, the federal government has taken additional steps this year to combat fraud in federal COVID relief programs. These new efforts include expanding investigations and charging more criminal cases, initiating civil enforcement and forfeiture actions to recoup money to the Treasury, and hiring dedicated personnel to prosecute CARES Act fraud.  In passing the CARES (Coronavir...

“Financial crimes and fraud are sky-high right now.” Pima County Sheriff’s Department Detective Jessica Badine said.