New Rochelle man charged with pandemic fraud and identity theft

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ALBANY – A federal grand jury has indicted a 29-year-old New Rochelle man on conspiracy to commit mail fraud, mail fraud, and aggravated identity theft charges for fraudulently obtaining pandemic-related unemployment insurance benefits using stolen identities.

The indictment alleges that from about September 2020 through October 2020, Aly Kaba fraudulently obtained unemployment insurance benefits in the names of other people.

The conspiracy and mail fraud charges each carry a maximum term of 20 years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000 and up to three years of post-incarceration supervision.

The aggravated identity theft charges carries a mandatory term of two years in prisons to be imposed consecutively to any other term of imprisonment.




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