Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s office is partnering with the FBI to combat unemployment benefits fraud.
The two have formed a task force made up of law enforcement, federal tax officials, and others to address the over 350,000 fraudulent claims filed in Illinois to date.
Raoul says it’s important they all work together on this.
“Instead of having isolated investigations because many of these schemes are related to one other. We wanted to collaborate and form this task force. We feel confident that it will bear fruit of catching some of the perpetrators that are taking advantage of some vulnerable Illinoisans.”
Thieves have been stealing people’s identities across the country to apply for unemployment benefits.
If you get a notice that a claim has been filed in your name, Raoul says you should report it immediately to the Illinois Department of Employment Security.
