Five indicted in $1M federal benefit scheme in Rockford

Five indicted in $1M federal benefit scheme in Rockford

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — A federal grand jury in Rockford indicted five people for allegedly scheming to steal $1 million in federal benefits. The group obtained over $1 million in connection with the Paycheck Protection, Economic Disaster Loan and the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Programs, according to the indictment. 32-year-old Tyesha Bowman, of Beloit, Wisconsin, was indicted with 34 counts of mail and wire fraud. Libra Martin, 48, of Roc…