41 months behind bars for Detroit woman who helped steal $1.5M in COVID relief

DETROIT – Danielle Moore, 41, from Detroit, was sentenced to 41 months in prison after having pleaded guilty to conspiring to engage in wire fraud.

Moore was sentenced on Monday (June 16).

The Detroit native was employed by the State of Michigan (SOM), Michigan Works Agency (MWA), and was assigned to work as a claims examiner for the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency (MUIA) during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in the spring of 2020.

Moore admitted to taking bribes to process fraudulent claims. As a result, the State of Michigan paid out approximately $1,507,057.08 in fraudulent unemployment claims that should have been disbursed to unemployed Americans during a historic time of need.

She was ordered to pay $1,507,057.08 in restitution.