Dominican sought for $133,000 unemployment insurance fraud in Puerto Rico
Juan Ignacio de la Cruz David appears on the DOL-OIG fugitive list accused of collecting unemployment benefits using false Social Security numbers during COVID-19.
Dominican fugitive on federal Labour Department most-wanted list
A Dominican citizen appears on the fugitive list of the United States Department of Labour for alleged fraud of $133,000 against Puerto Rico's employment agency, according to almomento.net.
Juan Ignacio de la Cruz David faces charges for irregularly collecting unemployment benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the record published by the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Labour (DOL-OIG), he allegedly used false Social Security numbers to receive assistance cheques to which he was not entitled.
The agency classifies him as a fugitive for the offences of theft of federal funds and postal fraud. The Federal Prosecutor's Office of the District of Puerto Rico formally charged him in 2022, and his whereabouts remain unknown as of the date of publication of the information.
Description of the fugitive
The registered date of birth for De la Cruz David is 31 July 1978. He is approximately 1.78 metres tall and weighs around 86 kilogrammes, with brown eyes.
The DOL-OIG requests that any person with information about his whereabouts call 1-800-347-3756.
Source: Google News PR — Crime