{"id":172950,"date":"2026-04-22T16:16:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T16:16:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/172950\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T16:16:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T16:16:24","slug":"erie-woman-former-labor-department-employee-facing-federal-fraud-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/172950\/","title":{"rendered":"Erie woman, former labor department employee, facing federal fraud charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A former state labor department employee from Erie is facing federal fraud charges.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to the United States Attorney\u2019s Office of the Western District of Pennsylvania, that former employee is 43-year-old Elizabeth Goss of Erie.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.yourerie.com\/news\/local-news\/psp-searching-for-person-who-took-27000-of-wire-from-local-store\/?ipid=promo-link-block1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:PSP searching for person who took $27,000 of wire from local store;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;PSP searching for person who took $27,000 of wire from local store&quot;}\"> PSP searching for person who took $27,000 of wire from local store <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Goss was indicted by a federal grand jury in erie on charges of wire fraud and theft of government property between June of 2020 and February of 2023.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Court records said Goss accepted unauthorized payments to approve or expedite pandemic-related unemployment claims even though the claimants were not entitled to those benefits.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The indictment alleges that Goss\u2019s actions resulted in the payment of approximately $528,449 in unemployment compensation benefits to which claimants were not entitled.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Goss is facing a maximum sentence of up to 20 years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000 or both for each of her four wire fraud charges. She is also facing up to 10 years, a find of up to $250,000 or both for theft of government property.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. 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