Troy man pleads guilty to unemployment insurance fraud

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A Troy man pleaded guilty Wednesday to unemployment insurance fraud, illegally obtaining $1.6M in unemployment insurance benefits. Jamaine Myers, 46, faces up to 20 years in prison.

According to the Department of Justice (DOJ), Myers obtained these benefits using another person's name. These benefits included benefits funded by the federal government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The DOJ also says Myers gave Carl DiVeglia III the personal information of a different person, which DiVeglia used to file a false claim with the New York State Department of Labor website. DiVeglia pleaded guilty previously in the same scheme, per the DOJ.

Myers faces a term of supervised release of up to three years when he is sentenced in September, and a fine of up to $250,000.