4 Henrico residents indicted on charges of unemployment compensation fraud
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Four Henrico residents are facing indictments alleging unemployment compensation fraud, Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares announced Wednesday. The four were among six state residents whose indictments on similar charges Miyares’s office produced.
Detresha Tansimore, Edgar Teel and Denzel Wilson of Henrico each face one felony count of obtaining money by false pretense, while Sorey Kaba faces a felony conspiracy to obtain money by false pretense charge.
All cases are open and ongoing.
Kaba’s case has been investigated by the Virginia State Police, the United States Department of Labor – Office of Inspector General, and the United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General, according to Miyares, while the cases of Tansimore, Feel and Wilson have been investigated by the Virginia State Police.
Separately, Miyares’s office announced that it had secured 11 guilty pleas from other people between August and this month, resulting in $91,756 in restitution being paid to the state to compensate for the fraudulent filings during the pandemic.
“Our unemployment system exists to support Virginians when they’re down,” Miyares said in a statement. “This system was scammed and taken advantage of repeatedly during the pandemic, hurting our commonwealth and our fellow Virginians. I’m proud of the work my office has done and will continue to do to hold these bad actors accountable and restore trust in our unemployment system.”
In March of 2022, the Virginia Employment Commission asked Attorney General Miyares to help prosecute fraudulent claims for unemployment compensation.
