Whitcome v. Department of Employment Security, Industrial Commission

ELLETT, Chief Justice:

The plaintiff appeals from a decision for the defendant wherein he was adjudged to have filed false claims and received money for unemployment benefits to which he was not entitled.

He was entitled to receive unemployment benefits in the amount of $93.00 per week for the calendar weeks ending April 5, 12, 19, 26, May 3, and 10, 1975, if not employed during those periods. He filed weekly reports claiming the benefits and reporting that he performed no work during the period in question. The statute1 that applies to the filing of a false claim reads as follows:

An individual…