Mississippi woman Misty Burgess pleaded guilty in federal court to illegally taking unemployment benefits in 2020 using the information of her sister, who was incarcerated at the time.
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JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - State Auditor Shad White announced his office has secured their first indictment associated with Operation Payback. “My office found that during COVID, Mississippi handed out over half a billion dollars in illegal unemployment compensation payments,” said White. On May 15, White said Kenjarell Thomas was served with a 59 count indictment, [.]