Kembreia Greer Gets 18 Months for $334,442 Unemployment Fraud
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Updated · Magnoliareporter · Jul 1
Kembreia Greer Gets 18 Months for $334,442 Unemployment Fraud
1 articles · Updated · Magnoliareporter · Jul 1
Summary
Judge James M. Moody Jr. sentenced Kembreia Deija Mystic Greer, 30, to 18 months in federal prison, one year of supervised release, and $334,441.62 in restitution after her wire-fraud conviction.
Greer pleaded guilty in January to one of 22 wire-fraud counts tied to fraudulent pandemic unemployment claims that brought in more than $330,000 from multiple states.
Massachusetts alone paid about $15,795 after a July 2020 application investigators linked to Greer through an IP address associated with her phone account.
Between June 30 and Sept. 14, 2020, prosecutors said she filed claims in her own name and others' names with agencies in states including California, Texas, Alabama and Illinois, despite not living or working there.
The case stems from CARES Act-era Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, a COVID-19 relief program that expanded eligibility and became a target for multistate fraud schemes.