LA Rapper Nuke Bizzle, Who Boasted On YouTube Of Unemployment Fraud, Now Faces Federal Charges
LAPPL News Watch
October 19, 2020
A rapper who boasted in a YouTube music video about getting rich from committing unemployment benefits fraud was arrested Friday in Los Angeles on federal charges of carrying out that very scheme by fraudulently applying for more than $1.2 million in jobless benefits, including by using stolen identities, federal prosecutors announced.
Fontrell Antonio Baines, 31, who uses the stage name Nuke Bizzle, was arrested on federal charges alleging he fraudulently obtained unemployment insurance benefits under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Baines who’s from of Memphis, Tennessee, and currently resides in the Hollywood Hills, is expected to make his initial appearance Friday afternoon in Los Angeles federal court.
The criminal complaint alleges three felony
offenses — access device fraud, aggravated identity theft, and
interstate transportation of stolen property.
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That state doesn't care, but the feds do. Much of that is federal money.
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