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Senator Calls Out Fraud Influencers; Rapper, Podcaster Sentenced, TikToker Deported

6/6/2026

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Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) warned that “fraud-fluencers” brag about stealing money and urged President Donald Trump’s administration to enforce laws.
Rapper Fontrell Antonio Baines (Nuke Bizzle) and podcaster Jonathan Dupiton were sentenced to six-year-five-month and seven-year terms respectively for $1.2 million and $3 million unemployment frauds, with Dupiton also receiving three years supervised release.
TikTok user Leonel Moreno, who bragged about illegal entry under President Biden, was deported by the Trump administration.

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Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) warned that “fraud-fluencers” brag about stealing money and urged President Donald Trump’s administration to enforce laws.
Rapper Fontrell Antonio Baines (Nuke Bizzle) and podcaster Jonathan Dupiton were sentenced to six-year-five-month and seven-year terms respectively for $1.2 million and $3 million unemployment frauds, with Dupiton also receiving three years supervised release.
TikTok user Leonel Moreno, who bragged about illegal entry under President Biden, was deported by the Trump administration.