Unemployment Fraud

[Confidential84]

Hello,

I just received a letter from the Florida's Unemployment office stating that I was overpaid in my unemployment benefits by $868.00. They are giving me an opportunity to make a claimants statement before they make a decision on my consequeces of this fraud. The reason behind me not reporting those earnings were because this was a temporary part time 5 week position and I only thought I had to report a permannet long term job compensation. Please help with any tips or requirements that I need to include in my statement that may help with them no charging me with a 3rd degree felony. Thank you

 

[mightymoose]

Pay what you owe. You are required to report ALL income.
Tell them what you like, but it won't make a difference toward what you owe them. Your statement can be phrased in a way that reduces the impression that you deliberately committed fraud.

The "I didn't know" argument won't fly since you signed documents indicating that you do know before payments were ever issued.

 

[Jenn79]

Hello,

I just received a letter from the Florida's Unemployment office stating that I was overpaid in my unemployment benefits by $868.00. They are giving me an opportunity to make a claimants statement before they make a decision on my consequeces of this fraud. The reason behind me not reporting those earnings were because this was a temporary part time 5 week position and I only thought I had to report a permannet long term job compensation. Please help with any tips or requirements that I need to include in my statement that may help with them no charging me with a 3rd degree felony. Thank you

How did you make out? Just wondering cause I am currently going thru the same thing...