Source: Office of United States Attorneys
MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Beverly Ashbaugh, age 51, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, has admitted to wire fraud involving COVID 19 funding.
According to court documents, Ashbaugh filed claims seeking Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) when the pandemic impacted her employment in March 2020. Ashbaugh went back to work but continued to file PEUC claims. Ashbaugh collected nearly $30,000 in fraudulent benefits.
Ashbaugh is facing up to 20 years in federal prison. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Daniel Salem is prosecuting the case on behalf of the government.
Workforce West Virginia investigated.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert W. Trumble presided.