Indictment — No. 1:21-cr-00109 (D.R.I.)

Summary

Indictment in United States v. Francois Parker, 1:21-CR-109 MSM PAS, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island; its Return of Indictment form gives the date of return as October 27, 2021. It charges that while receiving approximately $15,273 in expanded pandemic unemployment benefits from the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training, Parker filed applications in other states falsely claiming work there, including California, which paid approximately $30,810, and Louisiana, which paid approximately $13,798. Counts One and Two charge wire fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1343 over the Massachusetts and California applications on or about May 13, 2020 and July 23, 2020, and Count Three theft of government money under 18 U.S.C. § 641. Counts Four and Five charge possession of firearms by a prohibited person on or about April 6, 2021, and forfeiture allegations follow.

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