New Cumberland Man Sentenced To 18 Months In Prison For Pandemic Unemployment Fraud
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A press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania dated March 14, 2022. It announces that Andrew Marszalek of New Cumberland was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Christopher C. Conner to 18 months' imprisonment after pleading guilty to conspiring with five others to file false claims for unemployment assistance. The release states that the defendants gathered personal identification information from inmates in the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections system and arranged payment of tens of thousands of dollars in benefits. It reports that Nicholas Baggio pleaded guilty, that Alexis Figueroa, Oscar Martinez and Jeovanny Shultz are awaiting trial, and that Joshua Powles is wanted as a fugitive.
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“New Cumberland Man Sentenced To 18 Months In Prison For Pandemic Unemployment Fraud.”
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Department of Justice
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Middle District of Pennsylvania
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, March 14, 2022
New Cumberland Man Sentenced To 18 Months In Prison
For Pandemic Unemployment Fraud
HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
announced that Andrew Marszalek, age 24, of New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 18
months' imprisonment by United States District Court Judge Christopher C. Conner for pandemic
unemployment fraud.
According to United States Attorney John C. Gurganus, Marszalek pled guilty to conspiring with five
others to file false claims for unemployment assistance during the pandemic. These defendants
gathered personal identification information from inmates housed within the Pennsylvania
Department of Corrections system and filed unemployment claims. The payments were mailed to
particular addresses in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, where they were gathered and the funds
accessed. The conspirators arranged for the payment of tens of thousands of dollars in benefits which
they were not entitled to obtain.
Nicholas Baggio, age 32, an inmate at the State Correctional Institution at Mahanoy, entered a guilty
plea to conspiracy to commit mail fraud. He is awaiting sentencing.
Alexis Figueroa, age 31, of Philadelphia, Oscar Martinez, age 28, an inmate at the State Correctional
Institution at Rockview, and Jeovanny Shultz, age 28, an inmate at the State Correctional Institution
at Mercer, are awaiting trial. Joshua Powles, age 33, of Philadelphia, is wanted as a fugitive.
The case was investigated by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and the United States Department of
Labor Office of Inspector General. Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Consiglio is prosecuting the case.
Indictments are only allegations. All persons charged are presumed to be innocent unless and until
found guilty in court.
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