{{featured_button_text}} ST. LOUIS– A St. Louis County {woman|lady|female} who {has|has actually} {twice|two times} been {convicted|founded guilty}

of defrauding others, including her {sister|sibling|sis}, {has|has actually} now been {accused|implicated} of fraudulently {obtaining|acquiring|getting} {unemployment benefits|welfare} that {included|consisted of} coronavirus relief funds. Susan Hampe, 72, was {indicted|prosecuted|arraigned} in U.S. District Court in St. Louis Nov. 12 with

one count of conspiracy to {commit|dedicate|devote} wire {fraud|scams}. In court Wednesday, Hampe pleaded {not guilty|innocent} to the charge. Her {lawyer|attorney|legal representative} did not {immediately|instantly|right away} {respond to|react to} {an email|an e-mail} {seeking|looking for} {comment|remark}. The indictment {says|states} that Hampe, and others who are not {named|called}, conspired to {rip off|swindle|dupe} the {unemployment|joblessness} {insurance|insurance coverage}

systems in Massachusetts, West Virginia and Ohio in {May|Might} and June. Hampe {provided|offered|supplied} co-conspirators with her name and {bank account|checking account|savings account} {information|info|details} so they {could|might} {file for|declare|apply for} {unemployment|joblessness} on her behalf, the indictment

{says|states}, {including|consisting of} the$600 {per week|each week|weekly} {provided|offered|supplied} by the Coronavirus {Aid|Help}, Relief, and Economic Security, or CARES, Act {earlier|previously} this year. Hampe is retired and not {eligible|qualified} for the funds, the indictment {says|states}. Hampe {received|got}$6,822 in {unemployment benefits|welfare} from West Virginia on June 5 and of$9,657 from Ohio on June 23, the indictment {says|states}. She kept {some of|a few of} the resulting funds and {sent|sent out}

some to others, the indictment {says|states}. When bank {officials|authorities} {confronted|faced|challenged} her about {an unspecified|an undefined} {amount|quantity} of {money|cash} she {‘d| had actually} {received|gotten} from Massachusetts, Hampe lied to them, the indictment {says|states}. In 2011, Hampe was sentenced to {five|5} years of probation for

embezzling $60,000 from a St. Louis County medical center, where she worked as {office|workplace} {manager|supervisor}. She ‘d {already|currently} {repaid|paid back} {the money|the cash}, {but|however} she {later|later on} {admitted|confessed} that she {obtained|acquired|got} that {money|cash} fraudulently. In 2015, Hampe was sentenced to {three|3} years of probation in federal court after pleading guilty to a mail {fraud|scams} charge and {admitting|confessing} that she defrauded her {sister|sibling|sis} to get {the money|the cash}. She {admitted|confessed} {claiming|declaring} to be sole trustee for her dead {mother|mom}’s St. Louis County {home|house} and {using|utilizing} the sales {proceeds|continues} to pay restitution. She was {ordered|purchased|bought} to {repay|pay back} $51,000 to her {sister|sibling|sis} and fined$1,000. 0 {comments|remarks} {Shake off|Get rid of} your afternoon {slump|downturn|depression} with the {oft-shared and {offbeat|unique|unusual}|{offbeat|unique|unusual} and oft-shared} news of the day, hand-brewed by our online news editor, Mandy St. Amand. Source: stltoday.com

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