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U.S. Department of Labor OIG, Salem Man Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic (USAO D-NH 01/30/2023) (2023-02-06)

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A press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Hampshire, dated January 30, 2023, announcing that Michael Rosa, 62, of Salem, pleaded guilty in federal court to wire fraud for defrauding New Hampshire Employment Security (NHES). According to court documents, Rosa controlled several companies in Plaistow, including Enviromart and KSC Industrial, and in late March 2020 Rosa and co-defendant George Adyns directed company employees to file for unemployment benefits while continuing to work. The release states that this caused the unemployment system to effectively pay the employees' salaries, and NHES paid out almost $50,000 in fraudulently obtained benefits. Rosa is scheduled to be sentenced on May 10, 2023; Adyns previously pled guilty on May 25, 2022.

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“U.S. Department of Labor OIG, Salem Man Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic (USAO D-NH 01/30/2023) (2023-02-06).” Original at www.oig.dol.gov. Archived at Pandemic Darlings, https://pandemicdarlings.com/source-documents/u-s-department-of-labor-oig-salem-man-pleads-guilty-to-wire-fraud-rela-7a06ed9b2a/, SHA-256 31544766b383410dca7317de78d8f918e9418ae0cbec58bce3995232ae96c770.

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                                     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.

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Topic(s):
Coronavirus
Component(s):
USAO - New Hampshire
Press Release Number:
23-012
                                                                              Updated January 30, 2023

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