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Former State Employee From Region Pleads Guilty To Unemployment Insurance Fraud Former State Employee From Region Pleads Guilty To Unemployment Insurance Fraud
Former State Employee From Region Pleads Guilty To Unemployment Insurance Fraud A former employee at the New York State Department of Labor has admitted to using his position to commit unemployment insurance fraud. Albany resident Wendell Giles, age 52, pleaded guilty to mail fraud and aggravated identity theft Thursday, Aug. 25, in federal court in Albany. Original Report: Former State Employee From Albany Indicted For Unemployment Insurance Fraud Prosecutors had alleged that Giles conspired with another NYSDOL worker, Carl DiVeglia, to fraudulently obtain unemployment insurance benefits, including federally funded pandemic relief benefits. Together, they submi…

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Former State Employee Indicted For Unemployment Insurance Fraud Former State Employee Indicted For Unemployment Insurance Fraud
Former State Employee Indicted For Unemployment Insurance Fraud A former employee at the New York State Department of Labor is accused of using his position to commit unemployment insurance fraud. A federal grand jury indictment unsealed Friday, April 22, alleges that Albany resident Wendell Giles, age 51, conspired with another NYSDOL worker to fraudulently obtain unemployment insurance benefits, including federally funded pandemic relief benefits. Giles pleaded not guilty Friday, April 22, to charges of mail fraud and aggravated identity theft. Federal prosecutors claim Giles and Carl DiVeglia III, of Albany, submitted fake unemployment insurance ap…

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by Michael Mashburn