5 sentenced in Northeast Ohio for pandemic unemployment insurance benefits scheme
The defendants were also ordered to pay $872,143 in restitution for fraudulently obtained benefits. CLEVELAND — Five men from Northeast Ohio have b...

The defendants were also ordered to pay $872,143 in restitution for fraudulently obtained benefits. CLEVELAND — Five men from Northeast Ohio have been sentenced to a combined total of 284 months in prison after facing charges in a 47-count indictment 'for illegally obtaining more than $800,000 in pandemic unemployment insurance benefits using other people's personal identifying information.' United States Attorney Rebecca C. Lutzko announced the sentencing details Monday morning as follows: Errol Bennett Jr.