A Michigan man has pleaded guilty in a federal case involving identity theft and the theft of millions of dollars in COVID-19 relief funds from unemployment agencies, including in Arizona.
Terrance Calhoun Jr., 36, of Pontiac, admitted to charges of aggravated identity theft, wire fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and possession of 15 or more unauthorized access devices, according to an April 23 news release from the U.S. Department of Justice.
The DOJ described Calhoun’s crimes as a “large-scale, multi-state Unemployment Insurance benefit fraud scheme” where he and coconspirators fraudulently obtained more than $4 million in Pandemic Unemployment Assistance money on debit cards…