A Chicago man was sentenced today to 3 years in federal prison for his part in a fraud scheme that got $479,571 in unemployment insurance payments for about 57 people not legally allowed to work in the United States.
Roberto Cisneros, 34, had pleaded guilty to mail fraud in January and was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenweber, according to a news release.
Cisneros admitted that more than half of the fraudulently-obtained proceeds, about $261,017, was deposited into bank accounts he controlled, according to federal officials.
Cisneros is in the country illegally and has been in federal custody since he was arrested in June 2011, He was ordered to pay restitution of $479,571 to the Illinois Department of Employment Security and faces deportation following completion of his sentence, officials said.
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