Overview
- Christnel Orisca, 25, pleaded guilty in federal court to five counts of wire fraud and one count of making a false statement to a financial institution.
- Prosecutors say he obtained approximately $54,700 through fraudulent claims tied to Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, traditional unemployment benefits, and Paycheck Protection Program loans.
- The conduct occurred before his sheriff’s department employment while he worked full time for a security company and later a delivery company.
- According to prosecutors, he filed weekly false certifications for PUA benefits and submitted misleading information to SBA‑approved lenders, including on PPP loan forgiveness forms.
- He was arrested and charged in December 2024; investigators credited include the Labor and Homeland Security inspectors general, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Boston Police, and the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department.