LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A federal grand jury indicted a Las Vegas man for allegedly defrauding the Nevada Division of Employment, Coaching, and Rehabilitation (DETR) and the California Employment Improvement Division (EDD) in a scheme to steal COVID unemployment advantages.
Craig Renard Gibson made his preliminary look in court docket on Tuesday, Aug. 26.
The grand jury indicted him on 5 counts of financial institution fraud, one depend of unlawful transactions with entry units, and 4 counts of aggravated id theft.
United States Justice of the Peace Choose Daniel J. Albregts scheduled a jury trial to begin on Oct. 20.
In keeping with court docket paperwork, from Aug. 26, 2020, to Dec. 9, 2020, Gibson, together with others, allegedly possessed debit playing cards issued within the names of different people who contained unemployment insurance coverage advantages supplied by DETR and EDD.
Utilizing these playing cards, Gibson and the others allegedly withdrew over $500,000 from these playing cards illegally.
If convicted, Gibson faces a most penalty of 162 years in jail and a advantageous of $5,250,000. A federal district court docket choose will decide the sentence after contemplating sentencing pointers and different elements.
