False Unemployment Claims

Times-Union: AG: State workers lied to get benefits

Six employees from area among 30 who allegedly got jobless pay illegally

ALBANY – Thirty past and present state employees were arrested for allegedly illegally collecting thousands of dollars in unemployment benefits while on the state payroll, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's office said Monday.
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Arrested in the Capital Region were Kira S. Young, 27, of Albany, a tax information agent for the Department of Taxation & Finance; Jean Davis, 53, of Albany, an information technology specialist for the Department of Health; Jamie Viola, 31, of Latham, an engineer tech for the Department of Transportation; Wayne Earing, 36, of Rensselaer, a security services assistant for the Division of Military and Naval Affairs; Deborah Girgenti, 55, Rensselaer, a secretary for the state Assembly; and Greg Askilden, 53, of Palenville, Greene County, a maintenance supervisor for the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.