Audit of first few weeks of pandemic highlights millions in potential unemployment fraud – Center Square

State Sen. Sue Rezin said the problems from just those few weeks are staggering. “This report talks about claims made for dead people, claimants for future birthdays and individuals under the age of 13 and over the age of 90. What's even more shocking is the fact that this audit only shows findings through June [2020], which only accounts for ten percent of the program’s duration.”
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nixit
4 years ago

Fraud Local™️

Fur
4 years ago

This is one of his biggest failures. Shows what a reckless and incompetent schmuck he is.

Fed up neighbor
4 years ago

IDES director and Pritzker need to be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law, they both need to be arrested for allowing fraud and theft to happen that continues to happen, this is your responsibility Pritzker, get the double wide cell ready.

The True Believer
4 years ago

None of the IDES workers were at work during the pandemic. They just collected a paycheck. That includes OEIG, attorney general and Illinois workers compensation commission among others. The ultimate in theft of services. Susan Haling, the OEIG doesn’t answer her phone for over a year.

Last edited 4 years ago by The True Believer
Freddy
4 years ago

Maybe she has an old type rotary dial phone and doesn’t know how to answer it or make calls on it.

debtsor
4 years ago

Hahahaha now do Nov. 2020 ballots….more secure election ever, most secure unemployment claims ever, right?

Aaron
4 years ago
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CA was RED.

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