Atlanta podcaster Jonathan Dupiton, an ex-boyfriend of Porsha Williams, was sentenced to 7 years in federal prison on April 14.
Porsha was allegedly creeping with Jonathan while she was still married to Simon Guobadia.
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Dupiton, 36, host of the “Rich and Unemployed” podcast, was convicted of using stolen identities to obtain millions of dollars in unemployment insurance benefits.
Porsha was not named in the federal indictment.
The feds say Dupiton’s scheme targeted California’s unemployment insurance program. He is accused of obtaining stolen identities of hundreds of people and using the information to file fraudulent unemployment claims in California.
Once the unemployment claims were approved, Dupiton and his accomplices changed claimant information so debit cards loaded with benefits would be mailed to addresses in north Georgia, including Dupiton’s own address.
The money was then withdrawn from ATMs, mostly in the Atlanta area.
Dupiton pled guilty in January to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, according to the Justice Department.
He committed part of the crimes while living at a halfway house following his release from prison for an earlier fraud conviction involving food stamps.
Federal officials said he and co-conspirators used a VPN to mask their physical location.
“Jonathan Dupiton orchestrated a brazen scheme to steal millions in employment benefits using the stolen identities of innocent victims, all while already serving a sentence for fraud,” said FBI Special Agent Marlo Graham. “At a time when Americans were facing unprecedented financial hardship, he chose to exploit a critical safety net for personal gain. The FBI remains committed to identifying and holding accountable those who abuse public assistance programs and undermine trust in systems designed to help those in need.”
