Sanford woman gets year and half jail time for unemployment fraud during Covid
Oct 20, 2026 at 08:13 am
Staff reports
PORTLAND, Maine - A Sanford woman was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Portland for theft of government money.
U.S. District Judge John A. Woodcock Jr. sentenced Cori Godin, 47, to 18 months in prison and ordered to pay $37,105 in restitution. She pleaded guilty on Nov. 18, 2025.
According to court records, Godin falsely claimed to be unemployed in order to receive unemployment insurance benefits, including federally funded benefits intended to address the COVID-1...
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