Elkhart County Man Pleads Guilty
to
Unemployment Insurance Fraud
INDIANAPOLIS (July 6, 2016) – Elkhart
resident Oscar M. Mendoza, 37, recently pled
guilty in Marion County Criminal Court Three 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 Mendoza
was working and receiving wages while claiming unemployment insurance benefits.
Mendoza was sentenced to two
years home detention, two years of probation and ordered to repay DWD $65,115 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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