The special agent in charge of Chicago s FBI field office joined NBC 5 Responds for a virtual interview to talk about the effort and characterize the scope of the massive problem. Well, this unemployment scam is across the country, you know, so that s the magnitude. That is a nationwide problem. Illinois is no different. “ Emmerson Buie Jr. said. “It s a major problem. When you have instances like this, you never know who s involved or the depth of it. You know, in some instances you may have people on the inside.
The FBI enters this fray working with multiple federal and state agencies like the IRS and Illinois Attorney General’s Office to crack down on the booming fraud.