In re the Claim of Patel

—Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed August 31, 1998, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because her employment was terminated due to misconduct.

Substantial evidence supports the decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board that claimant was disqualified from receiving benefits because she was terminated from her employment as a bookkeeper for a drug store due to misconduct. The record establishes that claimant purchased items at a discount without authorization. Although claimant asserts that…