OSHA Employee Double-Dipped on Pandemic Benefits | Boston News

An OSHA employee, Mo Yuong Kang, got caught double-dipping: he was getting paid by the government for his federal job AND then pocketing over $45K in unemployment fraud by falsely claiming he was self-employed and unemployed during the pandemic. He kept certifying he wasn’t working until September 2021 — all while earning over $85K annually. He pleaded guilty to four counts of wire fraud, each carrying up to 20 years, but received a lenient one-year probation instead — with the catch: he must repay and forfeit the full $45,969 he stole. This case underscores a nationwide crackdown on fraud, as prosecutors and the DOJ launch new initiatives targeting abuse of federal benefits and voter fraud — and Kang’s seven-year federal career is now officially over. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/be86cf067a9f0156