Indictment — No. 1:21-cr-00338 (Dkt. 1, D. Md.)

Summary

A sealed indictment filed August 26, 2021 as Document 1 in United States v. Gladstone Njokem, Martin Tabe and Sylvester Atekwane, Case 1:21-cr-00338-RDB, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. Count One charges conspiracy to commit wire fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1349 from about February 2020 through about February 2021, alleging the defendants used victims' names, dates of birth and social security numbers to file unemployment insurance claims in Maryland, Michigan and Tennessee and withdrew benefits from debit cards. It sets out the CARES Act PUA, PEUC and FPUC programs and states the conspiracy caused at least 600 fraudulent claims and more than 2.7 million dollars in losses. Counts Two through Ten charge wire fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1343, and Counts Eleven through Thirteen charge aggravated identity theft under 18 U.S.C. § 1028A.

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