Information — United States v. Ismael Rosado, Jr., District of Massachusetts (Document 1)
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An information in United States v. Ismael Rosado, Jr., Criminal No. 25cr10459, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, filed December 17, 2025 as Document 1 and signed by Assistant United States Attorney Brian J. Sullivan. Count One charges wire fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1343, based on a weekly Pandemic Unemployment Assistance certification submitted on or about September 5, 2021. The information alleges that Rosado, a Transportation Security Officer employed full-time by the TSA at Boston Logan International Airport, claimed PUA benefits from in or about May 2020 through in or about September 2021 through weekly certifications of unemployment. It states that Rosado received $47,526 in PUA benefits to which he was not entitled, and the forfeiture allegation seeks a money judgment of $47,526.
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Case 1:25-cr-10459-PBS Document 1 Filed 12/17/25 Page 1 of 5
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS
) Criminal No. 25cr10459
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA )
) Violations:
v. )
) Count One: Wire Fraud
ISMAEL ROSADO, JR., ) (18 U.S.C. § 1343)
)
Defendant ) Wire Fraud Forfeiture Allegation:
) (18 U.S.C. § 981(a)(1)(C) and
) 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c))
)
INFORMATION
At all times relevant to this Information:
General Allegations
A. Relevant Individuals and Entities
1. Defendant, ISMAEL ROSADO JR. (“ROSADO”) was a resident of Worcester,
Massachusetts.
2. From on or about November 25, 2018 through on or about October 20, 2021,
ROSADO was a full-time employee of the Transportation Security Administration (“TSA”)
working as a Transportation Security Officer at Boston Logan International Airport.
B. CARES Act Unemployment Benefits
3. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”)
created a new temporary federal unemployment insurance program called Pandemic
Unemployment Assistance (“PUA”).
4. The Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance (“DUA”) located
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in Boston, Massachusetts, administers and manages the PUA program in the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts.
C. Scheme to Defraud
5. From in or about May 2020 through in or about September 2021, ROSADO
devised a scheme to obtain PUA benefits to which he was not entitled by falsely and fraudulently
representing to DUA that he was unemployed and not receiving income. In total, ROSADO
received $47,526 in PUA benefits to which he was not entitled.
6. On or about May 24, 2020, ROSADO submitted a materially false application for
PUA benefits falsely claiming that he made $4,987 of income in 2019. Between on or about May
2020 and on or about September 5, 2021, ROSADO also submitted materially false weekly
certifications for PUA benefits in which he claimed that he was unemployed and not receiving any
income.
7. The purpose of the scheme was for ROSADO to enrich himself by fraudulently
obtaining PUA benefits.
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COUNT ONE
Wire Fraud
(18 U.S.C. § 1343)
The United States Attorney charges:
8. The United States Attorney re-alleges and incorporates by reference paragraphs 1-
7 of this Information.
9. On or about the date set forth below, in the District of Massachusetts and
elsewhere, the defendant,
ISMAEL ROSADO, JR.,
having devised and intending to devise a scheme and artifice to defraud, and for obtaining money
and property by means of materially false and fraudulent pretenses, representations, and
promises, did transmit and cause to be transmitted by means of wire communications in
interstate and foreign commerce, writings, signs, signals, pictures, and sounds for the purpose of
executing the scheme to defraud, as set forth below:
Count Approximate Date Description
1 September 5, 2021 Weekly PUA certification submission via wire originating
from an IP address in Massachusetts delivered to servers
located in Colorado.
All in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1343.
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WIRE FRAUD FORFEITURE ALLEGATION
(18 U.S.C. § 981(a)(1)(C) and 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c))
The United States Attorney further alleges:
10. Upon conviction of the offense in violation of Title 18, United States Code,
Section 1343, set forth in Count One, the defendant,
ISMAEL ROSADO, JR.,
shall forfeit to the United States, pursuant to Title 18, United States Code, Section 981(a)(1)(C),
and Title 28, United States Code, Section 2461(c), any property, real or personal, which
constitutes or is derived from proceeds traceable to the offense. The property to be forfeited
includes, but is not limited to, the following asset:
a. $47,526, to be entered in the form of a forfeiture money judgment.
11. If any of the property described in Paragraph 10, above, as being forfeitable
pursuant to Title 18, United States Code, Section 981(a)(1)(C), and Title 28, United States Code,
Section 2461(c), as a result of any act or omission of the defendant --
a. cannot be located upon the exercise of due diligence;
b. has been transferred or sold to, or deposited with, a third party;
c. has been placed beyond the jurisdiction of the Court;
d. has been substantially diminished in value; or
e. has been commingled with other property which cannot be divided without
difficulty;
it is the intention of the United States, pursuant to Title 28, United States Code, Section 2461(c),
incorporating Title 21, United States Code, Section 853(p), to seek forfeiture of any other
property of the defendant up to the value of the property described in Paragraph 10 above.
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All pursuant to Title 18, United States Code, Section 981(a)(1)(C), and Title 28, United
States Code, Section 2461(c).
LEAH B. FOLEY
United States Attorney
By: /s/ Brian J. Sullivan
Brian J. Sullivan
Assistant United States Attorney
Date: December 16, 2025
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