Francesco Distefano, 28, has been charged with 11 counts of wire fraud, five counts of money laundering, and one count of knowingly making a false statement to a bank.

Two corrections officers working with the Suffolk County Sheriff's Department were indicted in connection with fraudulently receiving pandemic-era unemployment and loan funds.

The defendants allegedly collected thousands of dollars in unemployment benefits while working for the sheriff's department.

Two Massachusetts corrections officers were arrested Friday on federal COVID unemployment and loan fraud charges. Christnel Orisca, 25, of Boston, was indicted by a federal grand jury on five counts of wire fraud and one count of making a false statement to a financial institution.