A York County woman has been sentenced to two years of probation for conspiring to commit wire fraud related to pandemic unemployment assistance benefits.
Tami Mateljan, 47, of York, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on October 11, 2022, by U.S. District Court Judge Sylvia H. Rambo to two years of probation for conspiring to commit wire fraud.
Mateljan was also ordered to pay $8,427 in restitution, according to the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
The scheme involved conspirators obtaining pandemic unemployment assistance (PUA) benefits from Colorado and Ohio by using the names and personal information of other individuals without authorization.
The states transferred the fraudulently obtained PUA benefits to accounts owned by Mateljan, who then used some of the money for her own benefit and transferred the remaining money to conspirators in other countries, including Nigeria.
The case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations, with Assistant U.S. Attorney Carlo D. Marchioli prosecuting the case.
The COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force, established by the Attorney General on May 17, 2021, played a crucial role in investigating and prosecuting the case.
If you suspect any attempted fraud involving COVID-19, you can report it by calling the National Center for Disaster Fraud (NCDF) Hotline at 866-720-5721 or via the NCDF Web Complaint Form at https://www.justice.gov/disaster-fraud/ncdf-disaster-complaint-form.
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Key Facts
- State: Pennsylvania
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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