UNEMPLOYMENT FRAUD PROSECUTION IN CONNECTICUT—HOW A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUCCEEDED IN ITS GOALS OF DETECTION, PROSECUTION, RESTITUTION, AND DETERRENCE

Authors

Marcia Arthur Pillsbury

Abstract

Prior to 2013, individuals in Connecticut who committed unemployment compensation fraud were rarely criminally prosecuted. In late 2012, a partnership was formed between the Connecticut Department of Labor and the Division of Criminal Justice. Since then, more than 230 individuals responsible for almost $4 million of fraud have been arrested and over $2.1 million in restitution has been recovered.

Recommended Citation

Marcia Arthur Pillsbury, UNEMPLOYMENT FRAUD PROSECUTION IN CONNECTICUT—HOW A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUCCEEDED IN ITS GOALS OF DETECTION, PROSECUTION, RESTITUTION, AND DETERRENCE, 40 W. New Eng. L. Rev. 173 (2018), https://digitalcommons.law.wne.edu/lawreview/vol40/iss2/1