PHILADELPHIA, PA — A Hummelstown man pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal charges tied to a multi-state scheme that fraudulently obtained more than $2.8 million in pandemic unemployment benefits, federal prosecutors said.
Ardavan Alamoutinia, 33, entered the plea before U.S. District Judge Juan R. Sánchez on charges including conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud, 10 counts of mail fraud, theft of government money, and aggravated identity theft, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Prosecutors said Alamoutinia and co-defendant Aryanah Davison, 26, of Harrisburg, used stolen identities to submit more than 500 fraudulent applications for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance benefits across 27 states…