A Dauphin County man was sentenced to ten years in prison on Thursday for reportedly defrauding the United States government of more than $2.5 million.
Ardavan Alamoutinia, 36, of Hummelstown, was convicted for a plan utilising emergency funding intended for those impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
He pleaded guilty in March to one count of conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud, ten counts of mail fraud, one count of theft of government funds, and one count of aggravated identity theft.
Aryanah Davison, 26, of Harrisburg, pleaded guilty to her involvement in the conspiracy in January 2025 and will be punished at a later date.
Alamoutinia and Davison allegedly used stolen identities to submit over 500 fake claims for pandemic unemployment assistance. The applications were filled out with the information of over 375 present or former workers of an undisclosed company, which a co-conspirator reportedly obtained and passed to Davison.
Alamoutinia and Davison allegedly filed bogus applications in 27 states, resulting in a $2,886,876 loss.
The two allegedly converted at least $2,500,000 from the plan, spending it on a premium sports vehicle and thousands of dollars in cryptocurrencies.
After his release, Alamoutinia faces three years of supervised release and $3,177,376 in restitution.
The following agencies looked into Alamoutinia’s case: the Department of Labour Office of Inspector General, the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General, the United States Postal Inspection Service, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Office of Inspector General, and the Social Security Administration Office of Inspector General.
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