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Woman sentenced in COVID fraud scheme

Vicki Hackenberg, 57, of Bloomsburg was sentenced Friday to one year in prison for a COVID fraud scheme involving nearly $300,000.
Credit: WNEP

COLUMBIA COUNTY, Pa. — A judge sentenced a woman from Bloomsburg on Friday to one year in prison for a COVID relief fraud scheme. 

Vicki Hackenberg pleaded guilty to a money-laundering conspiracy that involved almost $300,000 in COVID-19 relief money. 

That relief money was meant to be used by small businesses facing financial difficulties during the pandemic. 

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