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New Hampshire man sentneced after pleading guilty to unemployment fraud.

New Hampshire man sentneced after pleading guilty to unemployment fraud.

A gavel rests on the bench inside a courtroom. On Thursday, April 4, 2024, the State Bar of Wisconsin, the Wisconsin association representing attorneys, agreed to change the definition of “diversity” to settle a federal lawsuit brought by a conservative law firm that argued its internship program unconstitutionally discriminates based on race. Photo: Associated Press/AP Photo/Brennan Linsley


MANCHESTER, N.H.- A man who recently pleaded guilty to unemployment fraud and attempted fraud for collecting money during the pandemic while already working full-time is headed to prison.

According to court documents Nicholas Colarusso,37, has been sentenced to 12 months in prison, with 11 months suspended and ordered to pay more than $44,000 in restitution to the New Hampshire Department of Employment Security.

As prosecutors say Colarusso collected more than $36,000 in benefits between April of 2020 and April of 2021 while also working full-time as landscaper in which he ended up earning over $68,000 for the year.

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