Commonwealth, Office of Attorney General v. Commonwealth, Unemployment Compensation Board of Review

Opinion by

Judge Palladino,

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Office of Attorney General (Petitioner) appeals from an order of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review which reversed the referees finding of willful misconduct 1 and awarded unemployment compensation benefits to Ronald M. Losoncy (Claimant).

Claimant worked as a Medicaid Fraud Investigator in the Norristown office of Petitioners Medicaid Fraud Control Section. In March of 1984, Petitioner began an investigation into Claimants use of demerol. Pursuant to that investigation, two meetings were held with Claimant, one on March…