The Brief
- Jonathan Dupiton was sentenced to seven years in prison for a $3.8 million unemployment fraud scheme.
- The Atlanta podcaster used stolen identities to file hundreds of false claims during the pandemic.
- Dupiton was living in a halfway house for a previous fraud conviction when the new crimes began.
ATLANTA – An Atlanta podcaster has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison after being convicted of using stolen identities to obtain millions of dollars in unemployment insurance benefits.
Jonathan Dupiton, who hosts the “Rich and Unemployed” podcast, is heading back to prison after pleading guilty on Jan. 13 to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and aggravated identity theft in front of U.S. District Judge Victoria M. Calvert.
The 36-year-old was ordered to spend seven years in prison followed by three years of supervised release. He will also be forced to pay restitution in an amount which has not been revealed.…