tsai3904
05-22-2013, 03:08 PM
At least 10 former Indianapolis based Internal Revenue Service employees are the targets of state investigators, who claim they schemed to steal thousands of dollars in illegal unemployment benefits. Two of those targeted pleaded guilty to the charges this week.
Carmen Brown, 41, of Indianapolis, who prosecutors say also went by the name Carmen Smith, and Terri Wardell, 48, of Fishers, both pleaded guilty to unemployment insurance fraud charges this week.
According to the Indiana Department of Workforce Development, Brown and Wardell both admitted to receiving unemployment insurance benefits while working full-time for the IRS. Brown illegally received nearly $14,000 in fraudulent benefits and Wardell more than $18,000 in fraudulent benefits, according to the agency.
More:
http://www.wishtv.com/dpp/news/crime/indy-irs-workers-targeted-in-unemployment-fraud-scheme
Carmen Brown, 41, of Indianapolis, who prosecutors say also went by the name Carmen Smith, and Terri Wardell, 48, of Fishers, both pleaded guilty to unemployment insurance fraud charges this week.
According to the Indiana Department of Workforce Development, Brown and Wardell both admitted to receiving unemployment insurance benefits while working full-time for the IRS. Brown illegally received nearly $14,000 in fraudulent benefits and Wardell more than $18,000 in fraudulent benefits, according to the agency.
More:
http://www.wishtv.com/dpp/news/crime/indy-irs-workers-targeted-in-unemployment-fraud-scheme