New Rochelle’s Aly Kaba is facing a bevy of serious charges after being indicted for conspiracy to commit mail fraud, mail fraud, and aggravated identity theft. The 29-year-old stands accused of using stolen identities to fraudulently obtain pandemic-related unemployment insurance benefits.
The allegations, which stretch from September 2020 through October 2020, claim Kaba exploited the crisis for personal gain, a move that drew the attention of federal authorities. According to officials, this is not just about obtaining financial aid but a calculated scheme to misuse other people’s identities during one of the nation’s most challenging periods.
United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman, along with key figures from various government agencies including USDOL-OIG, USPIS, and HSI, jointly announced the charges against Kaba. The maximum sentence for each mail fraud charge is 20 years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000, and a term of supervised release of up to 3 years. The aggravated identity theft charge, however, adds another mandatory 2-year sentence consecutively to any other term.
Despite the gravity of the charges, Kaba was released with conditions today before United States Magistrate Judge Christian F. Hummel in Albany. This case is a testament to the ongoing efforts by federal agencies to combat fraud during the COVID-19 pandemic, an effort led by the Attorney General’s COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Alexander P. Wentworth-Ping and Joshua R. Rosenthal are handling the prosecution of this case, which is a collaborative effort involving USDOL-OIG, USPIS, HSI, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and the New York State Department of Labor’s Office of Special Investigations.
For those with information regarding pandemic-related fraud, the Department of Justice’s National Center for Disaster Fraud (NCDF) Hotline at 866-720-5721 or the NCDF Web Complaint Form can be utilized to report such incidents. The DOJ continues to work tirelessly to protect public funds and ensure justice is served.
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Key Facts
- State: New York
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes|Cybercrime|Public Corruption
- Source: Official Source ↗
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