Attorney General Charges Five for Illegally Collecting $159,000 in Unemployment Benefits
Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2013. Attorney General Lisa Madigan and the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) today announced indictments of five Chicago area defendants, alleging they defrauded the state when they collected more than $159,000 in unemployment benefits even though they were employed.
The sweep was the result of investigations by IDES and the Attorney General’s office that discovered the defendants were repeatedly certifying they…
