A Milwaukee man has been sentenced to 6 years in prison for his involvement in an unemployment insurance fraud scheme and aggravated identity theft.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Calvin V. Sanders, 52, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was sentenced on December 16, 2014, to a total of 76 months imprisonment for his role in the scheme.
In addition to Sanders, four other individuals were convicted of participating in the scheme to defraud by obtaining unemployment insurance benefits through mail and wire fraud. Sanders’ co-conspirators, Travis Arrington, Ebony Bates, Nicole Porter, and Jacob Shaw-Downey, received sentences ranging from time served to 10 months imprisonment.
The scheme involved the creation of fictitious companies and the use of unlawfully obtained names and Social Security numbers of unsuspecting individuals to obtain unemployment insurance benefits. The conspirators obtained a total of $357,420 in unemployment insurance benefits from the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development.
The court ordered that $357,420 in restitution be paid by the defendants jointly and severally.
U.S. Attorney James L. Santelle praised the agents and staff of the U.S. Department of Labor, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the Wisconsin Department of Justice, and the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development for their work in identifying and investigating the defendants.
The case was investigated by the U.S. Department of Labor in collaboration with the Wisconsin Department of Justice – Division of Criminal Investigation, the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Tracy M. Johnson.
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Key Facts
- State: Wisconsin
- Category: White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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