A Richlands Virginia Hair And Nail Salon Owner Has Admitted To Receiving Fraudulent Covid-19 Unemployment Benefits. 36 Year Old Mandi Dawn Hammond Plead Guilty To Fraud In Connection With A Major Disaster Or Emergency Benefits Program And One Count Of Mail Fraud. The U.S. Department Of Justice Said Hammond Continued To Take Taxpayer Assistance To Enrich Herself During A National Crisis Meant To Help People Who Truly Needed It. Hammond Received At Least $29,000 In Funds. She Will Be Sentenced In U.S. District Court In Abingdon On September 15Th. Hammonds Faces Up To 30 Years In Prison.