Little Rock (KATV) — The U.S. Department of Justice Attorney’s Office has announced the indictment of ten defendants for their roles in a bank fraud conspiracy involving the theft of pandemic unemployment funds.

The indictment alleged that the defendants used unemployment debit cards to withdraw funds to which they were not entitled. These funds were made available through Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and the Economic Security Act (The CARES Act).

According to the indictment, Madison Clark,24, worked as a contract employee with a bank who had a role in distributing unemployment debit cards for the state of California’s Employment Development Department.

Clark allegedly used her access to issue debit cards, remove fraud blocks, and add credits to unemployment debit card accounts, resulting in approximately $2.7 million in losses.

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