Fraud Bust In Abingdon

In Abingdon…a Russell County woman pleads guilty in federal court to conspiring to file fraudulent unemployment claims for 37 people. Prosecutors say Leelyn Chytka teamed with others to defraud the government of more than $499,000. They add she also committed mail fraud…identify theft, too. Chytka, and others collected the personal identification information of more than 35 co-conspirators, including 15 inmates in jail, to file fraudulent claims of pandemic-related unemployment.