FIFTEEN INDIVIDUALS have been charged in U.S. District Court for allegedly filing multiple fraudulent unemployment claims in Rhode Island and 10 other states. / COURTESY U.S. DISTRICT COURT
PROVIDENCE – Federal prosecutors announced charges against 15 individuals Thursday related to alleged fraudulent unemployment claims filed in Rhode Island and other states. The defendants were alleged to have filed claims for a total value of $578,571, including $126,000 in claims in Rhode Island, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Rhode Island, the…