DC suspends workers for unemployment fraud
By The Associated Press
This article was published February 6, 2012 at 1:40 p.m.
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WASHINGTON — About 90 District of Columbia workers have been suspended and may be fired after officials determined they received unemployment checks while holding city jobs.
The Washington Post reported Monday that another 60 former D.C. workers have cashed unemployment checks they were not entitled to.
Lisa Mallory, director of the city’s Department of Employment Services, said the city has paid about $800,000 in unemployment benefits to working city employees since 2009.
Mallory said some employees received as much as $20,000. Others received a few hundred dollars.
The fraud is not complicated. Mallory said people simply show they aren’t receiving income — even when they are.
D.C. Inspector General Charles Willoughby and Attorney General Irvin Nathan are involved in the investigation. Some cases may be referred to federal prosecutors.
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Razorbacosanostra says... February 6, 2012 at 1:55 p.m.
Surely there is a study somewhere that claims there is no such thing as unemployment fraud? Proof of fraud can't matter if someone does a study?
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BigDaddy says... February 6, 2012 at 3:44 p.m.
FIRE AND PROSECUTE THEM!
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freedomfighter says... February 6, 2012 at 10:06 p.m.
Sorry big D, promotions & early retirement is the norm when a govt. worker f's up...
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