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| Nebraska prison inmates collected $156K in unemployment |
| By sheridancountyjournalstar.net |
| Published: 07/28/2015 |
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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska prison inmates collected more than $156,000 in unemployment benefits because the state Department of Labor was never told who was incarcerated, officials announced Thursday. More than 180 inmates claimed benefits between 2013 and 2015, despite a law that prohibits them from doing so. One inmate received $4,300 in fraudulent benefits, according to the Department of Labor. The department said in a statement it previously wasn’t able to tell when a person was incarcerated, but the agency has launched a new crackdown effort with the Department of Correctional Services and the Nebraska Crime Commission. Under a new system, the Department of Labor will be able to cross-match benefit claims with offender information from the other two agencies. Read More. |
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