i recieved ui benefits for 6 weeks while i was working, now i have a letter from an audit. stating i need to contact them and penelties for misrepresentation may be attatched to their fraud report. can i go to jail for this mishap? ehat do i do?
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Hello and thank you for using the JA website. Please remember that this site is intended to provide general legal information only.If you are asking if it is considered a criminal act to commit fraud on unemployment benefits, the answer is yes. There are also monetary penalties that could be imposed on you. It is up to the state agency to decide whether or not they want to pursue criminal action or just impose a fine. It is against the rules of the website for me to tell you what to do or not do since we cannot give legal advice and so the best thing you can do is to consult with a criminal attorney in your area before you respond to unemployment because you don't want to end up in worse trouble and anytime there is possible criminal penalties involved, one should consult with a lawyer, of coursPlease let me know if this has answered your question. If you need clarification, please do not select a rating yet. Instead, click the Reply or Continue Conversation button. If, however, I have fully answered your question, please remember to rate me a 3 or higher so that I may be compensated for the time it takes to respond to your questions. That is the only way that we experts get paid since we do not get paid by the site. Keep in mind that you are rating my service and not the website and that the site prohibits us from giving legal advice or opinions on your specific circumstances. We can only provide general legal information. Remember that you are rating my service to you and you are not rating the law or the website.
do you have any advice on how i can carry the conversation without legal representaion? i dont want to be in trouble, i want to resolve this
It is against the rules of the website for us to give you legal advice and so I cannot tell you what to do or not do. Per the disclaimer listed on this page, I can only provide you with legal information.Please let me know if this has answered your question. If you need clarification, please do not select a rating yet. Instead, click the Reply or Continue Conversation button. If, however, I have fully answered your question, please remember to rate me a 3 or higher so that I may be compensated for the time it takes to respond to your questions. That is the only way that we experts get paid since we do not get paid by the site. Keep in mind that you are rating my service and not the website and that the site prohibits us from giving legal advice or opinions on your specific circumstances. We can only provide general legal information. Remember that you are rating my service to you and you are not rating the law or the website.