Two Massachusetts corrections officers were arrested Friday on federal COVID unemployment and loan fraud charges.
Christnel Orisca, 25, of Boston, was indicted by a federal grand jury on five counts of wire fraud and one count of making a false statement to a financial institution. Jasmine Murphy, 38, also of Boston, was indicted on seven counts of wire fraud and one count of making a false statement to a financial institution.
Both Orisca and Murphy are employed as corrections officers with the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department. Federal authorities said the charges against Orisca stem from benefits obtained prior to his time working for the sheriff’s department, while the charges against Murphy pertain to benefits obtained prior to and during her employment there…