NEW: RI State Police Investigating Department of Labor and Training for Fraud
Thursday, February 19, 2015
The Rhode Island State Police is investigating criminal conduct involving at lease one employee from the Department of Labor and Training, according to a statement from the DLT.
The alleged misconduct involves one or more employees of the DLT's Unemployment Insurance division.
During the course of a routine quarterly audit on February 13, a UI manager found irregularities which then led to an internal investigation and evidence of possible wrongdoing.
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During the fourth quarter of 2014, UI staff received 18,013 Internet claims, 5,238 help emails, and 20,115 telephone calls for assistance.
Over the course of calendar year 2014, UI staff processed 76,712 initial claims and DLT paid $184,240,972 in UI benefits.
