ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KFOX14/CBS4) — A Texas man pleaded guilty last week to stealing more than $160,000 in federal unemployment relief funds issued by New Mexico during the pandemic, according to New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions.
The U.S. Department of Justice announced the guilty plea by 46-year-old Marc Long.
The guilty plea in the Marc Long case sends a clear message: New Mexico has not given up on finding the people who exploited emergency relief during the pandemic and ensuring they are prosecuted,” said NMDWS Cabinet Secretary Sarita Nair. “Since the unprecedented expansion of unemployment benefits during the pandemic, our team has continued to pursue allegations of fraud while implementing several measures to prevent fraud in the future…