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10-31-2011, 11:21 PM #1
Vegas man pleads guilty to jobless benefits scam
Vegas man pleads guilty to jobless benefits scam
canadianbusiness.com
By AP
October 31, 2011
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Las Vegas man faces up to 35 years in prison after pleading guilty to mail fraud and money laundering.
U.S. Attorney Daniel Bogden says 41-year-old Francisco Garcia must forfeit $4.4 million in cash and five houses after he pleaded guilty to the charges Monday.
Garcia will be sentenced on Feb. 3 and faces $750,000 in fines under the plea agreement.
Garcia and three other men were indicted last year on charges of scamming the state and federal government out of $4.4 million in unemployment benefits.
Authorities allege the men recruited illegal immigrants and promised to help them obtain unemployment benefits in exchange for a share of the benefits.
Garcia then laundered the money by purchasing homes.
The other defendants are scheduled to enter guilty pleas this week.
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