29-year-old Paradise Williams, leader of a fraud ring stealing $6.8M in pandemic benefits, sentenced to 5 years in prison for submitting over 125 fraudulent applications.
29-year-old Paradise Williams, the leader of a fraud ring stealing over $6.8 million in pandemic benefits, has been sentenced to 5 years in prison. According to the Department of Justice, Williams received $2 million in fraudulent proceeds and spent it on luxury items. She submitted over 125 fraudulent applications to various pandemic assistance programs from June 2020 to February 2022. US Attorney Tessa M. Gorman said Williams' actions led to a life of luxury funded by stolen taxpayer funds that should have prevented evictions.
March 10, 2024
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