LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — A California man has been sentenced to spend 27 months in federal prison due to an unemployment insurance fraud scheme.
Back in April, 32-year-old Breon Dante Mims pleaded guilty.
According to the Justice Department, Las Vegas police stopped Mims in September 2020 after spotting him smoking a marijuana blunt in public.
During the stop, officers found $10,080 in cash and 10 California Employment Development Department debit cards issued to other people. Mims told officers that he used the cards without permission had withdrawn at least $77,000 from various ATMS in Nevada and California.
A federal judge said after Mims serves his 27 months, that will be followed by three years of supervised release.
