MONROE COUNTY, Pa. — A man from Monroe County admitted to stealing nearly $200,000 through multiple fraud schemes.
Thomas Hartley, 49, of Henryville, pleaded guilty Tuesday to mail fraud.
Hartley admitted to collecting unemployment benefits when he was employed full-time by the New Jersey National Guard.
Investigators said Hartley used the mail to collect approximately $60,284 in unemployment compensation funds to which he was not entitled.
He also acknowledged that he fraudulently obtained $23,582 in basic allowance for housing funds paid by the Department of the Army, $50,000 in "lost wage" benefits paid by USAA Insurance, and $63,500 from his thrift savings plan.
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