(Cedar Falls, IA). — An Iowa man is going to serve time in federal prison for applying for and receiving unemployment payments fraudulently. Prosecutors say 63-year-old Larry Neal Wells of Center Point got nearly 17-thousand dollars in pandemic-related unemployment benefits from Maine and New York. He kept some of the money himself and mailed some of it to others. He pleaded guilty in April to wire fraud. Wells pleaded guilty in April. He will surrender to U-S Marshals next month to begin serving his term in federal prison.
Iowa Man Sentenced to 5 Months In Prison For Illegally Filing Unemployment Claims.
Sep 23, 2021 | 8:08 AM
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