Marion County Man Pleads Guilty
to
Unemployment Insurance Fraud
INDIANAPOLIS (July 1, 2016) – Indianapolis
resident Freddie Coe III, 36, recently pled
guilty in Marion County Criminal Court One to unemployment insurance fraud, a
Class C Felony. Through the use of agency
records, an Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD) employee began an
investigation and determined that Coe was
working and receiving wages while claiming unemployment insurance benefits.
Coe was sentenced to four years
of probation and ordered to repay DWD $52,807.76 for the benefits he
fraudulently collected.
DWD receives
wage reports and new hire data from Hoosier employers documenting who is
employed and receiving compensation. The agency uses this information to ensure
people are not collecting unemployment insurance benefits while
working.
You
can also help combat unemployment insurance fraud and abuse by reporting it
online at www.in.gov/dwd/fraud. Your
efforts will help ensure tax dollars are spent wisely and unemployment
insurance benefits are only paid to people who are eligible to receive them.
You do not need to provide your name or any other identifying information in
order to file a complaint in regards to unemployment insurance fraud.
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