NY gang member steals $800K in COVID-19 unemployment funds

BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) — A Brooklyn gang member was sentenced for fraudulently claiming $800,000 in COVID-19 unemployment insurance between March 2020 and August 2021, Joseph Nocella, Jr., U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, announced on Thursday. Darnell Jones, a member of the Ninedee gang, will spend over 12 years in prison after […]