Posted on: July 15, 2020 01:00 PM

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Employees of Nassau County institutions targeted by unemployment fraud rings

Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that nearly 400 employees of Nassau County Institutions have had their identities stolen and used to file false unemployment claims.
To date, the identities of 380 individuals working for Northwell Health, Nassau County Community College, Hofstra University, the Villages of Valley Stream, East Williston and Herricks, several Nassau County school districts and other smaller organizations and companies have been stolen by the fraud rings, which submitted false claims to the New York State Department of Labor using the stolen identities. These claims can result in weekly unemployment benefits payments ranging from $104 to $504.
The scheme, starting at the beginning of the pandemic in early March, involves claims for hundreds of thousands of dollars in unemployment benefits. Working closely with the NYS Department of Labor and affected employers, the NCDA has been working to prevent much of the payments on the reported fraudulent claims.
There is no evidence that any of the above-listed companies and organizations were hacked.
?Criminals are seizing on a surge in job losses to steal unemployment benefits from employees working for Nassau County organizations and companies,? DA Singas said. ?Not only are they stealing identities, but they?re trying to steal money earmarked for people who?ve lost their main source of income. If you think you?ve been victimized, I urge you to contact my office at 516-571-2149.?