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IDES Continues Working To Stop Unemployment Fraud

THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY CONTINUES TO CRACK DOWN ON BENEFIT FRAUD…TARGETING INMATES TRYING TO COLLECT UNEMPLOYMENT CHECKS.

TO COLLECT UNEMPLOYMENT…YOU NEED TO BE ACTIVELY SEEKING WORK. BUT THAT’S TOUGH TO DO IF YOU’RE BEHIND BARS…MAKING INMATES INELIGIBLE FOR BENEFITS. I-D-E-S DIRECTOR JAY ROWELL SAYS A NEW CROSS MATCH SYSTEM COMPARES THE NAMES OF PRISONERS…TO THOSE APPLYING FOR UNEMPLOYMENT.

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THE AGENCY CONTINUES CRACKING DOWN ON ABUSE IN SEVERAL AREAS…INCLUDING PEOPLE BEHIND BARS SEEKING UNEMPLOYMENT. ROWELL SAYS THE NEW CROSS MATCH SYSTEM FERRETS OUT THOSE INDIVIDUALS.

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THE STATE IS ALSO GOING AFTER THOSE WHO HAVE ALREADY COLLECTED BENEFITS. NEARLY TWO MILLION DOLLARS IN FRAUDULENT PAYMENTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN IDENTIFIED. THE MORE THAN 11-HUNDRED INMATES WHO COLLECTED THAT MONEY WILL HAVE TO PAY IT BACK.

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