Malta man sentenced for stealing $141K in unemployment benefits
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Exterior of the New York State Department of Labor offices on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020, at the W. Averell Harriman State Office Building Campus in Albany, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times Union
SCHENECTADY - A Saratoga County man who stole more than $141,000 in unemployment insurance benefits during the pandemic was sentenced to 20 to 60 months behind bars after pleading guilty to felony grand larceny, according to the Schenectady County District Attorney’s Office.
The joint investigation was prosecuted by Schenectady County District Attorney Robert Carney’s office because the fraud by Mathew R. Baldwin of Malta was committed using accounts located in the county. State Police had said Baldwin was using stolen identities to certify state unemployment insurance benefits.