Complaint — No. 1:22-mj-00169 (Dkt. doj-media-1206781, E.D.N.Y.)

Summary

Complaint and affidavit in support of arrest warrants in United States v. Romean Brown and other defendants, No. 22-MJ-169, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, sworn via telephone in February, 2022. It charges conspiracy to use unauthorized access devices under Title 18, United States Code, Section 1029(b)(2) and aggravated identity theft under Section 1028A(a)(1), between March 2020 and October 2021. A Special Agent of the Department of Labor Office of Inspector General states that the defendants, whom the affidavit describes as members or associates of the Woo street gang, submitted nearly 1,000 fraudulent unemployment insurance claims using stolen identities and withdrew benefits with KeyBank debit cards. It puts the actual loss at approximately $4,339,475.90 and the intended loss at approximately $20,992,365.00.

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