Information — No. 2:21-cr-00011 (Dkt. 1)

Summary

A criminal information in United States of America v. Farren G. Ricketts, filed June 15, 2021 as Document 1 in No. 2:21-cr-00011-JPJ-PMS in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia, Big Stone Gap. It charges conspiracy under 18 U.S.C. § 371, conspiracy to commit mail fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1349 / § 1341, and aggravated identity theft under 18 U.S.C. § 1028A. The information alleges that Ricketts, through Ricketts Advisory, LLC, filed more than 100 fraudulent claims for pandemic unemployment benefits with the Virginia Employment Commission between May 2020 and February 2021, including claims in the names of prison inmates. It alleges fees of $1,000.00 to $3,000.00 per client and later 32% of weekly benefits, and an aggregate actual loss of not less than $669,124.00. The signature block names Acting United States Attorney Daniel P. Bubar.

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