3 involved in COVID-19 unemployment scheme in Virginia sentenced

ABINGDON, Va. (WJHL) - Three people were sentenced Friday after being found guilty of stealing more than $650,000 from Virginia taxpayers after filing false unemployment benefits claims during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a news release from the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). The three co-conspirators had reportedly used personally identifiable information (PII) of [...]