ROCKFORD WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO DEFRAUDING THE GOVERNMENT OF MORE THAN $2 MILLION IN FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:

ROCKFORD - A Rockford woman has pleaded guilty to federal fraud charges for operating a scheme to illegally obtain more than $2 million in federally funded unemployment benefits under the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program.

CARISSA JORDAN, 46, admitted in a plea agreement that she used the personal identifying information of various individuals to submit false Pandemic Unemployment Assistance applications. Jordan had obtained the personal identifying information through social media, with and without the individuals' knowledge and consent.After receiving debit cards containing the Pandemic U...