Maplewood Woman Sentenced In Multi-State Unemployment Scheme
MINNEAPOLIS — A Maplewood woman was sentenced to 1½ years in prison after authorities said she defrauded various government agencies out of $1.25 m...
MINNEAPOLIS — A Maplewood woman was sentenced to 1½ years in prison after authorities said she defrauded various government agencies out of $1.25 million in COVID-19 relief . Takara Hughes, 36, pleaded guilty in October to one count of wire fraud. Load Error In addition to prison time, Hughes was also ordered to pay back everything she stole, the Star Tribune reported. From June 2020 through July 2021, Hughes filed fraudulent claims for emergency pandemic-era unemployment benefits in Louisiana, Minnesota, Washington, and California, authorities said.