UpdatedMon, Apr 19, 2021 at 1:37 pm ET
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A Providence man allegedly harvested multiple Social Security numbers, gained CARES Act unemployment out of Pennsylvania, and used Rhode Island ATMs to withdraw the funds. (Shutterstock)
PROVIDENCE, RI A Rhode Island man who called himself Mr. Vacation has been indicted on charges that he stole Social Security numbers to apply for CARES Act unemployment funds in Pennsylvania and for Economic Injury Disaster Loans from the SBA.
A federal grand jury in Providence on Friday returned a 17-count indictment naming 28-year-old Courtney Hilaire, a Providence man who formerly lived in Avon, Massachusetts. Hilaire, who in 2020 was arrested on state charges in both Warwick and Pawtucket, is now charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, 14 counts of wire fraud, and two counts of aggravated identity theft.