An inmate, Thaddieus Cooper, and his sister, Artista Garner, have been arrested on accusations of stealing unemployment benefits in Mississippi. According to State Auditor Shad White, upon the instruction of Cooper who was in jail at the time, Garner filled out an unemployment benefit application on his behalf. It was announced that Cooper was ineligible to receive these benefits while in jail. The money acquired from this fraudulent activity was received through a special debit card and was used by Garner for personal use. The exact location of where this crime took place was not provided by the Auditor.

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