Illinois receives funds to secure unemployment benefit system
CHICAGO-- A federal grant is expected to give a boost to Illinois’ investigation of waste, fraud, and abuse in the unemployment system. Both businesses and individuals are equally guilty of cheating the system says Greg Rivara, spokesman for the Illinois Department of Employment Security…
Rivara says they plan to start up various programs that cross check the names of individuals who are incarcerated and recently hired within the state, with people who are collecting unemployment benefits. The grant from the U.S. Department of Labor totals over $2.7 million.
