Bronx Pair Indicted for Allegedly Stealing More Than $500K in Pandemic Unemployment Benefits

Two Bronx residents are accused of using stolen identities to fraudulently obtain more than $500,000 in unemployment benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to prosecutors.

A Bronx grand jury has indicted two people on grand larceny and identity theft charges in connection with an alleged scheme that siphoned more than half a million dollars from New York’s pandemic unemployment insurance program.

Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced that Moses Santiago, 30, and Diamond Bonaparte, 31, were arraigned on charges stemming from a two-year investigation involving state and federal agencies…

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