{"id":595994,"date":"2021-07-18T12:36:14","date_gmt":"2021-07-18T16:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=595994"},"modified":"2021-07-18T12:36:16","modified_gmt":"2021-07-18T16:36:16","slug":"nasa-worker-sentenced-to-18-months-in-prison-after-lying-to-govt-for-pandemic-benefits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nasa-worker-sentenced-to-18-months-in-prison-after-lying-to-govt-for-pandemic-benefits\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA worker sentenced to 18 months in prison after lying to govt. for pandemic benefits"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnasa-worker-sentenced-to-18-months-in-prison-after-lying-to-govt-for-pandemic-benefits%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=595994&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2459964\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2459964\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Clouds are seen behind the NASA\u2019s Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Florida. (Mark Wilson\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 9:28 AM PT \u2013 Sunday, July 18, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>A former NASA employee has pleaded guilty for fraud and sentenced to 18 months in prison. This week, Andrew Tezna admitted to cheating the government out of $275,000 for pandemic-related financial assistance.<\/p>\n<p>Tezna admitted he applied for more than $350,000 in benefits and submitted applications under the government\u2019s Paycheck Protection Program. <a href=\"https:\/\/colemanreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/189111187356.pdf\">Reports said<\/a> he made up a fake business in the name of his retired mother-in-law while falsely filing for unemployment benefits under her name as well.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2459979\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2459979\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2459979\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/ppp-655x437-1.jpg\" alt=\"WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 01: A bipartisan group of Democrat and Republican members of Congress as they announce a proposal for a Covid-19 relief bill on Capitol Hill on December 01, 2020 in Washington, DC. The roughly $908 billion proposal includes $288 billion in small business aid such as Paycheck Protection Program loans, $160 billion in state and local government relief and $180 billion to fund a $300 per week supplemental unemployment benefit through March, according to a draft framework. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis\/Getty Images)\" width=\"655\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/ppp-655x437-1.jpg 655w, https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/ppp-315x210.jpg 315w, https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/ppp-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/ppp.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2459979\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A bipartisan group of Democrat and Republican members of Congress as they announce a proposal for a COVID-19 relief bill on Capitol Hill on December 01, 2020 in Washington, D.C. (Tasos Katopodis\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The money stolen was allegedly used to fund a residential pool and minivan, a down payment on a new car, a dog breeder and paying down credit card debt.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday\u2019s sentencing should serve as a deterrent to all those trying to game the system for personal gratification,\u201d said Mark J. Zielinski, special agent in charge of the NASA office of the inspector general\u2019s eastern field office.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/gwen-berry-blacks-get-the-worst-treatment-here\/\">Gwen Berry: Blacks Get The Worst Treatment Here<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clouds are seen behind the NASA\u2019s Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Florida. 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