State to release data on scope of R.I. unemployment insurance fraud
Days after a union official filed a complaint, the Department of Labor and Training has agreed to disclose the number of residents victimized
By Edward Fitzpatrick Globe Staff,Updated February 25, 2021, 7:07 p.m.
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Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training building in Cranston, R.I.Courtesy of the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training
PROVIDENCE â Under mounting pressure, the state Department of Labor and Training plans to release information next week about the extent of unemployment insurance fraud in Rhode Island.
On Monday, a union official filed a complaint with the attorney generalâs office, challenging DLTâs refusal to say how many state residents and state employees have been victims of unemployment insurance fraud.
State agency wonât reveal number of victims of unemployment insurance fraud
Department of Labor and Training rejects union request for number of state residents and state employees affected
By Edward Fitzpatrick Globe Staff,Updated February 9, 2021, 6:18 p.m.
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Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training building in Cranston, R.I.Courtesy of the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training
PROVIDENCE â The state Department of Labor and Training is refusing to say how many state residents and how many state employees have been victims of unemployment insurance fraud.
Matthew Gunnip, president of SEIU Local 580 - Rhode Island Alliance of Social Service Employees, asked for those two figures on Jan. 21.
Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training building in Cranston, R.I.Courtesy of the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training
PROVIDENCE â Fraudulent unemployment insurance claims are so widespread in Rhode Island that victims include the head of the State Police and at least three of the state senators who held a hearing on the problem Monday night.
âI was a victim of this and, as you may well know, so was the colonel of the State Police,â said Senator Stephen R. Archambault, a Smithfield Democrat. âIt doesnât show any discretion. It hits everybody. Of all people, they pick him â Colonel (James M.) Manni.â