Illinois Quick Hits: Ex-State Subcontractor Employee Charged with COVID Fraud

Illinois Quick Hits: Ex-state subcontractor employee charged with COVID fraud - Regional Media News

(The Center (Square) - A former employee of a state subcontractor has been indicted on charges that she fraudulently obtained more than $4.6 million in COVID-era unemployment insurance benefits for herself and hundreds of others. Federal prosecutors said Andrea Wellington, 35, of Chicago and codefendant [...]

Former Illinois subcontractor charged in $4.7 million COVID-19 unemployment benefits fraud scheme – CBS2 (Chicago) – Wirepoints

According to the indictment filed Oct. 7, Andrea Wellington, 35, was hired by the Illinois Department of Employment Security through a subcontractor in July 2021 to work as a customer service representative to handle calls from people seeking unemployment benefits.

Illinois Quick Hits: Ex-state subcontractor employee charged with COVID fraud

(The Center (Square) – A former employee of a state subcontractor has been indicted on charges that she fraudulently obtained more than $4.6 million in COVID-era unemployment insurance benefits for herself and hundreds of others.

Illinois IDES Contractor Charged in $4.7M Unemployment Fraud

A former Illinois Dept. of Employment Security contractor and an accomplice face wire fraud charges over a scheme touching 471 applicants.