RICHMOND, Va., Sept. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Federal Bureau of Investigation Richmond Field Office issued the following press release:

ROANOKE, Va. - A Roanoke, Virginia woman, who allegedly obtained money from two separate COVID-19-era government programs and then lied on her taxes, was arraigned yesterday in federal court.

Jazmin Jennings, 38, was indicted September 3, 2026 on six charges of making false tax returns and fraudulently obtaining money from two separate COVID-19-era government programs.

According to the indictment, Jennings submitted tax returns for 2020, 2022, and 2023, which falsely underreported her income and did not disclose the operation of her home healthcare business.

The indictment further alleges ...