Former NFL wide receiver Kenbrell Thompkins has been charged with access device fraud and aggravated identity theft as part of a scheme to steal funds from programs set up by the CARES Act.
The Department of Justice issued a statement on March 26 detailing the allegations against Thompkins:
"It is alleged in court documents that Thompkins used the stolen identities of numerous Florida residents to obtain fraudulent unemployment insurance benefits from the State of California. California distributed these unemployment benefit funds in the form of debit cards, which were subsequently mailed to addresses associated with Thompkins in Miami and Aventura, Florida.