WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:
ALBUQUERQUE - A Texas man was sentenced to two years in prison and ordered to pay$154,744 in restitution fordefrauding the government by obtaining COVID-19 pandemic-related unemployment benefits through false claims.
There is no parole in the federal system.
According to court records, between July 2020 and February 2021, Marc Long, while residing in Texas, carried out a scheme to fraudulently obtain federally funded unemployment insurance benefits through the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions. Long submitted online unemployment claims and weekly certifications using the names and per...