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Woman pleads guilty in pandemic fraud scheme

The Wilkes-Barre woman admitted to defrauding the federal government of nearly $300,000.

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — A former Social Security Administration employee pleaded guilty today to fraud charges.

Takiyah Austin, of Wilkes-Barre, admitted to defrauding the federal government of nearly $300,000.

Officials say she stole identities from the Social Security database, filed unemployment claims, and then collected the money for herself.

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