Former NFL wide receiver Kenbrell Thompkins pleaded guilty in a scheme to fraudulently obtain COVID-19 unemployment insurance benefits from the state of California.
According to court records obtained by the Associated Press, Thompkins entered guilty pleas on one count of unauthorized access device fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft in a federal court in Miami on Monday. He's scheduled to be sentenced on Jan. 6 and faces a maximum of 12 years in prison.
Per the plea agreement, Thompkins used stolen identities of Florida residents to apply for COVID-19 unemployment benefits from California.