(Sioux City)– A northwest Iowa man has been sentenced to federal prison for COVID-19 unemployment fraud. 55-year-old Dennis Chinn of Le Mars was sentenced Tuesday to three months.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Iowa says Chinn admitted in a plea agreement to falsely reporting his income so he could get an additional $600 weekly unemployment payment. They say Chinn received more than $13,000 through the CARES Act Iowa unemployment funds.
In addition to the prison term, Chinn must also pay $12,231 in restitution and must serve a two year term of supervised release.
