Salem Man Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic
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A press release of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Hampshire dated Monday, January 30, 2023, announcing that Michael Rosa, 62, of Salem pleaded guilty to wire fraud for defrauding New Hampshire Employment Security, which administers the state's unemployment insurance program. According to court documents, Rosa controlled several companies in Plaistow, including Enviromart and KSC Industrial, and in late March 2020 he and co-defendant George Adyns directed employees to file for unemployment benefits while continuing to work. It states that the agency paid out almost $50,000 in fraudulently obtained benefits as a result. The release number is 23-012.
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You are here Justice News Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office District of New Hampshire FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, January 30, 2023 Salem Man Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic CONCORD – Michael Rosa, 62, of Salem, pleaded guilty in federal court to wire fraud, First Assistant United States Attorney Jay McCormack announced today. According to court documents and statements made in court, Rosa defrauded New Hampshire Employment Security (NHES), which administers the unemployment insurance program in New Hampshire. In March 2020, Congress passed legislation providing additional unemployment benefits to individuals who lost their jobs because of the economic upheaval caused by the coronavirus pandemic. At the time, Rosa controlled several companies located in Plaistow, including Enviromart and KSC Industrial. In late March 2020, Rosa and his co-defendant, George Adyns, directed company employees to file for unemployment benefits with NHES while continuing to work. This caused the unemployment system to effectively pay the employees’ salaries. As a result, NHES paid out almost $50,000 in fraudulently obtained unemployment benefits. Rosa is scheduled to be sentenced on May 10, 2023. Adyns previously pled guilty on May 25, 2022 and is scheduled to be sentenced on February 15, 2023. The case was investigated by the U.S. Defense Criminal Investigative Service, the U.S. Labor Department’s Office of the Inspector General, New Hampshire Employment Security and the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office with assistance from the U.S. Naval Criminal Investigative Service. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Matthew T. Hunter and Alexander S. Chen. ### Topic(s): Coronavirus Component(s): USAO - New Hampshire Press Release Number: 23-012 Updated January 30, 2023
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