Event Brief
Knoxville woman indicted in COVID unemployment fraud
Filed: Aug 04, 2026 at 6:00 PM ET
Summary: Amy Denise Fields faces up to 20 years for allegedly laundering stolen COVID-19 unemployment funds via Bitcoin ATMs.
WHO: Amy Denise Fields, 62, of Knoxville, TN
WHAT: Indicted for money laundering tied to alleged COVID-19 unemployment fraud, using Bitcoin ATMs to launder stolen funds
WHEN: Aug 04, 2026 at 5:26 PM ET
WHERE: Knoxville, Tennessee
WHY: Routine/scheduled item — no distinct cause reported beyond the event itself.
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