Mississippi State Auditor’s Office Arrests Man in COVID Unemployment Fraud Case - Darkhorse Press

Auditor’s Office makes arrest as part of Operation Payback

Coleman allegedly submitted falsified weekly certification sheets to obtain unemployment funds from the Mississippi Department of Employment Security.

Mississippi State Auditor’s Office Arrests Man in COVID Unemployment Fraud Case - Darkhorse Press

The Mississippi Office of the State Auditor has made another arrest as part of its ongoing effort to recover misspent pandemic funds through an investigation known as Operation Payback. On Wednesday, State Auditor Shad White announced that Benjamin Coleman was taken into custody by Special Agents for allegedly submitting falsified weekly certification documents to collect unemployment benefits from the Mississippi Department of Employment Securi…