LAS VEGAS ( KLAS ) — A Las Vegas man was sentenced to three and a half years in prison on Thursday for defrauding more than $380,000 in unemployment benefits, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Emelio Vladimir Rochester, 28, and his co-defendant Joseph Holmes Jr. conspired to obtain and possess 17 Employment Development Department (EDD) debit cards issued in the names of the victims without authorization.
Between Aug. 15, 2020, and Sept. 18, 2020, Rochester and Holmes stole personal information from the victims and filed fraudulent unemployment insurance claims…