A Southfield woman accused of defrauding the government of COVID-19 rent assistance has been charged, state officials said.
Mariah Davis, 33, was arraigned Wednesday in the 54-A District Court in Lansing on two felony charges, the Michigan Attorney General's Office said.
She is charged with obtaining between $50,000 and $100,000 under false pretenses and using a computer to commit a crime, according to court records and the attorney general's office.
A judge set Davis's bond at $7,500 and scheduled her next court hearing for Friday, the office said.
If convicted, she faces up to 15 years in prison for the false pretenses charge and up to 10 years for using a computer to commit a crime.
Court records did not list an attorney for Davis on Monday.
Authorities allege the defendant submitted at least six fraudulent applications to the Michigan State Housing Development Authority for COVID Emergency Rental Assistance. The program was created to help Michigan residents struggling with rent and utilities due to pandemic-related financial hardships. --->READ MORE HERE
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Frederick Hollingshed was sentenced to a prison term of 2 to 5 years on Friday, July 25, 2025, following his conviction in a COVID-19 unemployment fraud scheme. A Schenectady County jury found Hollingshed guilty on June 17, 2025, of grand larceny in the third degree, two counts of identity theft in the first degree, and criminal possession of stolen property in the fourth degree.
The trial, presided over by Acting Schenectady County Court Judge Mark Caruso, revealed that Hollingshed assumed another individual's identity to fraudulently obtain unemployment insurance benefits totaling $16,196 starting in November 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Hollingshed also received benefits under his own name.
Investigators discovered the fraud when Hollingshed logged into both his personal unemployment benefit claim and the identity theft victim’s claim using the same IP addresses. One of these IP addresses was traced back to Hollingshed's home address. Additionally, he certified both claims from the same phone number within minutes of each other. The benefits were paid out through KeyBank debit cards, and recorded phone calls presented to the jury included Hollingshed's voice on both claims, as identified by his federal probation officer. --->READ MORE HEREFollow links below to relevant/related stories and resources:
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