Show Unemployment Fraud Prevention Measures Willful or knowing misrepresentation to obtain unemployment benefits is fraud and when detected carries severe penal penal- ties said Curtis P. P Harding administrator adminis trat r Utah Department of Employment Security in a recent report of fraud detection activities by the department HE POINTED out that punishment may be administered by courts and the Utah Department of Employment Security ur- ur ity can also take action through authority author author- ity given to it by law to deny unemployment unemployment benefits for indefinite periods of time for those who have collected unemployment unemployment un un- employment benefits through In the period from January to August Augustof of this year the of Employment Employment Em Em- Security referred Gl 61 cases to county attorneys for fraud prosecution As a result individuals charged with fraud were either cither convicted or pleaded quilty guilty in GO CO of the 61 Gl cases Mr 1 Harding said that fines for these actions ranged from 25 to SOME INDIVIDUALS served jail sentences sentences sentences sen sen- others were placed on probation pending payment of fines and repayment to the Department of Security Security ity of unemployment insurance benefits obtained bv by fraud Practically all cases involved individuals individuals who attempted to collect unemployment unemployment ment benefits while working |