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New York woman sentenced to probation and fines in COVID aid fraud schemes

Chanette Lewis, a Brooklyn woman, was sentenced to three years of probation and $650,000 in penalties for her involvement in pandemic-era relief fraud schemes.
Lewis used her position at a call center to provide free hotel rooms to ineligible individuals, including herself, and advertised them on Facebook. Her co-defendants also engaged in fraudulent activities, such as obtaining unemployment benefits and small business loans.
Lewis forged legal documents to secure public housing for 30 people. She was ordered to forfeit $290,000 and pay $360,000 in penalties, while her co-defendants received lesser sentences.

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New York woman sentenced to probation and fines in COVID aid fraud schemes

NEW YORK (AP) — New York prosecutors say a Brooklyn woman has been sentenced in connection with a sprawling COVID-19 fraud scheme. The 32-year-old admitted to defrauding emergency programs during the pandemic. Officials say she misused her call center job, part of a New York program meant to provide healthcare workers with isolation rooms in hotels. They say she provided free hotel rooms to people she knew weren’t eligible health care workers or…

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