New York Unemployment Fraud Penalties

REMEMBER:
IT IS NOT ILLEGAL TO WORK WHILE YOU ARE COLLECTING UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS.
You are able to work at a job and make a certain amount of money while still collecting unemployment benefits. When you apply for unemployment, this amount will be determined, and how this works will be explained to you by your unemployment counselor.
ALSO REMEMBER:
IT IS A CRIME TO COLLECT UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS WHEN YOU ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THEM
If you willingly collect unemployment benefits when you are not eligible for them, and when you don't meet all the requirements - this is considered unemployment fraud and there are stiff penalties for committing unemployment fraud.
Unemployment Fraud Penalties include some or all of the following:
1. Fine. You may have to pay back the unemployment money you collected (this is called restitution) and pay a large criminal fine.
2. Jail. You may be sent to jail if you are found guilty and convicted of unemployment fraud.
3. Probation.
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To go back to the New York Unemployment FAQ Page, click here: New York Unemployment FAQ
To go the main New York Unemployment page, click here: New York Unemployment
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My advice is if they haven't called keep calling someone will call back and when they ask don't deny it. If you got paid for the week you will have to pay that back as far as what happens after that I'm not sure. I would love to hear your out come.
My question is now that the employer has been caught in fraud and unethical behavior what happens to them?
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