At least $499,000 of fraudulent unemployment claims have been paid
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Patrick Payne, 43, Randall Johnson, 42, Steven Mullins Jr., 33, Curtis Mullins, 25, and Melinda Davis, 58, appeared in U.S. District Court in Abingdon over the last two weeks to enter their pleas, the Bristol Herald Courier reported.
Federal prosecutors say they took part in a scheme that involved submitting claims on behalf of various individuals who were not eligible to receive benefits, including several prisoners at the Southwest Virginia Regional Jail.
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