Belen man sentenced for unemployment fraud scheme

BELEN, N.M. (KRQE) – A Belen man was sentenced to prison for carrying out an unemployment fraud scheme in which he received more than $177,000. Between June 18, 2020, and October 15, 2021, Joseph Martinez, 44, submitted 21 fraudulent unemployment insurance claim applications through the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions using his own name, variations of [...]