Find Your Daily Voice
40°
VA Man Who Made Siblings Ringleaders In $1.7M Pandemic Scheme Gets Time In Fed Pen
A northern Virginia man will be spending time in federal prison for instructing his siblings how to file bogus pandemic unemployment claims that netted nearly $1.7 million.
Eric Wilhoit, II, 29, of Fredericksburg, conspired with Odyssey Wilhoit, 23, Jeremiah Wilhoit, 26, Dejhaun Wilhoit, 26, from May 2020 through in or about January 2022, Virginia's US Attorney General Jessica D. Aber said. Eric, Odyssey, and Dejhaun are siblings. It was unclear how Jeremiah was related.
Eric Wilhoit admitted that he instructed his co-conspirators on how to make the claims. The group then used VPN…
Virginia Couple Slapped With Slew Of Charges After 120MPH Pursuit On I-95
A Virginia couple was slapped with a slew of charges after leading police on a high-speed chase on I-95.
Anthony Raposo, 39, of Fredericksburg, was behind the wheel of a car stopped at the Wawa on Garrisonville Road in Stafford when officers realized the vehicle had a fake temporary license plate around 1 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 12, they said.
Officers tried to speak with him, but he sped onto southbound I-95, reaching speeds of up to 120 miles per hour at one point.
Meanwhile, Quinn Poole, 27, of Dumfries, was sitting in the passenger seat as Raposo struck a guardrail near the 126 exit, po…
Virginia Embezzlers Stole Over $250,000 From Electric Company: Police
Three Virginia men were charged on Wednesday July 27, after they embezzled thousands of dollars from an electrical company, officials said.
Francisco Paz, 35, of Leesburg, Jose Paz, 41, also of Leesburg, and Raul Ascencio, 43, of Manassas, had stolen $257,086 from Beckstrom Electric, starting back in December 2020, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office.
The trio falsified timesheets for fake employees through a third-party temp agency, police reported.
When the electric company notified law enforcement of potential embezzlement, police found that two of the company's …
