Unemployment Fraud Convictions

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Conviction Year - 2019

Photo	Charged with Unemployment FRAUD	Date	Must Repay	Sentenced
	Scott Higgins, of Anderson	12/3/19	Repay Amount: N/A	Sentenced to 545 days of probation
	Robert Damron Jr., of Avon	11/27/19	Repay Amount: N/A	Sentenced to one year of probation
	Bradley Stephens, of Charlestown	11/19/19	Repay Amount: N/A	Sentenced to one year of probation
	Elisha Black, of New Albany	11/8/19	Repay Amount: N/A	Sentenced to two years of probation
	Neal Tanner, of Greenwood	11/1/19	Repay Amount: $19,890	Sentenced to four years of probation
	Robert Malo, of Portage	10/22/19	Repay Amount: N/A	Sentenced to one year of probation
	Henry Tillman, of Indianapolis	10/22/19	Repay Amount: $20,892	Sentenced to three years of probation
	Michael Hertaus, of Coalmont	10/8/19	Repay Amount: N/A	Sentenced to one year of probation
	Patricia Green-Simpson, of Fort Wayne	9/3/19	Repay Amount: $7,144	Sentenced to two years and 183 days of probation
	Matthew Polzin, of Albany	6/12/19	Repay Amount: $5,850	Sentenced to 545 days of probation
	Alejandro Galvan, of Crown Point	5/9/19	Repay Amount: $6,246	Sentenced to 18 months of probation
	Daniel Striker, of Fort Wayne	5/7/19	Repay Amount: $8,634	Sentenced to two years of probation
	Jason Howard, of Valparaiso	5/6/19	Repay Amount: $2,763.88	Sentenced to one year of probation
	Justin Poore, of Muncie	3/28/19	Repay Amount: $11,603	Sentenced to 545 days of probation
	Duan Shores, of Indianapolis	2/28/19	Repay Amount: $9,152	Sentenced to 545 days of probation
	Brent Johnston, of Anderson	2/26/19	Repay Amount: $11,310	Sentenced to 545 days of probation
	Christopher Bushhorn, of Osgood	2/22/19	Repay Amount: $6,582	Sentenced to three years of probation
	Patrick Devereaux, of Wanatah	1/23/19	Repay Amount: $11,941	Sentenced to 30 months of probation
	Valerie Embry, of Indianapolis	1/9/19	Repay Amount: $31,409	Sentenced to nearly four years of probation

Conviction Year - 2018

Photo	Charged with Unemployment FRAUD	Date	Must Repay	Sentenced
	Guillermo Ruelas, of Kokomo	12/18/18	Repay Amount: $11,941	Sentenced to 908 days of probation
	Joseph Arnett, of Fort Wayne	11/29/18	Repay Amount: $27,885	Sentenced to one and a half years of probation
	Tamika Matlock, of Indianapolis	11/7/18	Repay Amount: $17,495	Sentenced to 910 days of probation
	Michelle Chatman, of French Lick	11/1/18	Repay Amount: $18,970	Sentenced to eight years, with 180 days to be served on home incarceration with electronic monitoring and the remaining seven years and 185 days suspended to probation
	Jimmy Starr, of Wabash	10/22/18	Restitution has been repaid	Sentenced to one and a half years, with one year ordered to be under electronic home detention and six months suspended to probation
	Charles Simpson, of Evansville	10/18/18	Repay Amount: $12,586	Sentenced to one and a half years of probation
	Devin Spruill, of Kokomo	9/18/18	Repay Amount: $2,212.60	Sentenced to one year of probation
	Ad Winston, of Michigan City	9/13/18	Repay Amount: $18,312	Sentenced to three years of probation
	Richard Burns, of Portage	8/31/18	Repay Amount: $16,357.88	Sentenced to almost two and a half years of probation
	Eric Garner, of Indianapolis	8/27/18	Repay Amount: $17,606	Sentenced to 545 days of probation
	Angel Geeslin, of Indianapolis	8/22/18	Repay Amount: $15,550	Sentenced to 545 days of probation
	Dwayne Loney, of Sellersburg	8/16/18	Repay Amount: $10,069	Sentenced to one year of HIP (Home Incarceration Program) and one and a half years of probation
	Adam Hale Sr., of Gary	8/15/18	Repay Amount: $8,431.25	Sentenced to one year of probation
	Harold Foster, of Gary	7/31/18	Repay Amount: $14,626	Sentenced to one year of probation
	Dwayne Howard, of Indianapolis	7/31/18	Repay Amount: $6,430	Sentenced to one year of probation
	Candice Patterson, of Lafayette	7/20/18	Repay Amount: $21,602	Sentenced to four years - two years in community corrections and two years of probation
	Jermaine Spells, of Carmel	7/18/18	Repay Amount: $26,817	Sentenced to four years of probation
	Brandan Esparza, of Anderson	7/17/18	Repay Amount: $6,537	Sentenced to 545 days of probation
	Leroy Konkle, of Warsaw	7/16/18	Repay Amount: $31,451	Sentenced to four years of probation
	Clive Brown, of Martinsville	7/16/18	Repay Amount: $11,700	Sentenced to 545 days of probation
	Javan Comer, of Portage	7/9/18	Repay Amount: $10,140	Sentenced to one year of probation
	Denise Lauderdale, of Carmel	7/6/18	Repay Amount: $13,744	Sentenced to eight years of probation
	Phillip Endicott, of Walkerton	7/5/18	Repay Amount: $15,593.68	Sentenced to 36 months - 12 months to be served through community corrections on home detention and the remaining 24 months suspended to probation.
	Cynthia Willis, of West Lafayette	6/22/18	Repay Amount: $8,435	Sentenced to one and a half years of probation
	Jewon Neal, of Indianapolis	6/22/18	Repay Amount: $8,889	Sentenced to 545 days of probation
	Kevin Golden, of Columbus	5/29/18	Repay Amount: $32,760	Sentenced to three years of probation
	Kyle Cumbee, of Valparaiso	5/15/18	Repay Amount: $12,392	Sentenced to 910 days of probation
	Wanda Disbro, of Moores Hill	5/1/18	Repay Amount: $23,834	Sentenced to seven and a half years of probation
	Jamarcus Purifoy, of Indianapolis	4/27/18	Repay Amount: $9,295	Sentenced to 545 days of probation
	Connie Smith, of Indianapolis	4/27/18	Repay Amount: $11,558	Sentenced to 545 days of probation
	Kevin McGathey, of Richmond	4/17/18	Repay Amount: $19,511	Sentenced to three years of probation
	Robin Reyes, of North Judson	3/28/18	Repay Amount: $10,192	Sentenced to 545 days of probation
	Jeff Davis, of Knox	3/26/18	Repay Amount: $9,750	Sentenced to 545 days of probation
	James Peel, of Indianapolis	3/22/18	Repay Amount: $10,543	Sentenced to 545 days - 180 will be served in home detention while the remaining 365 days were suspended to probation
	Deborah Peel, of Indianapolis	3/22/18	Repay Amount: $7,531	Sentenced to 545 days of probation
	Natalie Kiger, of Crawfordsville	3/22/18	Repay Amount: $6,137	Sentenced to 659 days - time served was 114 days and the remaining 545 days were suspended to probation
	Michael Barnard, of Indianapolis	3/20/18	Repay Amount: $8,580	Sentenced to 545 days of probation
	Gregory Holmes Jr., of Indianapolis	3/13/18	Repay Amount: $13,998	Sentenced to 545 days of probation
	Michael Antecki, of Valparaiso	3/9/18	Repay Amount: $12,396	Sentenced to one year of probation
	Jose Jimenez, of Hammond	3/7/18	Repay Amount: $4,314	Sentenced to 18 months of probation
	Matthew Capps, of Greenwood	3/6/18	Repay Amount: $12,843	Sentenced to three years of probation
	Jason Scharnowske, of Gas City	3/2/18	Repay Amount: $14,024	Sentenced to 545 days of probation
	Brian Carr Sr., of Hanna	2/28/18	Repay Amount: $19,890	Sentenced to two and a half years of probation
	Penny Wilson, of Darlington	2/22/18	Repay Amount: $7,515	Sentenced to two years of probation, 90 days of which will be served on home detention
	Trenty Jones Jr., of Hobart	2/15/18	Repay Amount: $11,137	Sentenced to 18 months of probation
	Michael Blackwell, of Franklin	2/12/18	Repay Amount: $13,942	Sentenced to two years of probation
	Daniel Berger, of Fishers	2/6/18	Repay Amount: $19,040	Sentenced to 545 days of probation
	Christopher Marquardt, of LaPorte	1/31/18	Repay Amount: $11,460	Sentenced to two and a half years - one and half years suspended to probation and the remainder of the year to be served on LaPorte County Community Corrections GPS Program
	Donette Reese, of Indianapolis	1/23/18	Repay Amount: $9,958	Sentenced to one year of probation
	Christopher Budny, of Springville	1/19/18	Repay Amount: $10,646	Sentenced to three years of probation
	Daniel Humbles Sr., of Indianapolis	1/10/18	Repay Amount: $10,140	Sentenced to 545 days of probation

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